How do you avoid this?\u00a0More importantly, how do you create more time,<\/b> to do the\u00a0more\u00a0important tasks of running a blog?<\/p>\n
Read on for 8 time-saving tips for pro-bloggers that can help answer that \u2013<\/p>\n
1. Pin down your ideas as and when you conjure them<\/b><\/h2>\n
Scribbling ideas vertically on your notepad, with a scratchy pen, was the past<\/em>.<\/p>\n Clubbing together links, reputed bloggers\u2019 quotes, bullet points, links, infographics, voice notes, and then some\u00a0<\/i>typed sentences – \u00a0is in the present.<\/p>\n To take advantage of how ideas can be captured today – analyze which device you most frequently use<\/b>. On whichever it may be, your phone\/laptop\/tablet, install a word processor. Or a note-taking app like Evernote<\/b>.<\/p>\n The idea isn\u2019t to just install software, but to make sure the entire setup is <\/b>easily accessible<\/b>.<\/b><\/p>\n You will never lose the blog ideas that you might\u2019ve forgotten if not<\/i> for jotting it down. You may also find that keeping all your ideas in one place. This\u00a0may help develop them better, as you improve each idea\u00a0every time you view it<\/b>.<\/p>\n Outlining them beforehand can enhance your flow of writing,<\/b> by giving you clear stages to reach in your post<\/strong>.<\/p>\n It keeps speculation to a minimum by eliminating the time thinking, \u201cWhat else do I write about?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n It gives you a preview<\/strong> of how the reader will read it. You can adjust it as you see fit prior to writing the post, without reworking what\u2019s written.<\/p>\n 3. The Goldilocks zone for verifications <\/b><\/p>\n Verifying data can have you skipping from link to link, ebook to ebook, reference to reference, surfing the interwebs. Your time and bandwidth are both your\u00a0fuel.<\/p>\n As non-renewable resources, it\u2019s not the best idea to spend the majority of both on just\u00a0verifications<\/em>.<\/p>\n When making a mention of references (a study, statistics etc.) for the sake of the reader, test which method works fastest for you: checking for their validity before starting the article, while writing the article, or after. <\/b><\/p>\n Each method could work differently for each writer. It could be unnecessarily elaborate to follow one method, when another unexplored method is more efficient.<\/strong><\/p>\n Try each method and find the one that is just right<\/i>.<\/p>\n Lexicons help you learn more than one word that for you to use. By some, however, they are used indulgently.<\/p>\n Finding alternate, bigger, or even archaic words and phrases, might be your personal pleasure.<\/p>\n But if it is done while writing a post only to seem<\/i> well-read – then it is time taken away from writing better content.<\/p>\n Unless there is no more accurate a word to use, other than the one that has to be looked up: use <\/b>simple<\/b> language<\/b>.<\/p>\n That is, when spoilt for choice – choose the simplest over the most grandiloquent. It doesn\u2019t just save time, it can also ensure the reader has great clarity <\/b>on what you want to be conveyed.<\/p>\n When you pre-search your sources, you\u2019ll have set aside a certain amount of time. Pristine and unbridled – \u00a0to write.<\/p>\n If they are searched for while<\/em>\u00a0<\/i>writing the post, it can needlessly\u00a0dilute\u00a0of your workflow.<\/p>\n Instead, find sources beforehand \u2013 it leaves you to be free to focus wholly on writing.<\/b><\/p>\n You might still find the need for a relevant media file and its source while writing. Those few instances, however, may not pause your writing much at all.<\/p>\n A tantalizing Facebook or Twitter notification sound can be a compounding obsession.<\/p>\n It may tell you your friend commented on a post that you liked. You may comment back with a smiley.<\/p>\n When you hear another notification for your comment being liked, and you\u00a0want to say or do more: <\/i>the device has to go mute. If finishing your blog post is the objective.<\/p>\n For the period of writing, try keeping your\u00a0personal devices on silent or mute, to help you focus on writing.<\/b> Even a short time allotted to dedicated writing might lead to better results for the effort put in.<\/p>\n Keyboard shortcuts eliminate the clicks<\/b>, clicks and more clicks needed <\/b>to achieve your desired result.<\/p>\n Which would you prefer? A quick second to press a few keys – or a whole minute clicking through menus, sub-menus and sections to get what you want?<\/p>\n It may not be hours saved just from individual instances. But eventually, you might notice you finish writing faster, and upload your posts sooner.<\/p>\n Shortcuts also open new ways to work.<\/b>\u00a0Learning them could help discover new features, and\/or some options that you didn\u2019t know could have a shortcut.<\/p>\n True, it is common advice, but it\u2019s seldom taken. It may even seem like it prolongs <\/i>the writing process by stopping to back up data.<\/p>\n But backing up needn\u2019t be done during\/after \u00a0writing. Soon after, or a little later could do just as well. The sooner though, the better.<\/p>\n Some online web\/cloud storage services you could use to backup your files are Dropbox<\/a>, Bitcasa<\/a>, Mega<\/a>, <\/b>and the like. Also, backup your blog from time to time<\/b>, to protect your content from security compromises.<\/p>\n Every person\u2019s methods are different. However, there are some means that are quicker than others and might be worth incorporating them in your work process. Writing habits can still be highly personalized, and what works for one might not work for the other. <\/b><\/p>\n These time-saving tips for pro-bloggers can help any kind of blogger. Use them, or improve upon them. Find a\u00a0way that you can work fast, seamlessly, and purposefully, to produce great writing.<\/p>\n Summary:<\/b><\/p>\n When you\u2019re writing your blog post, have you done something assuming it\u2019s productive, but was actually time-consuming? What time-saving tips\u00a0would you give to fellow bloggers<\/i>? Sound off in the comments below. <\/i><\/p>\n Subscribe<\/i>\u00a0to our blog for tips and updates on running WordPress websites, on the blogosphere, and beyond. <\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" You start to write your blog post and you estimate it\u2019ll take 5 hours to finish. 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<\/a><\/p>\n2. Outlines are blueprints: Winging it might not be advantageous<\/b><\/h3>\n
<\/a>As with\u00a0architecture, create outlines. <\/b>For\u00a0posts, and for the kinds <\/i>of content you wish to write about as such.<\/b> Then see them through accordingly, setting up the girders, walls and tiles.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n4. Simplicity over grandiloquence<\/b><\/h3>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n5. Pre-searched sources add minutes on your watch<\/b><\/h3>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n6. Diminish distractions <\/b><\/h3>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n7. Shortcuts shorten and expand your writing <\/b><\/h3>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n8. Back up, and then back up some more <\/b><\/h3>\n
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