Top 10 Tips for Fast Blogging in 2018:
Many bloggers are pressed
for time. You have a business to run or kids to take care of. You love your
blog, of course, and want to see it be successful, but you also do not have a
lot of time to devote to it. That often means you feel like you can’t blog but
that is not true. There are easy and fast ways to blog even when your time is
limited.
Keep it short – One of the first things I always tell
bloggers when they ask me how to keep their blogs going strong in a limited
amount of time is to keep it short. Blog posts do not have to be thousands of
words in length. In fact, most readers do not want to invest that much time
reading a blog post. Instead, try to write around five hundred to two thousand
words in your blog posts. Any longer than two thousand and you start to lose
readers. Any shorter than five hundred and you start to lose search engines.
Both of those are a no-no to serious bloggers. It is not hard to write five
hundred words. About one page typed is all it rounds out to be.
Break it up – Another issue I often run across is that
the blogger, as said by essay help guys, who chose to write at the very longest
limits (around two thousand words) also tend to drone on in long paragraphs for
pages and pages. Ug. Who wants to read that? Instead, make sure you break up
your blog posts into short paragraphs. You can even use headers to help readers
follow along easier. If you have a lot to say and you start to go over the
upper limits of your text, why not just break up your blog post into more than
one? A blog post series is a great way to update your blog frequently with
quality content while not having to really write that much. A direction piece,
how to guide, or explanation easily be broken up into parts one, two, three and
so on. Even a story can be broken into several blog post segments to make it
easier for readers to consume. No one wants to sit and read a novel length blog
post!
Use lists –A great way to break up blog posts, get new
readers in and play up to the search engines without having to write a lot is
list posts. List posts are great because readers love to scan them and read
only the points that apply to their situation. Lists also give readers a sense
of how long a post will be. Like a post with five points will be much shorter
than one with fifty points and so on. Search engines also like number posts
like the “ten best” the “top five” and so on. Writers should also love list
posts because they are so easy to write. All you have to do is come up with the
points and then fill them in one by one. It does not matter if they do not flow
together. A list is always choppy. Instead you can focus on just getting a
hundred words down for every point and you will be done in no time flat.
Use multimedia – Many blogs are bland and colorless. They
are full of pages and pages of text. While they may be well written, no one
will ever read it because it is boring to look at. Liven up your blog with
multimedia. Videos, images, infographics and more can all be a blog post or
part of one. I make a point to include an image in every post so that it will
catch readers’ attention and also give a hint about the content of the post. I
also love to include videos that inspire me, ones that tell about the same
issue I am discussing or an infographic that illustrates my points. Using
multimedia can get you more traffic with less writing.
Have fun with it – We all know we write faster when we enjoy
what we are writing so if you are pressed for time try to pick a subject that
is fun for you to write about. Maybe it is your favorite television show or
something you saw that was funny that you just have to share. Whatever the
case, the more you have fun the easier and faster it will be to write.
Have a backup – Sometimes I have really good writing days.
I have lots of time and I am inspired to write. On those days I make sure to
write at least one extra post and save it for later. Those poets are great for
the days you have no time or desire to write. Having backup post means you can
update your blog in seconds and get on with everything else you have to do. Of
course your backup should be evergreen content, so avoid recent news or time
sensitive issues when creating backup posts.
Just start – One of the hardest things for me to do,
especially when I am pressed for time, is to get started. I will sit there and
stare at the blank page hoping inspiration will strike. Of course sit rarely
does that way. Instead I have learned to just get started. If I start typing it
brings new ideas to my mind. Even if it is just something stupid like “I hate
to write” or “This is not going to work”. I find that it does indeed work and I
get a blog post done in record time.
Have a goal –Another thing that inspires me is having a
goal for my writing. Am I going to write five hundred words or a thousand? Am I
going to cover a topic I have never done before or talk about something my
readers are familiar with? Do I want to get likes? Comments? A thousand
readers? Links? Having a goal means you stay focused and on task so you can get
things done faster. You should also know who your target audience is and what
they are looking for. By writing with your audience in mind you can really
increase the impact your blog posts have on your traffic.
Get ideas –The hardest part about writing in a hurry
is trying to come up with ideas. Instead, try to come prepared. Come with
ideas. I keep a notebook with me all the time just so I can write down ideas
when I have them. I also use Pinterest to store cool things I run across and I
refer to those sources often when I get stick. It has really helped me to be
able to get new blog posts done faster and also widen my range of topics that I
have covered on my blog.
Get emotional –Last but not least, get emotional. We all
write faster when we are passionate about something. Maybe you are mad or sad
or happy about something that has happened in your life. Maybe you wish the
government would do this or that or you just want to rant about how bad the
customer service was at a business you visited. Maybe you met someone who made
you cry for joy or maybe you just broke up with your partner and want to vent
your pain at the world. Writing with your emotions sometimes does not get your
best writing out there, but it does ring true with readers and can help them to
connect with you on a very real level.
You know that updating your
blog frequently is the only way to keep it alive and growing. Hopefully these
ten tips will help you to keep updating your blog even when you do not think
you have the time to do so. Happy blogging!