Comments on: Don’t Have Enough Time To Write A New Blog Post? http://www.hannesjohnson.com/not-enough-time-to-blog/ I'm online to make money and hand out lollipops and I'm all out of lollipops... Mon, 09 Feb 2009 20:27:15 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Microblogging : Web 2.0 Marketing http://www.hannesjohnson.com/not-enough-time-to-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-18391 Microblogging : Web 2.0 Marketing Sun, 06 Jul 2008 08:42:14 +0000 http://www.hannesjohnson.com/not-enough-time-to-blog/#comment-18391 [...] know, it’s a cliché… but I’ve been busy with other things And it looks like my brilliant trick isn’t quite bullet-proof - although I have dozens of drafts in WordPress, another dozen of [...] [...] know, it’s a cliché… but I’ve been busy with other things And it looks like my brilliant trick isn’t quite bullet-proof – although I have dozens of drafts in WordPress, another dozen of [...]

]]> By: How To Trick Yourself Into Blogging More Frequently | Hannes Johnson dot Com http://www.hannesjohnson.com/not-enough-time-to-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-9515 How To Trick Yourself Into Blogging More Frequently | Hannes Johnson dot Com Tue, 29 Jan 2008 01:49:42 +0000 http://www.hannesjohnson.com/not-enough-time-to-blog/#comment-9515 [...] I know, it’s a cliché… but I’ve been busy with other things ;) And it looks like my brilliant trick isn’t quite bullet-proof - although I have dozens of drafts in WordPress, another dozen of [...] [...] I know, it’s a cliché… but I’ve been busy with other things ;) And it looks like my brilliant trick isn’t quite bullet-proof – although I have dozens of drafts in WordPress, another dozen of [...]

]]> By: Etienne http://www.hannesjohnson.com/not-enough-time-to-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-2484 Etienne Tue, 14 Aug 2007 15:39:49 +0000 http://www.hannesjohnson.com/not-enough-time-to-blog/#comment-2484 For myself i have close to 20 over drafts in my blog and they are all titled with what i want to blog next. if i don't want them then i will remove them from the drafts, simple. For myself i have close to 20 over drafts in my blog and they are all titled with what i want to blog next. if i don’t want them then i will remove them from the drafts, simple.

]]> By: Saman Sadeghi http://www.hannesjohnson.com/not-enough-time-to-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-2392 Saman Sadeghi Fri, 10 Aug 2007 12:42:29 +0000 http://www.hannesjohnson.com/not-enough-time-to-blog/#comment-2392 Great tip! I wrote an article on <a href="http://samanathon.com/publish-to-wordpress-from-microsoft-word-2007/" title="Use Word 2007 to publish your WordPress blog" rel="nofollow">Publish To WordPress From Word 2007</a>, you could use this method for drafts too! Great tip! I wrote an article on Publish To WordPress From Word 2007, you could use this method for drafts too!

]]> By: Hannes Johnson http://www.hannesjohnson.com/not-enough-time-to-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-2157 Hannes Johnson Thu, 02 Aug 2007 01:37:38 +0000 http://www.hannesjohnson.com/not-enough-time-to-blog/#comment-2157 Steven - Yeah, finding the right people to outsource to can be tricky... If I start a new blog I might find some people to work with - but since this is supposed to be a bit more of a personal blog I'm probably not going to get too many "guest posts". But you never know ;) Steven – Yeah, finding the right people to outsource to can be tricky… If I start a new blog I might find some people to work with – but since this is supposed to be a bit more of a personal blog I’m probably not going to get too many “guest posts”. But you never know ;)

]]> By: EveryDayFiction.com http://www.hannesjohnson.com/not-enough-time-to-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-2146 EveryDayFiction.com Wed, 01 Aug 2007 17:50:14 +0000 http://www.hannesjohnson.com/not-enough-time-to-blog/#comment-2146 Get other people to write your content for you. its a pretty simple solution but its so hard to find the right people. Most of the time people that I can find to write posts for me aren't that great at English in the first place (not saying I am any better) and I end up having to review and fix mistakes in there posts. Finding the right people is so hard some times. One way I found that really helped me motivate me is to have a partner or two working on the site. Each of us take a day that we must make a post. the fear of letting my partners down motivates me to get my posts done on time. - Steven Smethurst Get other people to write your content for you.
its a pretty simple solution but its so hard to find the right people.

Most of the time people that I can find to write posts for me aren’t that great at English in the first place (not saying I am any better) and I end up having to review and fix mistakes in there posts. Finding the right people is so hard some times.

One way I found that really helped me motivate me is to have a partner or two working on the site. Each of us take a day that we must make a post. the fear of letting my partners down motivates me to get my posts done on time.

- Steven Smethurst

]]> By: Steven Smethurst http://www.hannesjohnson.com/not-enough-time-to-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-1699 Steven Smethurst Tue, 17 Jul 2007 17:37:16 +0000 http://www.hannesjohnson.com/not-enough-time-to-blog/#comment-1699 I keep many drafts (+40) that I work on daily. Once a week I deadacate a full day to making posts and finishing off my drafts. But instead of posting them right away i schedule them for a post a day. Currently I have 15 posts in que, I don't have to write for the rest of the month but I still do to keep up my back log of posts. The reason that I do this is that I want to be able to post regularly, and if i go on vacation away from my computer for 2 weeks I still want my website to be updated regularly. This only really works with timeless content like my games site http://www.abluestar.com/games/ I keep many drafts (+40) that I work on daily.
Once a week I deadacate a full day to making posts and finishing off my drafts.

But instead of posting them right away i schedule them for a post a day. Currently I have 15 posts in que, I don’t have to write for the rest of the month but I still do to keep up my back log of posts.

The reason that I do this is that I want to be able to post regularly, and if i go on vacation away from my computer for 2 weeks I still want my website to be updated regularly.

This only really works with timeless content like my games site
http://www.abluestar.com/games/

]]> By: Angie http://www.hannesjohnson.com/not-enough-time-to-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-1485 Angie Wed, 11 Jul 2007 20:26:05 +0000 http://www.hannesjohnson.com/not-enough-time-to-blog/#comment-1485 My only problem with the pen and paper mthod (which I actually prefer) is that I lose the papers! My office is a wreck right now and notebooks and papers get blown around by my ceiling fan, my daughter sneaks in and takes things to color on, and I'm just generally disorganized as I get closer to moving residences. I really need to rely on draft blogging more. My only problem with the pen and paper mthod (which I actually prefer) is that I lose the papers! My office is a wreck right now and notebooks and papers get blown around by my ceiling fan, my daughter sneaks in and takes things to color on, and I’m just generally disorganized as I get closer to moving residences.

I really need to rely on draft blogging more.

]]> By: Hannes Johnson http://www.hannesjohnson.com/not-enough-time-to-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-1375 Hannes Johnson Fri, 06 Jul 2007 00:18:24 +0000 http://www.hannesjohnson.com/not-enough-time-to-blog/#comment-1375 Felista - yes it's easy and effective. Remember to use this "trick" as much as you can :) Angie - yeah, like I said... you can also use a piece of paper (especially when you're not close to your computer). But some people write faster on the computer so you can get your ideas faster "out there". Also, if you have some links you want to use for research or link to in your post it's good to be able to easily paste it into a draft post or a Notepad text file. But... another aspect - if you only have your pen and a paper in front of you it's less likely that you'll get distracted. So, writing on a piece of paper could increase your blogging productivity :) Felista – yes it’s easy and effective. Remember to use this “trick” as much as you can :)

Angie – yeah, like I said… you can also use a piece of paper (especially when you’re not close to your computer). But some people write faster on the computer so you can get your ideas faster “out there”. Also, if you have some links you want to use for research or link to in your post it’s good to be able to easily paste it into a draft post or a Notepad text file.

But… another aspect – if you only have your pen and a paper in front of you it’s less likely that you’ll get distracted. So, writing on a piece of paper could increase your blogging productivity :)

]]> By: Angie http://www.hannesjohnson.com/not-enough-time-to-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-1372 Angie Thu, 05 Jul 2007 15:34:08 +0000 http://www.hannesjohnson.com/not-enough-time-to-blog/#comment-1372 This is just an electronic version of using a scrap of paper to jot down ideas, topics, and partial entries. I use the draft function some, but I still enjoy the old fashined scrap of paper, as well. This is just an electronic version of using a scrap of paper to jot down ideas, topics, and partial entries. I use the draft function some, but I still enjoy the old fashined scrap of paper, as well.

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