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Stop Leaving Money on the Table! Use Your WP Blog as a Thought Bank…

December 19th, 2008 by RonDavies

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As a professional blogger, thoughts are your commodity.

They transform through writing into the lifeblood of your blog - articles.

Having said this, sitting down to write with that blank screen can be intimidating if not a little frustrating. Too many times we just “skip it” and go on to something else.

Now, you could just go find an article written by someone else and syndicate it (of course you have to comply with whatever requirements the writer places on syndicating his or her material) but I have always felt that every time we write another piece, we get a little better at it, (I hope) and it becomes a smidge easier.

Now, I can’t make your precious gems of articles appear for you, and believe me, you have plenty to write about that people want to hear, but what I can do is help you get to the point where you are writing.

Here is a trick I use, and so far it has served me pretty well;

Each time you have an idea for an article, even just a tip (like the one you are reading right now)  create a new post in the Wordpress Quickie editor, and save it as a draft.

Even if all you write down is a title and nothing else. Do this for each idea you have. Each thought you have that you would like to share. Each inspiration, each word of healing, each idea on how to make something better, everything.

Then, when it comes time to write, just look at your list of drafts on the right hand side of the Wordpress admin page and pick the one you want to write about. Te right one for your mood and energy level will reveal itself pretty quickly.

Do you use this method already? Do you have one you feel works well for you right now?

Please leave a comment and share it with others.

Regards

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  • 1 Joseph Dec 19, 2008 at 11:06 am

    Hi Ron,

    i have been doing a very similar thing but in notepad, you know, just writing a new line in the text file each time for an article idea.

    I admit I like this better though, now to transfer all the notepad entries over to my blog I guess.

    Thanks!

    JT

  • 2 Rosana Hart Dec 21, 2008 at 8:25 pm

    I use Windows Live Writer, a good and free Microsoft program , believe it or not, on my computer, to start any article I think of and make a few quick notes. Very handy.

  • 3 Srinivasan Dec 22, 2008 at 9:55 am

    What a great idea. I have been leaving so many thoughts and may be money on the table. Each thought has to blossom into a beautiful flower.

    Thanks

    Sri

  • 4 Ron Dec 22, 2008 at 1:29 pm

    Hi Rosana,

    that is an excellent idea. I often have ideas for articles when I am out or nowhere near a PC. For this, I use the Wordpress application on my iPhone, or just record a few words about it with the message recorder in my car visor. You can even buy these sort of short audio message recorders at Staples for about $20 last I checked. Might even be in the $1 stores now.

    Cheers,

    Ron

  • 5 bwninzer Dec 22, 2008 at 6:26 pm

    hi there! great post. I do this already and I also have a running ‘to do’ list excel format. I make sure to put the ideas there so that when I have a spare half hour to write a post, I already have ideas to work from. :)
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