by Andre W. Klein | Oct 5, 2016 | Content Creation
When you learn to manage your time properly, you crank up your productivity. The amount you can get done, as opposed to what you used to accomplish in the past, can truly amaze you when you take advantage of proven time management techniques, and apply them to your blogging activities.
The Pomodoro Method
This may sound a little weird at first, but a lot of bloggers have found it extremely effective at managing their time. Developed in the late 1980s by Francesco Cirillo, the Pomodoro Technique helps you eliminate burnout, manage distractions and use time effectively. It also helps you create a healthy work/life balance.
by Andre W. Klein | Oct 5, 2016 | Content Creation
One of the big differences between a successful blogger and a blogger who struggles is … outsourcing.
You simply won’t find a successful blog whose owner doesn’t outsource tasks and responsibilities. You have way too much on your plate if you attempt to run your blog by yourself. Unless you start out blogging with a couple of years of living expense capital in your pocket, you will be blogging part-time.
This means you have to work a full-time job while you try to build your presence online. You also have time-consuming commitments and responsibilities which include your friends and family. Perhaps you volunteer or donate your time to a worthy cause. You may be the one in charge of running your household, which is another huge time investment.
by Andre W. Klein | Oct 5, 2016 | Content Creation
You absolutely must have a plan for your blogging activities. As you already know if you currently run a blog, there is a lot to get done. You have daily, weekly, monthly and quarterly tasks, and you can easily become overwhelmed if you don’t create and stick to a blogging schedule. By the way, this means more than just scheduling the publishing of new posts.
The first thing you need to understand is that you should focus on quality content instead of quantity. Publishing 10 or 20 really great, high-quality posts each year is always preferable to turning out 50 or even 100 low-quality, filler and fluff-filled pieces of content. Remember, everything with your name attached to it creates a sense of who you are on the web.
by Andre W. Klein | Oct 5, 2016 | Content Creation
Have you decided to start a blog? Perhaps you already have a blog, and are looking for ways to shorten the path to success. Either way, congratulations. Blogging offers a lot of personal and financial benefits, just a few of which are …
• You can create a global presence for very little to no money
• You get to share your ideas with the world
• You establish yourself as an expert and leader in your field
• You can use your blog to launch a new business
• If you have an existing “real world”, brick-and-mortar business, you can use your blog to draw attention to it
• A blog helps you become a better writer
• You meet like-minded individuals
• Blogs are great list-builders. In case you haven’t heard, the online money is in the list
• You build a network. “Rich Man, Poor Man” author Robert Kiyosaki says that rich people build networks, and everyone else looks for work
• A blog helps you keep up to date in your field
• You can express your creativity
• A blog gives a “face” and “humanness” to your brand or business
No matter what your online business goal, a blog can help you get there. Like any type of business, big or small, there is a lot of work to do. To stay relevant, and to keep ahead of the competition, you need to post fresh, original, high quality content on a frequent basis.
There are also a ton of other blogging tasks which need to be completed daily and weekly. This means you have to be ultra-productive and manage your time correctly, or these repetitive tasks can become overwhelming. Then your blog becomes a frustrating, headache-causing responsibility, rather than something you enjoy and look forward to working on.
This resource was created to improve your blogging productivity, and to help you reach your blogging goals as quickly as possible. It begins with a section on scheduling content creation. Rather than just writing blog posts and other pieces of content whenever you have the free time, planning ahead is crucial. You will also discover smart automation tips and strategies that minimize your personal blogging time investment.
Outsourcing is a tool that all successful bloggers use. In this e-book you will learn how to find talented freelancers and virtual assistants, how to qualify them so you hire the right one every time, and how to do so without spending a lot of money. Finally, time management techniques that can work in blogging and all aspects of your life are revealed.
If you’re ready to shorten the amount of time you spend blogging, while increasing the quality and possibility of success for your blog, let’s get started.
by Andre W. Klein | Jul 4, 2016 | Content Creation
Do your blog posts stink? Maybe they’re just the opposite, and they are incredible pieces of online content. Chances are, they are somewhere in the middle of those 2 extremes.
So, how do you make your blog posts great, rather than run-of-the-mill or average?
You can create an epic, memorable, valuable and shareable blog post when you include the 5 Great Blog Post Elements covered in this email series. The most important element is your headline.
by Andre W. Klein | Jul 4, 2016 | Content Creation
Knowing when to publish is just as important as what to publish. Publish an incredible piece of content at the wrong time, and you are missing out on a lot of traffic. That’s why you need a set schedule for publishing your blog post. As far as writing your post, you should get in the habit of setting aside one day a week for this task. You want to spend several hours on a single post, and should have no other distractions.
by Andre W. Klein | Jul 4, 2016 | Content Creation
You’ve probably heard the estimate that human beings are exposed to thousands of marketing messages each and every day. A frequently referenced HubSpot blog post from 2014 claims we are pummeled with around 5,000 advertisements each day. On the low end of the estimated range, Media Dynamics says the modern Internet-connected human can expect exposure to 362 ads or marketing efforts on a daily basis.
So even if you go with that lower figure, there are 361 marketing efforts vying for your prospect’s attention, aside from your newly published blog post. In anyone’s book, that is some stiff competition. Unfortunately, a lot of the ads and marketing campaigns that are trying to flag down your prospect’s attention are backed by piles of money you could never compete with.
by Andre W. Klein | Jul 4, 2016 | Content Creation, Internet Business Glossary
As an online marketer, you would love to write an “epic” blog post. Unlike normal human beings, you dream at night of creating that single post that gets shared thousands of times, liked, re-tweeted and pinned, and single-handedly makes you set-and-forget, repetitive income, while also exploding your email list for eternity and making you the dominant authority figure in your niche.
Unfortunately, all your efforts to date in this regard have resulted in… zero epic blog posts.
by Andre W. Klein | Dec 13, 2015 | internet business models
Living from Blogging Checklist
Have you read the Living from Blogging e-book? Think you know everything you need to know about setting up your blog and executing your plan for success?
Before you get carried away, run through this checklist and make sure that you’ve dealt with each point.
Step 1. The Planning Stage
by Andre W. Klein | Nov 12, 2015 | internet business models
If you’re at all interested in becoming a blogger and quitting your day job, then you should go with that feeling.
Many of us toy with the idea of working online and quitting our jobs but very few have the nerve to set out and actually make it happen. This is a big shame however, as really there’s nothing to lose and everything to gain. In this article, we’ll look at how you can overcome the fear and the apprehension holding you back and dive in to become a blogger.
