Blogging can sometimes be very time intensive–especially if you approach it with a smart and targeted strategy in mind. If my work with Away Find and SET consulting as taught me anything, its that making technology more efficient gives you more free time and ultimately yields a better return on investment.
• Execute a Targeted Information Diet- Create focus and a more productive workflow, by practice a strict information diet. Its an extremely practical strategy for getting things done (GTD). (this tip from the Four Hour Work Week and Tim Ferriss, by way of Jared Goralnick)
• Efficiency is all about mobile productivity. Leverage Your Time Away from Your Computer. Consider mobile blogging with Utterz, Jott, or Qik.
• Focus on Listening, Not Searching with Google-Listening acutely with Google alerts for your keyterms and a finely tuned RSS reader. My work at Sitening SEO with two search engine optimization and corporate blogging campaigns has really emphasized the absolute critical nature of having a half dozen to a dozen Google alerts all sent to one email address. This is the best way to stay on top of the newest and latest content coming up.
• 37 Signals and Google Apps are Your Friend-Maintain a centralized whiteboard for brainstorms and ideas. Maintain a separate list of the websites you need to target (perhaps with del.icio.us). And maintain a list of targeted keywords (that is if actually being found and SEO is important to you)
• Create a Seemless Linkbuilding Strategy for Search Optimization-Everybody needs Google love via inbound links. If you don’t have a linkbuilding strategy for your web pressence, you should create one immediately. Otherwise, you are missing out on being found by the millions using Google to find information like yours and you are missing out on 60-95% of your website’s potential traffic.
So I hope you make your life easier and maximize your return on investment on business blogging by using the above tips, tricks, and hacks. So whether you need tips for getting started blogging or you are more advanced an need expert blogging tips, enjoy.
More productive blogging resources: 9 Productive Blogging Hacks from Daily Blogging Tips.
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