Time management 101
May 25, 2008
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After reviewing eeeeverything that I get up to - and getting my first year results back from University, I decided to let go of a lot of projects. At the same time, I started looking over what I really wanted to accomplish. Several years ago when I came online, I had high hopes - and for the last two years, I realised most of them. I just don’t want to be trying to keep one step ahead of other IM marketers - and ultimately, being an IM marketer, that’s what I would need to do.
Value for time
May 22, 2008
Providing your readers with Value for time (VfT) is as important as blogging itself.
Just like investing - if people don’t get a good return (learn something/discover something/confirm something/are inspired) then they won’t ‘invest’ (return) again.
But many bloggers link thier VfT rating to thier comments.
That’s not always a good way to judge whether you’re offering your readers good value - in fact, just because someone has invested that little extra time, doesn’t mean they’ll return and continue the conversation.
Over the coming weeks, I’ll explain VfT - and how to increase it.
The web is a wheel…
May 21, 2008
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Or - what goes up, must come down - but eventually, it’ll come back up again. Note - if you’re reading this blog for writing insight, skip to the end, past the links 
I was randomly surfing this week, based on some Zemanta posts on one of posts I was writing (I’m liking Zemanta more and more) - and I came across an interesting little tidbit, that I’d been emailed in a different format. So I went back, found the email and am now stewing mildly.
Are you drifting?
May 9, 2008
Image from FlickrOne of the goals I’ve made myself for this year is that I take care of my small procrastination ‘issue’ once and for all. But before I do, I was wondering who else was ‘drifting’.
If enough of us are, I could always drag everyone else along for the hell of it
Comment or email y’know the drill…
One of the main time management problems most people find themselves in is either overcommitting or ineffective planning or the other dreaded p word. Procrastination.
Article writing for traffic - part 2
May 8, 2008
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The previous article - All it takes is one article…
See also - Rewrite your PLR!
The pen collection grows
May 8, 2008
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I’ve been collecting pens for as long as I can remember. I’d hoard them up under my bed, on my bookcase, and all available surfaces - and I’d cry when I lost them. Later, when I met my other half, he started buying me collectable pens (yes, there is such a thing) and I discovered that I really and truly covetted fountain pens and ‘pretty’ pens.
I’ll take a photo of some of my favorites in the next couple of days (I need to find them all first!), but I’m curious - do YOU like pens?
Are they because they are representative of being a writer? A symbol of some kind for you?
All it takes is one article…
May 7, 2008
Though, if it only takes one article, and you can adapt this project into your own pattern, why stop at one?
What you’ll need:
An article writing system - whether you use (and REWRITE PLR), or write your own article from scratch.
A list of places that accept your articles, press releases, blog posts, and ten (no more, no less) absolute favorite bookmarking sites (I recommend Digg, Deli.cio.us, StumbledUpon and seven others ;)). As an optional extra, research some ezines in your niche, and get contact information for THEM, and grab a copy of Audiacity - for podcasting. If you choose to do this last step, you’ll need to build a little bit more than an article ;).
How to rewrite PLR
May 5, 2008
One of the major questions I get in, day in, week in, month in, month out - is how to rewrite PLR effectively, and why I DO NOT recommend article spinners.
There’s two components to this:
Why can’t I use an article spinner/software/post them on as I bought them…
By and large, most spinners wreck already (possibly) poorly written articles and turn them into mush. If you’re lucky, sometimes they work, but if you’re having to also read your articles to make sure they don’t need edited - and then editing them. Doing the same again, and over with each article. You’d probably be just as quick rewriting them.