Single Grain

Fight your addiction and blog the smart way, without wasting tons valuable time each day.

1. Admit That You’re addicted

This could be the hardest part for some. Once you admit your addiction it will only get easier. You could end up saving 5-6 hours a week.

2. Take A Break

Go watch a movie, hang out with your friends (if you have any), take a walk in the park, and don’t post a blog for 1 day. Going to the park worked really well for me.

3. Planning

Now that you are fresh and hopefully forgotten about your blog for a few hours, you are ready to start the planning. Put aside some time each week to plan what you’re going to blog about.

After blogging for a few months it’s very easy to get bloggers block, if you plan ahead this will help eliminate the block. I usually write down different topics and a few details about them at the beginning of the week.

4. Limit Yourself

Set a time limit for yourself. Don’t spread your work through the day. Just sit down and write for an hour or so, this will prevent you from wasting time and forgetting good ideas.

5. RSS Reader

Download an RSS reader and subscribe to all your favorite blogs. I didn’t notice how much time I wasted a day until I started using an RSS reader. I also noticed that I was subscribing to a lot more blogs and reading a lot more good articles.

There you have it. Doing these simple steps helped me save about 5 hours a week, and not just that, I was a lot less stressed.