How to Write Faster Blog Posts (Every Time) - DailyBlogTips

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How to Write Faster Blog Posts (Every Time) Posted: 21 Nov 2011 12:13 AM PST Last week, we looked at why great content is so important. But one of the biggest problems that bloggers face is finding enough time to write. If you're spending hours on every blog post, then read on! These tips will all help you improve your writing speed … without sacrificing quality. #1: Keep a List of Ideas Do you ever sit down and stare at a blank document on the screen, wondering what to write about? Lots of bloggers do, but there's an easy way to fix this. Create a list of ideas (this can be on paper, in an online tool, or on your computer – whatever's quick and easy to access). Every time an idea occurs to you, jot it down. To begin with, you might want to set aside 10 minutes each day to stock up your idea list. Pretty soon, you'll never be short of ideas again. #2: Plan Before You Write If you find yourself deleting paragraphs or starting your whole post over again, then the problem isn't with your writing – it's with your planning. Before you begin any post, write down: Your topic (or title) "Introduction" Several key points that you want to cover: these could be list items (this post started off as 5 bullet points) or individual paragraphs in your post. "Conclusion" and "Call to action" It's much easier to stay on track when you've got this framework in place. #3: Close Down Distractions Twitter, Facebook, Google+, Skype, Gmail … they're all great tools, but also great distractions. Close them down when you're writing. If you're spending several hours working on every post, be honest with yourself: are you writing for the whole time, or are you mostly checking emails or hanging out on Twitter? (If you're genuinely unsure, try Rescue Time to find out where your time is really going.) #4: Write, Don't Edit Many writers try to combine two separate steps: writing and editing. They'll type a sentence or two, then immediately delete and rewrite them. Writing is a creative process, and your focus should be on getting the raw material onto the page. Editing while you're writing can kill your creativity and your flow. While you write the first draft of your post, focus on getting from the start to the end of your plan. You can fix small grammatical errors, or tweak sentences, later. #5: Leave a Gap if Necessary Sometimes, you'll be mid-way through writing a post and you'll realize that you need to look up a fact or a link. It's tempting to just go ahead and do that … but this can break your concentration. When you don't have a particular piece of information to hand, just leave a gap. Put "XXX" or similar in the text and highlight it yellow (so it's easy to come back to when you edit). That way, you can do all your fact-checking or link-finding in one batch – much more efficient.   If you implemented every tip on this list, you could easily double your writing speed. Even following just one or two of them will help. Which could you try today? And if you're already a speedy writer – let us know how you do it in the comments!   Original Post: How to Write Faster Blog Posts (Every Time)

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