This will be a very short post but it’s something I have learned lately that I is helping me write for my blog much more effectively.
I am very bad about coming up with a topic for a blog post and then not being able to put any great content in the post. I will generally write the title and then a couple paragraphs, but then I’m stuck and I don’t know where to go from there.
Or sometimes I will write more than that but there is no flow to my writing. I feel like every paragraph jumps to a new subject without a proper transition.
Well I have finally found a cure for this.
Pen and Paper.
I’m not saying write out the whole post on paper but you need to write an outline of you are going to do so that you can organize your thoughts.
All you have to do is write a few bullet points and then a few sub points beneath those and you won’t believe how much better your posts will become. This way you can organize your content in a logical manner and help you make sure you get all the great content from your head into that post.
Now I’m sure some of you are thinking, why would I make an outline on paper when I could use the computer? Well on a computer you will have the tendency to write too much in the outline. The purpose here is not to write everything out, just to organize all of your thoughts. Most people hate writing large amounts on paper, so that’s why I recommend the pen and paper over the computer.
That’s it. Make an outline on paper. Blog better.
What do you do to increase your productivity? How do you make your blog posts awesome? Leave me a note in the comments and let me know.