Blogging can be very challenging when you first get started. It’s always fun and exciting to think of new ideas and income streams. Starting a new hobby or learning a new skill as well. It takes a great deal of time and dedication to master your craft. This is especially true when it comes to creating a blog or website and being consistent in your blogging routine. Blogging does not have to be as hard as it seems, but a bit of hard work will be required to be successful.

As with anything else in life it all depends on your specific blog goals. When I first got started blogging I was mainly attempting to create a website from scratch. It was more of an engineering standpoint and not so much as being a writer. I typically write fairly well if you would allow me to have a moment to boast. The writing part did not seem like it much of a challenge for me compared to coding and layout designing. So my main goal was to see if I could actually follow the steps to building my blog. Once I completed that I started to create content focusing on a specific niche.

At that time it was when I had started my natural hair journey so I was basically a hair blogger. My website went off the air for a while due to unforeseen circumstances so that ended my life as a blogger. Then I decided that I wanted to give it one more try to see if I remember exactly what I was supposed to be doing as a site creator. After realizing I had partially mastered that aspect of creating I expanded my blogging to include a few more elements to keep me interested. While it added more work to my schedule it gave me a good reason to remain focused on blogging as a whole.

The three simple and easy tips I have learned along the way have kept me motivated. These tips may or may not cost you anything, but they will help you with EVERYTHING. These blogging tips will save you a headache and diminish minor frustrations. When you begin to blog, write everything down. Schedule your posts and stay organized. Blogging is really that simple.

1. Write Everything Down

Write down every thought or idea you have. This can be as simple as a single word. While this may sound insignificant it can be very helpful. Remember one word can turn into a million actions. A single word can lead you to a definition. That can turn into a sentence. This leads to a paragraph that can branch off into a collection of photos, videos, and or physical objects. See how easily this one sentence turned into a whole paragraph about why you should write everything down?

• Create tons of lists. These lists can be about anything. You may want to write down a bunch of words that you know but don’t have clear definitions for. It could be a list of names, dates to remember, a wishlist, or even what groceries you need to buy this week. You can blog about all of those things. Write everything down!
• Write down all your blog topic ideas. Having a list of blog topic ideas can become very addicting. I am guilty of creating a bunch of blog post ideas and having them sitting idle. This might seem like a waste of time to do so but on those days when you aren’t quite sure what to write about you can look them over. While an item on your list can become your topic of the day it could also lead to becoming idle again but giving life to a new fresher topic of interest.
• Keep a notebook for your ideas. After writing all your ideas in a notebook, gradually add them as word documents. This method is best for use when you aren’t able to carry your workspace with you, but want to do some work. You can easily pull up your list and begin blogging from anywhere on any device at any time.

2. Schedule Blog Posts

You can create all your posts at once if you wish. You could possibly do this by choosing how many posts you want to create during the month. I would say maybe you want to create a post every day. So in total, your goal would be to produce 30 posts a month. Typically that would result in you posting at least 7 posts a week. You don’t have to create a post every day you just need to make sure that at the end of the week you have at least 7 posts.

You can create a list of post ideas for the entire week on one day and create all your post outlines for the whole 7 days in advance. All your posts can be written at once, proofread, and edited simultaneously on the second day. On the third day, you can add your photos and videos to all 7 of your post for the week. Once that has been completed you can review your posts, add any affiliate links, or products, and factor in your SEO tools on the fourth day.

You can post all your posts on the fifth day of the week after the final review. You can also consider scheduling them for the next 7 days. If you publish them all on the same day, use the two remaining days of that week to market and promote your posts. You can do that while you get started on the outline needed for the next seven posts for the upcoming week.

3. Stay Organized

• Organize your Pinterest boards
• Organize your saved photos
• Organize your word documents
• Organize your Website traffic sites
• Organize your Facebook posts
• Organize your office tools and writing materials
• Organize your social media accounts
• Organize your blog post ideas and posts
• Organize your bookmarked sites