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Are you a productive blogger?

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This guest post was written by Alan Johnson, who suggests 123 Ways to Increase Your Productivity and Manage Time Like the Pros over at TheRatingBlog.com

As a webmaster, making the most out of your time is a must and blogging makes no exception. There is definitely more to running a blog than just publishing content on a regular basis, there will be a lot of things you need to be on top of so that asking yourself the “am I a productive blogger” question every once in a while will prove to be a decision you will not regret.

Is blogging really that demanding in terms of time? Of course not, being a blogger can be as easy as it gets: you can set up a free blog in a matter of minutes and there you have it. But if you want to be a successful blogger, if you want other people, aside from family members and friends to visit your blog, that’s when it gets tricky. You can write brilliant blog posts and it will do you no good if other people don’t know about your resource.

You need to place your blog on the map, you need to let other people know that you’re out there, you need to give it 110% if you are serious about your long-term success as a blogger, and this will require time on your part.

How to promote your blog? The possibilities are endless and the only limit is your own imagination. From PayPerClick and SEO to commenting on other blogs, being a guest blogger or buying ads on similar resource, the sky is the limit as far as blog promotion methods are concerned.

Optimizing your website, planning your PPC/advertising campaigns, commenting on other blogs, being a guest blogger and, most importantly, publishing quality content on a regular basis, it can be overwhelming if you do not manage your time accordingly.

The day only has 24 hours and making the most out of them is the name of the game. And if you add your other projects and your family (the most important responsibility of all) to the equation, it’s quite obvious that handling everything is next to impossible without being productive.

Is being productive all about getting more things done? Of course not, never make that mistake, being productive is all about getting the right things done, it’s all about having the right priorities. Without a clear set of priorities and solid goals, the only thing time management will end up doing for you will be helping you go down the wrong path at a faster pace.

You should always make sure that you are working towards reaching the right goals to begin with. Do you like being a blogger, do you enjoy what you’re doing? Where do you see yourself as a blogger a few years from now? What are your short and long-term goals? Of course, getting more things done is also important, but you shouldn’t even look into this before answering the previously-mentioned questions.

Alright then, have you set the right goals for yourself as a person? What about as a blogger? If that is the case, then yes, it’s time to look into getting more things done as well.

How many hours are you spending online and not doing anything productive? How many of the websites you are following could you do without? What would happen if you were to waste less time online? How could you put that time to better use as a blogger? How often do you post? Do you write your articles in advance? These are just a few of the questions which need to be answered in order to determine how productive you currently are and in order to start working towards improving things.

What about you, what is your status at this point? Are you a productive blogger?

Best wishes,
Alan Johnson

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