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<\/center><\/p>\nThese are some of the things that I do that help me with blogging every week.<\/p>\n
Text files with the codes for memes.<\/strong> I have a folder on my desktop that has all the HTML for the memes in which I take part weekly. Some bloggers will provide code, others might provide an image, and others let you figure it out. If you participate in the Quick Takes at ConversionDiary.Com<\/a> every week, Jen gives you the necessary code<\/a> and you just have to save it as a text file. I run WordPress on my domain so I can generate necessary code even though I know enough HTML to write my own. It’s not pretty but it works. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n Bookmark folders.<\/strong>I mostly run Chrome so I usually don’t do this one in exactly this form, but I would if I did almost everything in Firefox. In Chrome, I bookmark anything that looks interesting and then just look at any bookmarks from the last few days when I’m writing my Quick Takes or doing my Five Favorites.<\/p>\n Create drafts for the week ahead of time.<\/strong> On Sunday night, I do my Simple Woman’s Daybook entry and then create drafts for the other memes I take part in during the week. I tend to be up late so I do get some quiet while working on them. \ud83d\ude42 Having the drafts allows me to just plug content into the correct draft. If something happens like the Pope’s interview<\/a> last week and I want to respond to it, I just cut and paste the text for the drafts into EditPad and move some stuff around. I wouldn’t worry about it except that my URL’s are generated when I save something as a draft.<\/p>\n Read other blogs.<\/strong> Sometimes, someone will write something that needs to be shared. If I wasn’t in the habit of reading probably 50+ blogs, I’d definitely have some problems finding content. Thankfully, not all of them blog daily and I have a feed reader (Bloglovin<\/a>) that creates a list of posts for me. The other benefit of reading other blogs: if you leave comments, the other bloggers might visit you and you’ll find some interesting people.<\/p>\n Join memes and link-ups.<\/strong> This kind of goes back to #1 (where I tell you to store the codes in *.txt files) but many times, these give you a topic or a framework for something about which you can write. The Simple Woman’s Daybook<\/a> and Blogging with a Purpose<\/a> are two that I enjoy. There are scores of others. They also help you find other like-minded bloggers and expose your blog to people you might not otherwise get to know.<\/p>\n Go love up Hallie<\/a> and the others<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" These are some of the things that I do that help me with blogging every week. One Text files with the codes for memes. I have a folder on my desktop that has all the HTML for the memes in … Continue reading