When I first started blogging I didn’t have an exact plan for putting together my blog topics. Most people don’t. I started with an idea and a goal. That was enough to get me started and it’s enough to get most of us started. But, what happens to us after time goes on? What happens is that most people stop blogging. They become dissatisfied with the money they are making with their blogs, they become busy with other things or they simply don’t want to do it regularly anymore. Why? The reason is simple. If you are doing something that is completely self-directed, it’s very difficult to keep going without reinforcement.

It’s been said that people fail because they are unable to keep going without someone making them. I think the reason is far more basic. If you don’t plan to succeed then, by default, you plan to fail. You have to organize your thoughts if you intend to succeed. There are 365 days in the year. If you blog every single day, that means you have to write at least 365 articles. How are you going to do that without any sort of plan? Most people don’t think about that when they start blogging. They simply decide on what they want to do and then move forward. Stopping to create some sort of plan can make your life a whole lot easier.

• Here is a plan that can help you to NOT become frustrated while trying to create new content for your blog.

• Decide on the core categories that your blog content is going to center around. For instance, if you have a blog about cooking, your core categories could be cooking with strong spices, cooking for vegans, cooking pasta dishes, making desserts, cooking dishes with various wines, etc. By using these core categories, you can create a batch of articles that are related to your core topics without being dated. For instance, certain wines are used to cook certain dishes. It doesn’t matter how much time passes by. Those dishes still use the same wines. Articles written about those dishes can be published at any time without appearing to be old. You can create a variety of articles for your site in exactly the same way.

• Keep a list of very idea that you may have. You have to always be on the lookout for stories and ideas. I keep an idea list with me at all times. I record written notes using my cell phone. I also record verbal ideas into my Zen when I am in a position where I can’t write.

• Use the features of your blogging tool to write posts and have them automatically roll out. If you are using Wordpress, you can use the timestamp feature to schedule your blog posts at any time. Just set the date for a date in the future and when that date and time rolls around, your post will be included.
  If all else fails, you can use a blog writing service to generate articles.

Just remember that you don’t have to become frustrated with blogging. There are resources and tools available to you that can offer you help in coming up with, scheduling and writing your articles.

Posted By Kila Morton

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