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September 24th, 2007

Things I Do Before Writing A Post

by admin

Hand on keyboard

To get your blog read by a lot of people you need to write original and quality content that interests them and to produce the content you will need to relax your mind and stay away from the things that will distract you while writing a post.

Here are the things I do before writing a post:

Close all instant messengers - During the time when I had mentioned my instant messenger IDs on my about page, I used to get a lot of IMs from visitors asking for help and while I have no problem in helping, it used to annoy me when I got IMs while writing a post. I just can’t concentrate on blogging when IMs just pop up. So I made the decision since then to close all instant messengers before blogging.
Close Feed reader - While I like my Feed reader (FeedDemon) notifying me of updates in my favorite blogs, I get distracted when it notifies me while writing a post. So I just close it until I finish writing the post.
Lower the Music Volume - I listen to music most of the time my PC is on, but I lower the volume while blogging to concentrate more on the post that I write.
Close Room door - This is something I always do while blogging to avoid getting distracted by sounds near me, like when my family watches TV.
Sign out of Gmail - I sign out of Gmail before blogging to prevent myself from checking for new mails while writing a post.
Keep my mobile at a distance - Most of the time I end up losing ideas I had for a post after answering a call, so I just keep my mobile in another room while blogging.
Drink juice - This is something that energizes me and makes me feel like writing, but I do it mosly only during my first post of the day.
Play games - Playing a game just before blogging (or after) relaxes my mind and sometimes I even get ideas for a post while playing. Currently the games I frequently play are GTA San Andreas and Need for Speed Most Wanted and NFS Carbon.