Comments on: How to be a Ruthless Blogger (and Become More Productive and Focussed)

By: Christina

Christina — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 22:32:19 +0000

I am interested in how this can help blogs whose intent is to help market or define a business.

By: Lipton

Lipton — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 19:17:39 +0000

My wife and kid are going on vacation out of the country next week… Its my mission to go “hardcore” ruthless on my blogging duties with all my extra free time ;)

By: Sally Ferguson

Sally Ferguson — Tue, 27 May 2008 16:24:11 +0000

It helps to know there are others who are still trying to find topics that will produce feedback!

By: Carol

Carol — Fri, 16 May 2008 15:51:13 +0000

The focus of my blog is genealogy, and so I try to adhere to that topic all the time. There may be a public service blurb now and then, but for the most part I stay on topic. Rather than trying to always be a resource for genealogy-related information though, I include some personal stories that tie in with genealogy. It brings in more comments and keeps my readers coming back for more. Also, any ads on iPentimento are geared towards social networking, or somehow genealogy related. I am not getting rich (yet) writing my blog, but I am having fun!

By: Mr Rob

Mr Rob — Fri, 16 May 2008 13:17:22 +0000

Taking time off is not an option, having a life is.

By: Mindless Pursuits

Mindless Pursuits — Wed, 07 May 2008 16:50:13 +0000

Darren,

I hadn’t though of the default email responses so I appreciate that tip. I’d also be curious how you work the converse of ‘being productive’ which is having more posts written than you should really use? I have pre-planned posts in my head or outlined for everything from tutorials to the creative process to real-life experience. i could spend all day writing but then I worry that I would bury items and they’d never be seen. How do you plan ahead to post something at ‘the right’ time and not let the idea go stale while waiting?

By: Penstalker

Penstalker — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 02:36:10 +0000

Thanks for the post Darren. I’m rather new at blogging and your posts are very helpful. There are a lot of topics on my mind and I really want to write, write, and write. It will take some time before my blog hits it big time. I’ll be looking forward to your posts.

By: Vanessa

Vanessa — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 16:26:23 +0000

Great topic. I always find something here that is inspiring and useful no matter how far back in the archives I go.

I use my personal email program to write. I don’t share this address with many and avoid too many interruptions. I can work online or off and save it to draft or copy and paste to my blog. I use Yahoo or Google e-mail for everything else and take time during the week to go through the mail to keep it up to date.

Quiet time is important to me to just get away from everything and getting back to going to bed at a decent hour to get the sleep I need to wake up refreshed really helps.

By: Pentad

Pentad — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 23:19:42 +0000

Number 6 is a must. Another things is not to promise everyone favors, as time is easily eaten up by it all.

By: LaurenMarie - Creative Curio

LaurenMarie - Creative Curio — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 04:05:41 +0000

Darren, I know you probably get hundreds of comments a day. I hope this one reaches you personally. You mentioned the comment spam as the first thing, which probably means you see too much of it... Have you ever considered adding some code to your site to completely eliminate bot spam? It won't even be able to come through to Akismet. It's really incredible. It's just some code in a few key places to make fake fields that bots see. There's not a single risk of legit comments going out the window with this one! And best of all, it's not another plugin to bog down your server. If those fake fields are filled in, the spam is immediately rejected. If you're interested, visit Fighting Spam Without Captcha on InspirationBit.

By: Scott B

Scott B — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 14:43:13 +0000

Excellent post – very useful for all levels of bloggers!
Scott

By: Scott B

Scott B — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 14:43:12 +0000

Excellent post – very useful for all levels of bloggers!
Scott

By: Guy On Midlife Crisis

Guy On Midlife Crisis — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 13:48:44 +0000

Supaswag: I like the last bit… :O)

By: supaswag

supaswag — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 11:13:10 +0000

THIS IS THE BLOG INSTRUCTOR!!!!

GET YOUR LAZY BLOGGER ASS UP NOW!!!!

1! – 2! – 3! – 4! – 1! – 2! .. 3!!! – 4!!!

WRITE POST!!!

..and now take some time off.

By: Abeer

Abeer — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 23:58:22 +0000

This is very useful information as meeting deadlines is always important. Here we are our own boss thats why we are lenient to our selves but we much realize it. Thanks

By: Jan Richards

Jan Richards — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 20:28:48 +0000

Great post.

Simplifying, creating rules, setting clear boundaries, tightening focus, growing flow, increasing results.

Love it.

By: Sarah C.

Sarah C. — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 14:39:51 +0000

Excellent tips! Off to read about your email system. Thanks!

By: mr.eims

mr.eims — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 13:52:34 +0000

Watch your video on the making of this post.. its realy nice.. :)

By: Guy On Midlife Crisis

Guy On Midlife Crisis — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 18:55:50 +0000

Thanks for the warning. Im not here yet but its good to be prepared. Im not sure I want to use an online mail system again although the spam filtering would be a good feature.

By: RT Cunningham

RT Cunningham — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 17:16:55 +0000

Good post, Darren. I’m a ruthless blogger, but not quite as ruthless as you. :-)