Comments on: Color-Coded Solution for Keeping Track of Multiple Posts on Multiple Blogs

By: scart kabel

scart kabel — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 07:41:11 +0000

Thank you for this wonderful post! Excellent idea. I’m a visual person, so this is just genius for me.

By: Gin

Gin — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 05:18:12 +0000

I am one for organization and agree keep track of your activities. I made a simple little activity log and record what I did each day. It takes discipline but is a good practice. Great article! :)

By: Narender

Narender — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 17:42:46 +0000

Sounds good and simple. I was thinking about Google Calender but this color coding technique offline is great. We can try this on other types of multitasking as well.

By: Bd

Bd — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 03:59:19 +0000

Google cal is a great tool to do this if you dont have the space to have a whiteboard calender.

By: Leslie Truex

Leslie Truex — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 18:57:03 +0000

I used to use a calendar system too because its visual. I found it over whelming to plan by month and I have so many tasks that I couldn’t fit them in the month calendar boxes. I now use a weekly system with a list of my blogs and other items (work and personal) that need to be done on specific days. There are blank lines next to it so I can fill in the topic I plan to cover. Tuesday is Laundry, 3 blogs, PR, and project #1 day:)

By: Mary Mimouna

Mary Mimouna — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 00:38:50 +0000

Thank you everyone for your great comments. I’m glad my idea seems useful to some people, and I enjoyed reading about how others organize their posts.

I really needed an off-line system for organizing since in my part of the Middle East we have computer and internet failures all the time (I find on-line calendars and to-do lists don’t work well for me for the same reason).

It was Darren’s blog which inspired me to start my first blog over two years ago. I feel honored to be writing this guest post on his blog today! Thank you, Darren.

Mary Mimouna, post author

By: Lydia, Clueless Crafter

Lydia, Clueless Crafter — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 21:44:42 +0000

I have been obsessed with colored sticky flags for years now. Since my college days required a lot of reading, I’d use these handy stickies to keep track of my readings for each course.

I like them because they look better than my handwriting and allow me to easily keep track of what I’ve done and what I need to do next.

Agreed, Google calendar is a super tool as well.

By: Dave Doolin

Dave Doolin — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 20:36:50 +0000

I’m running two main blogs, and a half dozen where I post more or less monthly (staking claim, building longevity).

My technique is to write in batches for each, often 3-7 posts.

I don’t usually finish all these posts.

Instead, I frame the structure, and write everything I can write from the top of my head, without having to look up links, write test code, or whatnot.

Then my morning routine tends to be “log into blog, find easiest post to finish, finish and publish it, move to the next blog, repeat.”

This has worked for about 2 months to produce daily content. Over the last two weeks, my focus has changed to generating product and writing sales copy, so I’m not publishing daily posts for now.

Once I get the product/sales skills down pat, I’ll be back to more regular blog posting.

By: Jamkeng

Jamkeng — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 20:36:06 +0000

nice article ..
this will help me to organize:)

By: romanzick

romanzick — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 18:43:50 +0000

i have dummy blog and put some codes in it which i myself know what and how. maybe its the same as your nice calendar but i try to make it online. but sometimes, it is getting complicated also. so, your ways to color-coded i think is simple and brilliant !! .. thanks

By: Patty Reiser

Patty Reiser — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 18:14:33 +0000

I am currently maintaining two blogs. My business blog I have divided into 5 basic categories and I have scheduled to write to each of those categories once per week.

For example: Monday – Finding Your Success; Tuesday – Network Marketing; Wednesday – Blogging for Leads; Thursday – My Business; and Friday – Business Basics.

This system keeps me organized and focused on content and my readers will know what to expect from my blog. And I do occasionally throw in extra posts when I find something new and exciting I want to share.

By: Seth W

Seth W — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 16:25:46 +0000

Usually Google Calendar has been the best way to manage my online and offline tasks and daily events. With the automatic events, I can plan recurring activities throughout the year with the single click of a button.

Also, the calendar allows for mulitple coloring of tasks and events to make it very easy to instantly know what is going on with my life!

Otherwise, blogging, family, school, and the variety of other events can easily overrun your schedule.

By: Jack Goldstein

Jack Goldstein — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 16:08:18 +0000

Hi Mary,

Nice tip. For the reason that you can keep track for the multiple blogs you’ve made.

Moreover, you can monitor also the day to day activities in blogging.

And also one good thing is that calendar is very well known papers to everyone. Can be seen anywhere and anyplace at your home.

Thanks for the great idea. Keep up the good work.

By: chuckm37 @ make money blogging

chuckm37 @ make money blogging — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 15:58:40 +0000

I have been using Excel to keep track of what I write, but since it isn’t in front of meall the time I tend to ignore it. I may try a more visual form to keep me going.

By: Adam Baird

Adam Baird — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 13:49:53 +0000

Excel spreadsheets for the win!

Color coded is something I should try though…good idea!

By: ITrush

ITrush — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 13:17:31 +0000

Great idea, might implement it right away!

By: poch

poch — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 13:08:59 +0000

I’ve been using this method for years but not for my blogs!
I concentrate on only 2 anyway.

By: Rajendra

Rajendra — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 12:46:51 +0000

Thanks for sharing that powerful stuff, Darren.
Man, that’s pretty amazing stuff.
This really reinforces by belief that you can get to where you want to be, but with a different way of looking at the process.
I think this was great and informative stuff. We have a lot of fear in our mind and this is what holding a lot us from doing things that we want to do. We have to believe in us that we can do anything that we want to do.

By: Bec @ Bad Mummy

Bec @ Bad Mummy — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 05:05:30 +0000

I’ve been using the calendar in Outlook to do the same thing. I really need to be able to look at something and see how my posts are spaced out and where I need to put more effort.

By: BudiTyas

BudiTyas — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 03:59:47 +0000

I instal feeds of my own blogs on my central blogger blogspot bloglist. The newest always on top, so i just write post by looking the bottom of the list.

Sorry, i miss the ‘s’ at previous comment. Language problem, LOL