Can anyone explain how I put the Google Calendar on my desktop? I note Darren has his upfront and center and I think I need to use it as a conscience - sort of see ii there in front of me when I open my computer for the day.

Can anyone explain how I put the Google Calendar on my desktop? I note Darren has his upfront and center and I think I need to use it as a conscience - sort of see ii there in front of me when I open my computer for the day.

I get the most traffic to my website during the 24 hours after a post. When I post, I also send it out to other networking sites and schedule tweets announcing the new post for various time zones. I choose time when I think my target audience (other lawyers) will take a few minutes to browse through online material. so far, I've chosen tuesday and friday. But I'm really only averaging 1 post/week because I do a fair amount of research before I post, and it takes a long time. So I need to speed up the process.

Calendaring the editorial process is a really good idea, just like prioritizing your tasks. It's part of the time management goal we all strive for.

I keep a file on my computer called "blog ideas", so when I come across something while I read articles in my feeds or on twitter that I'd like to write about, I save them there. I have also now begun (prompted by Grant) to save any comments I've written in that file to expand on for a new post.

I get the most traffic to my website during the 24 hours after a post. When I post, I also send it out to other networking sites and schedule tweets announcing the new post for various time zones. I choose time when I think my target audience (other lawyers) will take a few minutes to browse through online material. so far, I've chosen tuesday and friday. But I'm really only averaging 1 post/week because I do a fair amount of research before I post, and it takes a long time. So I need to speed up the process.

Calendaring the editorial process is a really good idea, just like prioritizing your tasks. It's part of the time management goal we all strive for.

I keep a file on my computer called "blog ideas", so when I come across something while I read articles in my feeds or on twitter that I'd like to write about, I save them there. I have also now begun (prompted by Grant) to save any comments I've written in that file to expand on for a new post.

I have not started blogging yet (actually, I abandoned the blog that I started earlier in the year due to time and ideas). You have given me a number of ways to develop ideas. Creating a calendar will help me to find the time to write and post.

Now, all I need to do is get a domain name, web host, and online calendar. So much to do and so many ideas to get them done.

I have not started blogging yet (actually, I abandoned the blog that I started earlier in the year due to time and ideas). You have given me a number of ways to develop ideas. Creating a calendar will help me to find the time to write and post.

Now, all I need to do is get a domain name, web host, and online calendar. So much to do and so many ideas to get them done.

Thanks for the tips! I typically just blog as I think up something...so this is a new experience to actually "plan" out some of the blogging posts. I'm excited about this b/c we're ready to do a big ultra endurace race as a charity event, and planning out ideas for posts ahead will work great. Of course, I skipped Days 7-9 due to work travel, so now I've got some homework to catch up on this weekend...after I move my blog off of Blogspot to WordPress :) Thanks for the great tips!

Thanks for the tips! I typically just blog as I think up something...so this is a new experience to actually "plan" out some of the blogging posts. I'm excited about this b/c we're ready to do a big ultra endurace race as a charity event, and planning out ideas for posts ahead will work great. Of course, I skipped Days 7-9 due to work travel, so now I've got some homework to catch up on this weekend...after I move my blog off of Blogspot to WordPress :) Thanks for the great tips!

I tend to have 2 or 3 weeks worth of posts stacked up, and I post 6 days per week. I feel jittery if there isn't something 'in advance' in my admin files!

I do need to get more organised with my notes though; so thank you for the reminder. I currently have everything on scraps of paper, which inevitably get lost. I was thinking a large wall planner for next year as I need something that is away from my computer to make it work for me. Something big and visual is what I need!

I don't notice any changes in 'best days for traffic' at all; it seems to be pretty much the same every day. For me I use RSS and I read it everyday - at least twice, often more...

I tend to have 2 or 3 weeks worth of posts stacked up, and I post 6 days per week. I feel jittery if there isn't something 'in advance' in my admin files!

I do need to get more organised with my notes though; so thank you for the reminder. I currently have everything on scraps of paper, which inevitably get lost. I was thinking a large wall planner for next year as I need something that is away from my computer to make it work for me. Something big and visual is what I need!

I don't notice any changes in 'best days for traffic' at all; it seems to be pretty much the same every day. For me I use RSS and I read it everyday - at least twice, often more...

I have only been blogging for a few months so the statisics may not be an accurate trend. According to the google analytics I get the most traffic on Monday and Friday. I get very little traffic on the weekends but I also do not do much twitter on the weekend.
I read blogs everyday to get ideas but I tend to read more on saturday morning than anyother day.

I have only been blogging for a few months so the statisics may not be an accurate trend. According to the google analytics I get the most traffic on Monday and Friday. I get very little traffic on the weekends but I also do not do much twitter on the weekend.
I read blogs everyday to get ideas but I tend to read more on saturday morning than anyother day.