How to Write a Blog Post in 70 Minutes or Less [Podcast S03E08]
03.04.2015 - By Michael Hyatt
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Welcome to Season 3, Episode 8 of the This Is Your Life podcast. In this eighth episode, Michele Cushatt and I discuss how to stay consistent with your blogging in just 70 minutes.
One of the most important aspects of building your platform is consistency. But creating great content on a regular basis is time consuming, right? Not if you follow my simple, step-by-step workflow for content creation.
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In this episode, you’ll discover:
Why perfectionism is the enemy of consistent productivity.
Why waiting for inspiration never works and how a simple, ten-step routine can ignite your productivity.
How to turn your subconscious and downtime into powerful engines of creativity.
What soft music and firm deadlines can do focus your attention and channel your effort.
The key reason to use plenty of internal links in your posts.
Why writing without editing can keep you moving at your most creative.
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Explore Additional Resources
In this episode we mentioned the following resources:
Music: My Spotify Writing Playlist
Blog post: “Anatomy of an Effective Blog Post”
Blog post: “How to Blog if You Don’t Have Time”
Blog post: “Beginner’s Guide to Writing with MultiMarkdown”
Video: “Use a Blogging Template to Write Posts Faster”
Template: My Scrivener Blogging Template
Conference: SCORRE Conference
App: Scrivener
App: Evernote
App: All in One SEO
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