How Speed and Efficiency help a Blogger Succeed

Posted on 28. Mar, 2010 by Ashwin in Blogging Elements

It happened to me and I am sure it has happened to a lot of bloggers out there; work days go really slow and most of the days turn out to be unproductive. Work barely gets done and just has a way to pile up. You have thought of writing posts and you didn’t; you thought of contacting all those fellow bloggers for guest blogging opportunities and you didn’t; you thought of Online Marketing 101 and you could barely scratch off your to-do list on that front. Just how on earth can you get anything done, ever? Pay heed:

Train yourself to be ruthless and selfish with your time

There are distractions galore – people wanting to call you and talk to you; little activities that need time; family and friends demanding time; co-workers demanding time for little tea-cigarette breaks and much more. Leave your number open and you get calls. Be visible on IM and you get pings. Don’t make yourself so vulnerable to others’ demands. Everything can wait for the weekend. Be selfish about your time and guard it with your life. Make that To-do list and aim to strike off every entry on that list. Do this every day for the next 21 days and you will see miracles happening.

Need speed and efficiency? Then do it more often

When I first started out writing, I had difficulty in putting a 500 word post together in less than 2 hours. Today, if need be, I could whip one out in less than 20 minutes (with research and proof-reading). How did that come about? Simple! I just did it more often. I write so much in a day that writing is really something I could do if you kicked me and woke me up in the middle of the night. Not only is my writing fast now, it is also engaging and informative. A lot of research goes into each piece I write and finally, it also brings in results.

Being Popular or Nice is not being rich

Well, some people are nice and popular along with being rich. But we are not those “some people”. We are ordinary mortals and we need to really work hard for our living. Now, I talk about this because when you wish to be efficient, it would mean that you are being tough on others too. Your loved ones will be asked to stay away; your friends will barely get the time from you; your clients will somewhat hate you for being so clinical about work (possible). If you choose to be efficient, forget about being nice.

Have you faced this before? Did you ever try to do things faster or more efficiently than you ever did? Have you ascertained the benefits of getting more out of less? What’s your opinion on being fast and efficient?

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