New Strategy for a New Year!

Happy new year to you!! I wish everybody here at WA a productive and successful year in 2023, filled with laughter and joy!

I've been here for a looong time now (since 2016) and I've been through different stages of my evolution. I was missing a huge part of the puzzle until recently when Partha's blogs infused me with new energy, determination and a hunger to learn and to do better.

Now the time has come to set myself some new work ethics and goals, which I thought I'd share with you all.

Especially if you're newer here, you might find some of these tips helpful!

Hobby or Business?

Do you treat your blog like a hobby or a business? - I always said it was a business in my own answer. But I was so wrong.

I used to work on my blog in every spare moment, often until late at night. I thought I used to 'put in the hours'.

But I was WRONG. There was no structure.

Starting on the 27th December 2022 I'm now accountable for my hours 'at work'. This means I will no longer 'fit it in my spare time' but instead I prioritise my time spent working on the blog. And if I take time off, I have to repay it. This is the only way to get in enough hours (I have two other jobs too).

The other MAIN change I'm making is my strategy - having one is already a change for me lol. I used to work on one article and continue until it was published and then start on another. Not the best way to go.

What Strategy?

This is the strategy I'm applying to my work - see if anything resonates with you and feel free to apply it to your own blogging too!

1. First and foremost I now use Partha's Potions to find keywords and write articles around them.

2. Plan my working hours. Although they have to fit around my other 'work' they are still set working hours which I will set for each day and do my best to fulfil.

3. Build up a stash of articles so that if I get ill / go on holiday / have a surprise visit from friends, I can still publish on time.

4. Allocate time for different activities: keyword research, writing, inserting links, researching, promoting etc.

5. Write down everything I do so that I can track it and improve on it.

So guys, this is the closest I get to making a New Year's Resolution. What about you? Do you have new plans for 2023?

Thanks for reading!

Soraya :-)