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Get 25% OFF 31 Days to Build a Better Blog Workbook (13 Hours Only)

Posted: 17 Jun 2009 03:30 AM PDT

For the next 13 hours you can get the 31 Days to Build a Better Blog Workbook for 25% off.

Earlier today on Twitter and at the spur of the moment and to celebrate a little personal victory I ran a 30 minute $5 discount of the 31 Days to Build a Better Blog workbook.

The discount went well with quite a few people taking advantage of the special. However ever since running it I’ve had people asking why it was so short and disappointed that it all happened while most of you (in the US) were asleep.

OK - so I’ve decided to run the special discount again. I’m not planning on doing this again so it’s the last time.

Apologies to those who miss it again - but these things have to stop somewhere.

Here’s how it’ll run - for the next 13 hours you can get the workbook for $5 off (approximately 25% off).

I’m running it for 13 hours (it ends at 9.30am Melbourne time) with the hope that people in all time zones will get a run at it - at least at the start or at the end of their day.

To get the discount simply buy the workbook through any of the buy buttons on this page - or with this one:

PS: A few people have been speculating what I’m celebrating. I’m not saying, but I will say that it’s nothing to do with more babies in the Rowse house…. believe me, if that were the case I’d be putting the price of the workbook UP to pay for the obstetrician!

Post from: Blog Tips at ProBlogger.

Get 25% OFF 31 Days to Build a Better Blog Workbook (13 Hours Only)

Here’s how I do it:

Monday mornings are traditionally my ‘writing mornings’. I set aside 4-5 hours and give myself the goal of writing at least 5 (sometimes as many as 6-7) posts for my blogs. The goal is to have 5 fairly meaty posts (original, helpful and of a reasonable length) by the end of the morning that I can use on my blog over the coming week.

Over the coming week I use these 5 posts - one per day. I usually schedule them using WordPress’s time stamp feature so that they go off just after midnight my time here in Australia (around the time most people are getting to work in the US).

I find that using this strategy means that I can get in a writing groove Monday mornings - this generally leads to a higher quality post as I’m offline, not distracted by email, Twitter and instant messaging. It also means that for the rest of the week I’m freed up to concentrate on other blogging related tasks.

What is the Best Mix of Pre-Written and Timely Content?

My take on this is that it really depends upon the type of blog you’re trying to develop.

Some blogs have much more time sensitive content than others.

Examples:

Here at ProBlogger I focus mainly upon ‘how to’ content - most of which is relevant whether it is posted today, tomorrow or in a month’s time. Quite often posts will sit in my draft folder for weeks before I schedule it.

On my photography blog while the main focus of the site is ‘tips’ and ‘how to’ related content there are times of the year (when big photography shows are on and manufacturers are announcing new cameras) where we switch more into ‘news’ mode and are posting on a more timely basis.

Over at b5media many of our entertainment blogs are a lot more time sensitive. Many times our bloggers on these blogs are live blogging while TV shows are on and reporting news relevant to TV shows and the actors in them as the news is breaking.

In the end there’s no rule that fits all blogs. It will largely depend upon what you’re trying to do on your blog. If you’re breaking news, you’ll probably major on posts that are more spontaneous. If you’re producing a tutorial blog or writing opinion pieces the timing of your posts might not be quite as relevant and you’ll be more able to pre-write and schedule posts.

Post from: Blog Tips at ProBlogger.

Pre-Written and Scheduled Posts vs Timely Posts