By Thomas Sinfield
I have a confession to make. Well actually I just made it, but here goes.
I am not the most organized person in the world.
Ok, that is an understatement, but you get the point. Creativity, new ideas, marketing, these are my strong points. Organization and planning - not so much.
There are two types of bloggers out there in the blogosphere.
1. Those Who Plan Their Posts
2. Those Who Don't
No prizes for guessing which category I fall into!
But before you all start having a go at me, I wanted to take a look at any
benefits of being unorganized and not planning - if there are any! Obviously
being organized has it's strong points. Planning your posts also has a fair few
merits. In fact I might even make a follow up post discussing these benefits
(probably not, because that is being organized!)
But in all seriousness, I know I should be more organized. I know my desk should
be clean. I know my months posting should be planned before the month even
starts. I know my desktop should not be covered in icons. But that's just not me
- it probably should be, but at the moment it isn't. So being the 'glass half
full' type of optimist, I would like to take a look at a few of the benefits of
being unorganized when it comes to blogging.
1. You Are Not Stuck To A Posting Schedule
Sometimes things just come up. Whether it be something that happened at work or
with friends, that really relates to to your blog. You can't wait to tell the
story, but the you remember - that will have to go on next months blogging
schedule, because this month is choc-o-bloc full, with titles written and main
points jotted down.
2. You Can Write While The Emotions Are Still There
This is one of the things I love about not being organized. The fact that I can
post about what is happening at the moment. The stories are fresh, the concept
is fresh, what better time to write about something than when you first get it -
the passion can been felt in the words you write. You can tell when people have
a posting schedule, because most times the posts are very structured, very
content based - but lacking emotion.
3. I Can Do What I Want, When I Want
Personally, I can't to day planners. I have tried - and I have failed! I get
sidetracked. Sometimes because I am really enjoying what I am doing and lose
track of time. Sometimes purposely, because I don't want to do what I have
scheduled. I don't like the idea of having to write posts at 10am, followed by
commenting from 11. Take a break for lunch, and start working on affiliate
marketing.
I just don't like the idea of setting times for writing posts. Don't you have to
be inspired to write? Do organized people just automatically get inspired at
10am? I know I am taking it a bit far, but I like to write when the idea comes -
spend time perfecting it, and then post it. If that happens at 8am - that is
fine. 12 noon during lunch - awesome. Midnight just before I go to bed - would
prefer earlier, but least I got inspired.
I know there is the chance that I will get some negative feedback on this post.
People telling me that you can't succeed unless you are organized. 'You have to
plan to succeed'. But this is just what has been on my mind today, and it got me
thinking - 'not everyone is organized, but that is ok - because then the world
would be boring, and predictable.'
Let's face it, you organized people need us unorganized ones around to keep
things random, spontaneous and interesting!
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