Ask An Ambassador: Too Bzzy To Blog?

I wear more than a few hats. so staying bzzzzy isn't an issue. 

Engineer.  Real Estate Agent.  Zookeeper.  Beekeeper.  Homeowner. 

So you may wonder how I get it all done?

The short answer, I don't, at least not every day.

Every day is a matter of prioritizing what MUST get done today and what doesn't.

Certain tasks are non-negotiable, some have a little wiggle room, others are "as time allows". 

Evening feeding for the zoo (current count 17 cats and 9 Chihuahuas) is about an hour every evening, and those little furries are not going to let us forget!. 

Church service isn't negotiable. 

Beekeeping is seasonal, there are certain things that must be done when the weather presents the opportunity. 

My engineering job is currently 3 days in the office, 2 days work from home with a lot of flexibility regarding exact hours.  And as long as the work commitments are being met, I've been there 32 years so I have 6 weeks of vacation time.

My real estate clients (particularly the ones with our niche) are looking for a very particular thing, so when a new listing appears that is a good candidate, it's react quickly or miss it.

Throw in other projects such as building the 2nd catio (now complete), replacing deck rails (ongoing), and there's always a competition for time.

It comes down to establishing the urgency of your tasks.

What impacts you the most?  Your clients?  Your family?

Is yesterday's high priority task the same priority today? 

Can shifting priorities reduce your workload without negative impact? 

E.g. I blogged daily for a lot of years.  Now I blog once a week.  Why the change?  I've got enough evergreen content that I still get regular inquiries from potential clients. If I want to increase that flow, I can add new content at my leisure instead of feeling a daily need to add new content.

Can you add to your tool bag to help you be more effective at completing your tasks? 

I don't mind dropping a few dollars on something that truly makes my life easier.  Buying rechargeable hand tools, an oscillating saw, and a drill press are all things that have made my home upkeep projects easier and more time efficient.  Taking lots of pictures and/or using Pixabay.com saves me time when needing a pic for blogging.

And the other thing that helps get things done is understanding how to break big projects into smaller chunks (how do you eat an elephant?  one bite at a time).  Maybe a blogging template (e.g. subdivisions, house characteristics) gives you a head start on covering a large portion of your market with custom IDX search pages.  You save time, and the work gets done one long tail search term at a time.

Organize where you can.  When I feed our zoo, I set up each pet's bowl in a certain spot.  It helps me standardize what goes where since there's no standard meal for our cats and dogs.  Some kibble, some meat, some a mix, some only certain flavors, some get this additive and some get that one and some.... bottom line, there are very few duplicate meals. 

You can do the same thing with blogging (cover a theme/category, then move to the next one).

Prioritizing, juggling, call it what you will, we each do it to some degree.

If you want to make blogging a priority, you have to decide it is, then dedicate the time to make it so.  Because if you decide blogging is a "when I get around to it priority", it gets easier and easier to not get around to it.

Until next Tuesday, just Ask An Ambassador if you need help,

Bill & Liz aka BLiz