It's my nature to try and be efficient with my efforts. A lot of our pets are seniors, and just like humans, that sometimes means supplements and medications. And when you're dealing with pets in the 5-10 pound range, a full size pill may be too much of a dose. Cutting pills into halves (or even quarters) may be the order of the day. Now in theory I could just dice them as I go, but IMO, that's not very efficient. I'd rather take the pill cutter and go on a bit of spree, and cut enough of each pill to satisfy a week or two of demand. No repeat handling, no opening the same things over and over, etc.
When I blogged, the same mindset applied. If you're going to blog daily (or even multiple times in a day), you'd best figure out what works for your personal style because we all know, time is in short supply.
That might mean a certain work area, a certain photo supply site, a certain way of capturing ideas to safe for later, so when you're ready to blog, you can minimize your time and maximize your results.
The longer I blogged, and the more work I put into it, the more I was able to count on it paying off for a long time after I posted. I'll say it again for the new folks, EVERGREEN POSTS ROCK! Write content that sticks around. Not every contact from those posts is going to convert to a client, but you'll regularly get affirmation that your posts written years ago are still being found.
And an additional upside is that I don't have to spend as much time blogging today as I did years ago. I can do what I did this weekend. I had something urgent to do, and that meant leaving my laptop behind. I didn't log in to ActiveRain for several days (yes, it's possible, even for Rain addicts such as myself). I've done the work in the past, so I have less work to do now.
Find what works for you, put in the work to make it worth your while, then take the down time you've earned.
Until next Tuesday, just Ask An Ambassador if you need help,
Bill & Liz aka BLiz
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