Trying to get into a routine is always tough - and I didn't realize how tough incorporating something new was until Monday night. On Monday I adopted a 9 week old black lab.Willow Ophelia After much consideration (and a borderline identity crisis from the pup) I finally named her Willow Ophelia Woodside-Garrison. A mouthful, huh? More than a mouthful - this little sweet face has stirred up my routine like nothing else. Change of sleeping patterns,how long I can stay out after work, where/when I eat, etc etc etc!! But we are slowing getting into a consistent routine.

Okay okay okay.. I am trying REALLY hard to incorporate my excitement of my new pup into a blog post... so I will get to the point: have to create a routine for blogging. Especially when you are blogging for SEO!

Here are a few quick tips:
1) set a time for blogging - mornings are better for most
2) turn off distractions - IM, email, phones - just concentrate on blogging!
3) incorporate your passions - make the blog post fun and personal!
4) check your feeds/google alerts - get some fodder for those blogs with up to date industry information.
5) set a time limit - if you cant create the blog in 15 minutes.. its probably too long and too verbose. cut it off and stick with something simple!

Cheers!