I get emails all the time from people who are bloggers like myself, who want to really take their blog to the next level but are struggling. Bloggers know that there are a million things to keep up with and there never seems to be enough time to take care of it all. Running a business from home, working a “normal” job, managing your household…those are all full time jobs of their own. So how do you add the time to run a blog which is successful (which can easily occupy 40 hours of time each week or more) and not let your family suffer in the process?
Have you started to think that maybe less sleep is the only option? Has your overflowing email inbox started to haunt your dreams? If you are feeling like you are trapped in a situation where you love blogging and want to grow your blog, but you wish it just didn’t take up so many hours of your day, you are going to love this ebook, Simple Blogging by Rachel Meeks.
Simple Blogging is a really powerful book for anyone who has been blogging for a while and just wants to find time for more, but is also great for those new to blogging who want to make sure they don’t start off on the wrong foot from the get go. It’s written logically and is really easy to read, even if you’ve only got the time to read it in spurts. Rachel shares a lot of her own experiences from life and blogging, helping you to really grasp the ideas and making them part of your new blogging mentality.
Just a few of the topics covered in this book include:
- Improve your blog to increase readership
- Write faster and better
- Prioritize your blogging goals without sacrificing family time
- Take control of your email inbox
The beauty of the book is that you don’t actually need to read the whole thing. If you know that you have issues with certain areas, like time management or learning to write faster, you just go to that section in the ebook (after reading the intro), learn what you need to know and go take action.
I love that there are little sets of application questions at the end of each section which help you to analyze what you’ve just read and take action. It’s usually only 2 or 3 questions which makes it simple to read through them and think about how you can implement that aspect of the book into your life.
Rachel has also included personal advice from 7 well-known bloggers who have experienced the same struggles to create a balancing act in their lives, maintaining great blogs without letting their kids grow up thinking a computer is a permanent attachment to your body.
I’m really excited that Rachel has agreed to share two copies of Simple Blogging with two very lucky winners during the Refueling Power Moms giveaway (starting this Thursday, October 6th). So be sure to come back on Thursday to register for your chance to win!
