Comments on: The Fallacy of Productive Procrastination

By: Tim

Tim — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 17:12:09 +0000

Thanks Diane, I hope you find the content informative and helpful.

By: Tim

Tim — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 17:07:27 +0000

Shane,

Outsourcing!

You’re so right, content is the key to drive traffic, not how pretty my banner is (or isn’t!). My issue with that, is that I was quite keen to learn about building the backend of this site, so I’m kinda tied to the updates and making it better.

Although, having said that, now it at least works I should be concentrating on content.

Cheers
Tim

By: Tim

Tim — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 17:03:00 +0000

Hey Reed,

Thanks for that, you are right, there are certain things that NEED to be done on a blog and others that are more cosmetic. The skill is to know which to do, do them quickly and then worry about the others when you have the free time to do so.

Thanks for the pick-me-up!

By: Diane

Diane — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 01:59:56 +0000

Good luck to you and your new blog. Looking forward to reading more about passive income.

By: Shane

Shane — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 06:46:12 +0000

Tim, I can definitely relate to that! I had spent way too much time on fiddling around with my blog when I started out. At some point, I simply decided to leave it as ugly as it is and hire a real webdesigner to remake it sometime in the future. Ever since, I’ve just been pumping out content, knowing that the blog design is no longer my issue to solve.

By: Tim

Tim — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 21:47:45 +0000

Thanks for the inspiration Moon! I’m going to try that with my next article – mind-dumping the majority of an article tonight and polishing tomorrow. Let’s see how it goes!!

By: Tim

Tim — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 17:36:27 +0000

Tyler – lovin the Durden quote! Thanks for the comment, I’m all over jotting down ideas as-and-when they pop into my head, my iphone is jammed with notes and rambling ideas. I haven’t tried dedicating a set amount of time each day to the blog. I will try that over the coming week and let you know the results – thanks for the inspiration!

By: Tim

Tim — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 14:43:37 +0000

Thanks Jason, great to hear from you. I’m going to adopt, for want of a better expression, a ‘just-DO-it’ mindset with respect to content, and, like you suggest, carry out the tweaks to the blog as and when I have the time. Hopefully by being more brutal in terms of getting content out there, I will help reduce my tendency for over editing too! I can always hope at least!

Cheers, Tim

By: Reed

Reed — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 04:55:32 +0000

Hey Tim,

I wouldn’t worry about it too much. The way I look at it is that you’re going to have to do these things sooner or later. If you don’t have a contact page then no one will be able to send you private messages with questions on the secret to how you made $1000/month writing for eHow (or whatever). I try to find one or two things that I can check off my list to feel better before getting down to business. As long as you’re not switching your header from green, to black, to blue, back to green again, you are being productive and helping to build your brand.

That being said your traffic isn’t going to increase because of a new header color. Keep plugging along and go at your own pace. You sound like you know what’s important.

Keep up the good work!
Reed

By: Moon Hussain

Moon Hussain — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 01:20:58 +0000

Listen to these two guys! It is absolutely hard to produce quality content. I can vouch for that since I just launched my blog and have tried to keep up with 3 posts/week. I might be breaking that rule this Monday as I’m traveling.

Let go of all of your lists and spend 30 minutes producing a good article. Next day, build on it and edit it. I start my article one day and finish it the next. It’s a nice balance.

Believe me, I can be the queen of procrastination, but if I can do this, then anyone can. Give yourself the kick! G’luck.