The response to my post Ten Ways to Crank Out Killer Posts in Ten Minutes or Less was fantastic! I feel some very warm fuzzies towards my readers for being so smart and coming up with even more ways to write attention-grabbing posts in less than ten minutes.
As promised, I’m collecting your great ideas here in a new post with a link back to each one of you!
(Oh, and time spent on this post? Guess…)
From Cathy Stucker:
Post a favorite resource and link to it. “My favorite source for photos/keyword research tool/WP themes or plugins/whatever…â€
Post a photo, with or without comment. A number of bloggers do “Wordless Wednesday†posts with only a photo.
Take a list post you did in the past and expand on one of the list items. Give more how-to and/or link to a tutorial or other resource. For example, what do you use to set up a poll as suggested in item number 6? Tips?
Post the results of the poll you did in suggestion number 6. Include commentary on the poll results, and comments submitted by those who responded to the poll.
From Justin Kownacki
Glossaries: Define a buzzword for your target audience, then back it up with links to practical examples.
From Barbara Ling, Virtual Coach
Take what happened during the day and relate it to your medium. It’s amazing how many parallels I can draw between making money online, say, and my mooses, Twitter Budgies, kids and the rest.
From Carolyn
Requests for clarifications can make great posts. This is especially useful when you don’t fully understand a sentiment or concept you read, say in a book. Sort of an excerpt-based question, part info, part question. But you really have to be wondering. Also, the more controversial, the better.
From Joanne Pauwels
Create a quick post of “famous quotes†on a specific keyword in your niche, then ask readers if they have any favs (for future posts, of course!)
From Alan
Review a product/service/website in your niche that you are already familiar with. Develop a ‘review rubric’ and you can streamline this process.
Create an interview template and send out emails to those you would like to interview. It takes ten minutes to write an introduction and format the post.
Copy/Paste any interesting email exchanges you may have. Hate mail? Question and answer sessions? Philosophical ramblings? [Note from Michael: make sure it's cool with the other people in the email conversation first]
Link drop! If you are a heavy bookmarker, pick 5 of the most interesting sites you have bookmarked in the last week/2weeks/month, and write a few sentences about them.
Photo by Leo Reynolds
Thanks for some great ideas to write good posts in less time.
Less time = more productivity.
Thanks for the great tips. Especially liked ‘Wordless Wednesday!’
Michael,
Oh, gee. The quotation idea is a good one!
Note to self: Always read the followup post before posting a comment that’s a duplicate of something Michael’s already written. Oops!
I love the email idea, too. I’ve asked permission to excerpt from good email exchanges many times. I don’t know if it takes me less than ten minutes to polish it up, but sometimes when you are focused on one person’s real problem or question, you do give some great concentrated answers, so that is definitely a great way to find post material.
Regards,
Kelly
Hey Michael!
Excellent stuff. I never would have thought of the photos and wordless posts. I love the interview idea. I just started doing that. Anything you can do in 10 minutes or less is sweeet.
I appreciate you.
Dali
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I can’t keep up with you, Michael. After posting on my blog about your 10 Ways to Crank in 10 Minutes, I find out you’ve gone and published 12 MORE Ways! Oh, and by the way, I spent at least 10+ plus more minutes linking to everyone’s posts and bios, so don’t gimme that 10 minutes or less stuff. I’m keeping a tab and you now owe me 50 + 10 minutes of my very valuable time…lemme see now, @ my hourly rate, you probably owe me…$1.25?
Thanks for both these lists. I copied them and emailed them to myself so I can find them easily with my search! They are too good to lose!
In fact, I sent a copy of them to my back up email (so if my computer crashes, I have them easily backed up via email – that’s proved to be a good timesaver of a different sort 
. Thanks again!
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In blogging, I’ve found the important distinction is to decide which topics deserve more time and weave more complex posts with simpler ones. There are subjects that benefit greatly from graphics embellishment and heavy linking. Others should be kept uncomplicated just to sharpen their message. Creating all posts the same way all the time is the path to boredom and a shrinking audience. Just a humble opinion from a frequent social media blogger.
@Walter – I agree, however you’re talking in general terms about post content. The laser-focus purpose of this post and the previous one is to offer some creative ideas for when our backs are up against the wall and we have a zillion things to do… but we’re determined to produce quality content instead of posting just anything. Thanks so much for sharing your ideas!
Hi Michael,
As a fairly new blogger I am always searching for a better or quicker way to do it. Your ideas have been outstanding and I do believe they will help me tremendously!
Thank you for sharing and I will continue to check back with you! Great ideas and I’m going to go now and see what I can create with some of your ideas! Thanks again and make it a fabulous day!
Deb Lamb
Virtual Assistant Services
@Deb – Thanks kindly! I would humbly suggest that instead of “checking back” you subscribe by RSS or by email (see upper right portion of page).
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I’ve started doing poll results and the interview idea is great, although if you do audio that can take a while. Nice Blogged.com rating btw–I’ve never noticed it on your site. I know they can be pretty harsh so an 8.3 is sick.
I’m with Terry Hernon MacDona, and Dali Burgado on the wordless posts. This is a great idea (not that the others are any less great…)
Wow. This helps so much!
I'm going to be so much more productive =]
HECK YEAH! I'm going to produce so much more! I'm surprised you don't charge for this. lol
Just imagine what you'd get if you did hire me.
Thanks for your comment!
HECK YEAH! I'm going to produce so much more! I'm surprised you don't charge for this. lol
Just imagine what you'd get if you did hire me.
Thanks for your comment!