Are you a blogger too?

If so, how long does it take you to write and publish a post?

Do you wish that you could write more quickly, but without having to compromise the quality of your work?

There are several different methods that you can use to speed up your writing, while still maintaining the quality of your work or better yet improving it.

Here are seven tips for speeding up your blog posting:

1. Comfort: If you would like to write more quickly, and improve the quality of your work, it's best to make yourself comfortable. Make sure that your chair offers you good lumbar support and try to ensure that the top of your screen is about level with your eyes so that you are look slightly down at the center of your screen.
2. Distractions: Try to eliminate as many distractions as possible. If you can, set up your computer in a dedicated area separate from the rest of your house. Switch your telephone to voicemail and turn off email and instant messaging applications. I know it can be difficult, but explain to your family that when you are at your "desk" you are working and ask them to respect your need to privacy.
3. Typing: How fast can you type? If you type at less than fifty words per minute (wpm), you may want to think about taking a typing class. I find that I can think much faster than I can type so I use Dragon Naturally Speaking which allows me to dictate my blog posts, my articles and my ebooks & Special Guides!
4. Outlines: Outlines offer a quick and easy way to start your blog post. Once you have completed your initial outline, you know exactly what to write and how to write it. This means that you can just focus on writing and not necessarily thinking about your next step. This, alone, can save you a considerable amount of time.
5. Spell Check: It is important that anything that you publish is well presented and free from errors. That is why it is important that you use a spell checker. I prefer to just get on with my writing, keeping up the flow and leaving my spell checking until later. If you use the FireFox Browser, all of your misspelled words will be highlighted making it much easier to review and correct them before you finally publish your post.
6. Proofreading: Although not as critically important as spell checking you should still take time to proofread your writing before publishing. Again, you should avoid proof reading as you go as it can interrupt your flow. But do make sure that your content is grammatically correct before you click the "Publish" button.
7. Time: Try to set aside sufficient time to compile, spell check, proof read and publish each of your posts. However, please avoid putting yourself under too much pressure to complete a post within too tight a deadline. Focus on your writing rather than on the clock and you will discover that you naturally complete each post more quickly and easily.

You may be surprised just how much these tips can help you.  Give them a try and see for yourself… if your writing improves then please share your success and make a donation!