Comments on: Boost Your Blogging Productivity With Post Templates http://www.dailyblogtips.com/boost-your-blogging-productivity-with-post-templates/ Sun, 21 Mar 2010 10:42:09 -0500 hourly 1 By: Alik Levin | PracticeThis.com http://www.dailyblogtips.com/boost-your-blogging-productivity-with-post-templates/comment-page-1/#comment-760907 Alik Levin | PracticeThis.com Sat, 31 Jan 2009 11:36:36 +0000 http://www.dailyblogtips.com/?p=1561#comment-760907 ALX, Whoa!! - thanks for the support! BTW, I was using these templates and it was very effective and efficient. I am publishing ~10 posts a week. No sweat. ;) And the readership gets climbing. Thanks again ALX,
Whoa!! – thanks for the support!
BTW, I was using these templates and it was very effective and efficient. I am publishing ~10 posts a week. No sweat. ;)
And the readership gets climbing.

Thanks again

]]> By: ALX http://www.dailyblogtips.com/boost-your-blogging-productivity-with-post-templates/comment-page-1/#comment-760554 ALX Fri, 30 Jan 2009 22:46:30 +0000 http://www.dailyblogtips.com/?p=1561#comment-760554 To all the detractors of using a template: try changing the word "template" for "method". A method is a series of steps that have proven being succesful for a specific task. The article template should not be a "cookie-cutter for blog posts" (which will certainly provide articles of little value) but: * a logical structure that makes sense * a checklist for aspects to cover and issues to avoid * a reminder for good tips that have worked before * a set of tools to jump-start your creativity * a structure that reflects your own personal writing style In the end, the template helps YOU write and YOUR READERS read, because the KNOWLEDGE embedded in it has proven value before, and since you have it there already, you don't need to reinvent it every time. How can this be bad/useless/non-valid for ANY written piece, be it a repetitive type of articles (like structured reviews) or a unique piece of deep, personal thoughts. It's just a matter of using the RIGHT template, the one that makes sense to each author and type of article. If you write for an established publication, chances are the template (or guidelines or whatever) are given to you. If not, why not try to build your own template? Rather than numbing your creativity, it might empower it by helping you understand what triggers it and what makes your writing successful. And in the end, it's still you who needs to write the post. To all the detractors of using a template: try changing the word “template” for “method”. A method is a series of steps that have proven being succesful for a specific task. The article template should not be a “cookie-cutter for blog posts” (which will certainly provide articles of little value) but:
* a logical structure that makes sense
* a checklist for aspects to cover and issues to avoid
* a reminder for good tips that have worked before
* a set of tools to jump-start your creativity
* a structure that reflects your own personal writing style

In the end, the template helps YOU write and YOUR READERS read, because the KNOWLEDGE embedded in it has proven value before, and since you have it there already, you don’t need to reinvent it every time.

How can this be bad/useless/non-valid for ANY written piece, be it a repetitive type of articles (like structured reviews) or a unique piece of deep, personal thoughts. It’s just a matter of using the RIGHT template, the one that makes sense to each author and type of article. If you write for an established publication, chances are the template (or guidelines or whatever) are given to you. If not, why not try to build your own template? Rather than numbing your creativity, it might empower it by helping you understand what triggers it and what makes your writing successful.

And in the end, it’s still you who needs to write the post.

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