Between baking sugar cookies for my kid's kindergarten class, slapping together tonight's dinner (tuna sandwiches) and finishing off a client's bio, I blog.
Honestly, right now I'd rather be flaked out on the couch like that guy in the photo above.
But I'm blogging because I said I would.
It was one of the last things I talked about in my session on fitness blogging at the Can-Fit-Pro conference in Vancouver.
I said something like, hey, let's all sign up for a blog or post to our existing ones THIS WEEK! It'll help set the stage for a lifetime of happy, healthy fitness blogging.
So here I am. And, yes, this post does have a point.
My "let's all blog!" declaration reminded me how much it helps productivity to have someone relying on you for something specific. That's how I get my fitness articles written - I've got editors expecting them from me by a certain date.
If you're really stuck at the point of perpetually intending to blog without ever doing it, try this: Tell your most valued fitness clients that you're about to blog on X topic and you'd love their opinions on whatever you write about.
There. Now you have a reason to blog.
A deadline.
And a pre-established audience.
That should whip you into blogging shape.
Point made. Can I go lie around now?
P.S. Kudos to Mia Sutherland and Josh Neumann (both in my Can-Fit-Pro fitness blogging session) for following through so fast on that "blog this week" pact. Inspiring! If you blogged in the past week, let me know with a comment here and I'll comment back on your blog.
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Love the idea of telling your clients to expect a new blog post in the coming days as a way to impose a deadline on yourself! Great tip thanks Amanda!
Really liked your presentation at CanFit Vancouver. Kept moving and had a lot or original information about blogging. Now if I could only get mine set up and sounds as snappy as you :-)
Well, I wasn't at Can-Fit Pro, but I did blog this week! I blogged about carbs which was fitting for Thanksgiving week here in the U.S.
Amanda,
Thanks for inspiration to post. Nice to know I am doing some things right in this industry. You gave me some ideas about photos - free photo of the week (gives inspiration too). I actually wrote a post on Monday and a second one today. With about two more to follow this weekend.
Josh - I referred a client to a previous post on trigger points when she was asking some great questions. Now I can follow up during our next session.
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Kudos to those who took action the next day after Can-Fit Pro.
Hey thanks for commenting on my blog! Knowing people are actually out there and aware when I add a new post really does create an incentive to blog more. Hopefully you feel the same about your blogs. It helps to have that network of fitness blogger supporters.
Coming from a blogging-neophyte, electronically-challenged, ball of annoying energy such as myself - if I can sit down long enough to figure out how to blog and then to blog (such a strange word) the only one who has an excuse not to is one without a computer!
Hi Amanda, I've got your blog on an RSS feed and look forward to your posts! I likely signed up after seeing you at a conference in Alberta. I try to blog about all things indoor cycling about 2x/month, which I just did last night. It's work but so well worth it to 'pay it forward' to the newbie spin instructors I train through AFLCA. My philosophy is why not share what has worked in my weekly classes over the past 8+ years!
Any thoughts on effectively blogging as a team? less pressure to constantly update, more time to put together something special ... or loss of a coherent voice?
Stacy,
Thanks for reading my blog!
I think blogging as a team can work very well as long as everyone is on board with the theme, scope and intended audience of the blog. Copyblogger does a form of team blogging quite well.
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