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Hello!

Some bloggers asked me what my weekly blogging
routine was. They wanted to know how I was able to manage multiple sites,
creating niche sites and writing content at the same time… all this while
keeping my day job ;-). So this article is about how I manage my time throughout the month.

Each morning – I blog

Each morning, I take an hour to write articles.
I work from an idea list on my USB key (my best friend!) (if you want more info
on how I manage my ideas and blgos, I suggest you go read How
I run multiple blogs). I am usually able to write 2 to 3 posts per
morning (between 500 to 1000 words each).

How Can I Write So
Fast? The Answer Lies within 3 Easy Points:

#1 I’ve taken typing lessons
when I was young. Therefore, I write as fast as a professional secretary. I
think that learning to type faster is a must for bloggers.

#2 I don’t edit my articles.
I pay someone to look into them. English is my second language (you probably
notice that by my newsletter since it’s not edited and includes grammatical
mistakes… sorry about this!) and I write with passion (therefore, I forget some
words sometimes!). I need someone to read my stuff and edit it.

#3 When I take time to build my idea
list, I also include sub-titles for each
article ideas. Then, once all ideas have been written in point forms, it’s
easy to write paragraphs that go with it!

Each morning – I look
at my stats

I should do this routine once a week or even
once a month but I just can’t take my eyes away from my stats. I look at Adense
and Google Analytics for 5 minutes each morning. I look at the trend for each
site to make sure everything is working well.

When I identify something wrong, I just take a
note (I sent myself an email) and I take care of it on my “business day” each
Wednesday.

Once a week – I manage

I gather all my communications with VA’s and
writers for my “day of business”. I try to minimize interaction throughout the
week and communicate with them efficiently once a week. In order to be more
efficient, I also gave one VA (my full time employee) the responsibility of
communicating with most of my writers. So unless something big happens, I only
have 2 contacts to do per week; my 2 VA’s.

Each week, I have a conference call of 30
minutes with my full time employee. I want to see what is going well, where she
may need help and we talk about the company in general.

I also plan my activities, my projects along
with my future post on that day. I think it’s important to gather all your
ideas and play with them for an hour or so. This gives more power to your
projects ;-).

Once a week – I create

My working day has become very important. This
is the moment where I can make the difference between “growing steadily with my
current websites” and “growing much faster by putting additional projects in
place”. This is where I create several things (depending on the day). It can
be:

-        
Working
on my ebook (1^st is coming soon, promise!)

-        
Working
on my niche websites (we currently have 2 setup: Home Security System
Canada and Second Hand Saddles HQ and
I’m almost done with my 3^rd one (soon to announced!)

-        
Writing
guest posts

-        
Working
on new affiliate programs

-        
Writing
my newsletters

Without this day, I would lack of time for
creation. And this is what I like the most.

Once a month – I plan
my next month

At the beginning of each month, I take a look
at what has been done and what I want to do next month. I determine specific
objectives for each VA’s and myself. Therefore, I know what will be done
throughout the month and where we are heading. I always refer back to my 2011
blogging goals to see if I’m in line with them and asking myself what
can be done to make it happens.

I cut down on several
tasks with my Virtual Assistants

My VA’s are a great help for me. They take care
of several things:

-        
manage
advertisers

-        
create
contents

-        
manage
other writers

-        
establish
writing plans for some blogs

-        
do
keyword researches with Market Samurai

-        
working
on niche websites

-        
promotion
(comments, carnival submissions, social media)

-        
article
spinning with The Best
Spinner and submission

As you can see, they do a lot of the
“mechanical” stuff where I keep creation and strategy for my business day. In
the end, what I did was to find people to do stuff I don’t like or I’m not too
good at while I kept what I am good at. This is how I manage my time so
efficiently.

I think this is the key for any kind of
business; concentrate on what you are
good at and outsource everything else.

Take care,

Mike

I'm curious Mike, how many other blogs do you read?  I recall you mentioning that a VA comments on your behalf (at least for Do Not Wait).

How do you select blogs that will get read / commented on / included in your Yakezie roundups?