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As someone who is doing business on the Internet you recognize that the Internet provides lots of resources for people to get information quickly.  In addition, when someone is looking for something they want that information right away.  After all it's been said that we live in a microwave generation where everyone wants everything NOW!

What this means for your business and mine is that we have to spend the time making sure that the information on our websites is current and relevant to the needs of people.  One of my Mentors, Connie Ragen Green,  makes the point that we have to give our readers what they want, not what we know they need.

The problem with all of this is that content creation takes a lot of time and it can be challenging to find topics and material that are relevant to what our readers are looking for. One solution is re-purposing or sometimes called recycling your content. This is a great time-saver (more…)

In my last post the focus was on making the best use of your time with blog posts.  Today we will look at utilizing our time effectively with articles, creating videos, and other product creation.

Points to note from comments received on the previous post:

(a) Do indepth research on a topic in one sitting

(b) Write a long article and then divide it into two or three blog posts

(c) Write a series on a topic you’ve researched

(d) Use templates or copy and paste your format.

Articles:

(i)  You can re-purpose your post by submitting it to your favorite article directories.  You will need to verify the acceptable minimum number of words as some article directories will accept as low as 250 words, whereas some will accept a minimum of 500 words, and at least one that I know of will not accept less than 700 words.

(ii) Because you have written a series or done research extensively on a specific topic, if your individual posts (more…)