The new plan… Thrillers, Spillers and Fillers
If you thought this post was gonna be about gardening, you’d be wrong. Shocker, I know, since 99.9% of my posts lately have been about gardening, but this one is gonna be a bit different.
Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about the state of blogging and where I want to take my blog in the future. I have been flying by the seat of my pants for about 12 years now, so it’s high time I got myself organized and built a content calendar for my upcoming posts. Some bloggers have content planned out for months in advance. I, on the other hand, have content planned minutes in advance. This is not a smart way to blog.
I’ve decided to take the thriller, spiller, and filler approach to blogging. You’ve probably heard this term about planting containers, right? You’re supposed to plant containers with a few big, bold flowers (the thrillers), some that spill over the sides to add interest (the spillers) and then some to fill in all the gaps (the fillers, obviously).
I think this analogy can translate well into the type of blog posts I write each month. So, from this day forward my new blogging business plan will be: [Click Here to Read More…]
