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This month’s “Works for Me Wednesday” theme is “blogging tips.” For me, running two different blogs (this one and my reviews blog), organization is key. Here are some of the ways I stay organized within the “blogosphere:”

- I use the BusyBodyBook for scheduling my blog posts. There are five columns per day, which allows for both blogs, technical to-dos, and things to research…plus one miscellaneous category. Though this planner can be used for almost anything, it works best for my blogging.

- I have a list of blogging topics in my “Book of Lists,” which is basically a little blank journal where I make list of, well, pretty much everything. When I lack inspiration for a post or see something which I think would be a good idea for a post/discussion starter, I jot it down for later.

- I stay ahead of blog posts by writing several at once, usually during the kids’ afternoon quiet times or after they’ve gone to bed in the evenings. I post-date my posts through Wordpress so that I don’t have to worry about logging on to put them up each day.

- I added a blog search box which not only helps my readers search my site, it helps me locate past articles, crafts, or recipes with ease.

- I have a bookmark folder in the top of my browser titled “To Blog.” Any website or online article/tidbit I see as post-worthy, I add to this tab so that I can link to it later on my Monday links post.

- I label everything….most especially, photos. I name/label photos by subject matter so that I can find past photos easily when I need an image for a blog article.

Blog organization really, really works for me! Head over to We Are THAT Family for more WFMW tips on blogging. Have a wonderful Wednesday!