Do I have to write my Blog Myself?

Do I Have to Write My Blog Myself?

Hold on to your hats, I’m going to say something controversial. No, you do not have to write your own blog. Okay, everyone take a deep breath. I don't even write all my own blogs. I own the following blogs and blogs need to be published every three or four days for www.motherhoodincorporated.com, www.blogpoddrip.com, www.realestateweblibrary.com, www.powerebusinessbuilder.com, www.sandrabeck.com and then there are the mother sites that feature me -- cafemom, workitmom, msn, yahoo and google who all ask me for blogs -- and of course yours truly the 100 day challenge. I would be writing blogs all day long just to keep up.

So I hire blog writers from my stable of writers at Motherhood Incorporated. Now ask yourself -- is this Sandra writing or is it a Sandra virtual. You will never know. Sometimes I read the blogs I commission and add in personal tidbits like the 100 day challenge...and sometimes I just let them fly. I only have so many hours in the day with 2 kids under the age of 4 and a company to run. Sound familiar? So is it Sandra or is it virtual Sandra...this time is is half me/ half virtual. I had a virtual write me some blogs and I have cut and pasted to make this along with adding more of my own thoughts.

A good virtual will read your old blogs and pick up on your pace, word choice and tone. Sometimes I can't remember who wrote what because Shannon, Stacy, Cathy, Nicole O and Nicole P can write ME better than ME...and the grammar and spelling are right and there are usually no typos -- that's a mark I did the blog myself!

For generations busy influential people have surrounded themselves with wordsmiths, people who are good with words, to help them to make the absolute utmost of their communication skills. We no longer hide the fact that a team of speech writers works with all presidents and presidential candidates. Jay Leno and David Letterman don’t step foot on the stage without a room full or writers punching up their jokes. We accept that these fabulously successful people have help writing material that ends up being credited to them, so why are we squeamish about people getting help writing their blogs?

Yes it is supposed to be personal. I’m sure that David Letterman would argue that his monologue is pretty personal. We accept that successful and busy people need a writing staff because their talents are needed elsewhere. Isn’t the same true for you? Wouldn’t it be great for you to have a well written blog, complete with your input, that is published on a consistent basis but doesn’t require all of your time and attention?

Don’t you wonder if that’s how the really successful people are doing it? I can tell you with certainty; in most cases they have “blog support”. Different clients need different things. Some people write a blog themselves and just use our services to grammar check and beef up the blog for search engine optimization. Other clients give us a list of topics, we write blogs on the topics and then they add their own flavor to it – thus making it very personal but severely cutting the amount of time they have to spend on a blog. Other clients ask us to blog on a general subject and only approve the blogs before they are posted. It depends on the client’s desires for the blog and for their time.

The more successful you are the more crucial your time management skills. Blogging is with out a doubt one of the most incredible tools available in today’s fast paced technology driven world. Not having the time to blog is no longer an option