Welcome to #WorkshopWednesday, my weekly feature with a focus on all things blogging! Each week there’ll be tips, tricks and advice on how to get your blog running like a well oiled machine!
It’s after you get into blogging, that you realise the sheer amount of work that it takes to keep your corner of the internet running smoothly. Most of the bloggers I know are up until the wee, small hours on a regular basis, often there just aren’t enough hours in the day. That’s why it’s essential to develop a few time saving tactics to help you on your way. If you can save a few minutes here and there, it all adds up to time better used elsewhere!
During my time as a blogger, I’ve developed a few key time saving tactics. It makes my life easier and saves me a tonne of extra work in the long run!
Email Templates
Having templates saved on your laptop or phone is a real time saver. More often than not emails from brands and PRs will command a similar reply, so I have a draft email tucked away ready to copy, paste and tweak when I need to. This is especially useful when the girls are around, as I simply don’t have the time to spend on typing a fresh email each and every time I need to reply. Obviously this isn’t always the case, some emails do need a little more thought, but when I can I use a template!
Keyboard Shortcuts
I’m a huge lover of keyboard shortcuts. There are so many you can use, some you will find useful and some you won’t. Have a play around with a few and get used to using them, honestly it makes blogging so much quicker and easier. My most used shortcuts are ‘ctrl + c’ to copy and ‘ctrl + v’ to paste, simple yet incredibly effective in the time saving game!
Store Commonly Used Hashtags
If like me, you’re an Insta lover, the chances are that you’ll have a set of hashtags that you commonly use alongside your image and description. The hashtag limit on Instagram is thirty and there’s absolutely no way I can remember that many – especially as I use a variety of different combinations depending on the image I’m posting. That’s why I have a few different sets of hashtags stored in the notes app on my phone. Copy, paste and voila! Done in seconds!
Do you have any time saving tactics?
I also use my notes app to store hashtags for instagram based on the usual types of photos I post! Great minds think alike! #fortheloveofBLOG
There’s no way I could remember them all! Xx
I use my phone notes for insta hashtags but also to store links to my blog posts. Makes it easier to promote certain posts or schedule posts #TriumphantTales
Oh good tip, I’ll be using that one! xx
I never thought about saving the hashtags! GENIUS!
Haha! xx
I use notes to store my hashtags and use a few templates to store emails that are quite repetitive over time. I also have a spreadsheet of linkys (bit out of date as I dont join as many as i used to now i post more)
Thank you for sharing these tips with us at #TriumphantTales. I hope to see you back next week.
Thankyou! xx
Clever!!! Thanks for the hacks!!!
#stayclassymama
Thankyou! xx
Storing hashtags saves me a ton of time! Great tips #stayclassymama
Doesn’t it?! xx
I save a couple of template emails and hashtags on my iPhone too! I also have a shortcut setup for my address as I am forever giving that to PRs.
I find Lightroom and Canva both amazing time savers for me. #ForTheLoveOfBlog x
I’m totally in love with Canva! xx
Email templates! Yes I need to do this ASAP thanks for the tips and sharing with #StayClassyMama!
It saves so much time! Xx
I do the same & save my hashtags to my notes. I also have a note for ‘ideas’ too. I have a brain like a sieve and often ideas will pop into my head & then I forget!
Haha, I be in a total mess if I didn’t keep notes! Xx
Thank you so much for these amazing tips. I’m learning a lot from your blogging advice and really appreciate it. Thank you!
Thankyou, I’m glad it’s useful! X