Blogging Tip: 10 Ways to stay focused on the task at hand.

This article can be used for multiple purposes, not just for those who are taking the blogging for money pathway. Lets face it, you will not make money on anything if you aren't focused. Here's 10 tips for anyone to use to make sure they are on the top of their game.

10. Set Goals: Before you can execute, you need to know what you're looking to do. If you just went into a blog without any goal, you would have no reason to do anything.

9. Don't over commit: Make sure the goals you lie down are goals you can attain, sure, I could make the goal of of 10,000 visitors to my blog, and a new post every day, but with the rest of my life, this simply isn't feasible.

8. Don't worry: As long as you are doing something you care about, or in this case, writing about something you care about, don't worry about what your next post will be about, brainstorm, you will get it.

7. Be organized: Know what you are going to do before you do it. I have my blog topics set usually about a week out, so that way I can finally adhere to a normal posting schedule. Keep notes, knowing what you are going to do takes a lot of the stress out of it.

6. Work/Life balance: If you decide to blog full time, don't spend your day researching, typing, editing, linking, etc. Spend awhile brainstorming, type a little bit, edit later. If you work 24/7 you will burn yourself out so fast, there is no point in doing it.

5. Minimize distractions: I have 3 internet browsers, IE (because it comes with the computer), Firefox (for Stumbleupon, before it was IE compatible) and Opera. I do all my blog posting in Opera, not because it's easier or more compatible, but because stumbleupon doesn't work for it, so I'm not tempted to start stumbling while I'm trying to post.

4. Reward yourself: Make sure you know your reward ahead of time, it gives you a reason to push. (My first AdSense payout will buy me xyz.)

3. Prioritize: Know what's important to you, if you have side-projects and little time, figure whats most important. I have a few blogs I run, this one is one of the only ones that have a regular reader group, so I know I will need to get new content on time because people expect it.

2. Minimize side-projects: This will cause you to want to jump around, with 1 topic, you're more likely to stay motivated simply because it will begin to excite you more and more.

1. Stay Unfocused: Sure, this post is about staying focused, but this blog is about making money, most of my ideas are ideas brought to be by stumbling or just trying new things, if I was focused all the time, this blog would rarely be updated and never any good content.

Side note:
My personal favorite way to stay focused is to be organized. My day usually consists of a set schedule. Wake -> Work -> Check Taketheinternetback for new content -> Check analytics and AdSense -> Stumble -> Post -> Check Entrecard for other bloggers posts -> Sleep. Of course add in eating and various off the computer activities, but I find if my computer time is set, I stay focused better.