My blogging plans for 2009 (It can be your plan as well)

Slowly and slowly we are heading towards the end of the year to welcome the new one.And while lazing in the sun and doing some preparation for new year ,today I thought seriously about the plans for the next year.

I have learnt a lot in 2008 and my next move in 2009 would be to capitalize on this knowledge to make my blog more worthy than before.I jotted down some of my mistakes ,experiences and some experiments that I havn't done yet or didn't get time to work out.


I spent about 4 hrs. thinking over the issue and came up with a big fat list of 56 things which I need to do in the coming year (the list will grow as the year passes on).Next, I spent about one extra hour to arrange the list according to priority.

Today in this post I would talk about my top 5 plans for 2009. I am not sure how many of you would be benefitted from my plannings but I think some of you might get some ideas from this post.

Here comes my top priority-

1) Regular and frequent posting-
This is in top of my agenda. My posting frequency and more importantly regularity has been dismal all the year round in 2008. I have always adviced everyone to be regular in posting but I myself has not acted on my own advice. I can tell you, this is real bad feeling.(I have no excuses to make though)

In 2009, I will be getting some relieving from work load off my shoulders and I am quite serious to act on my own advice. Still ,I will not be able to maintain the daily post frequency but yes, it will be around 3-4 posts a week.

2) More laser targeted but short posts-
In 2008, I have written pretty long posts. Most of my posts are of 1000 words or longer. This has also been a reason why my post frequency has been so poor in 2008. I never cared about the post length in 2008 but I am planning to get more serious over it.

While I will still write long pithy posts atleast once a week ,my focus in 2009 would be laser targeted short posts discussing one issue at a time. Don't worry though, the short posts still will be of great value.I will not compromise with the quality.

3) No monetization in 2009-
I will not monetize my blog in the coming year at least until August. I want to focus my attention in growing the blog next year.I don't want to dissipate my energy in monetization ,rather I am willing to apply my full energy in growing my blog.

I have some plans to grow my blog and those will take some time to work on. I will pore whole of my energy working on those plan. Money is still, no no for me !!

4) More twittering-
Twitter has been the biggest sensation in 2008. According to one of the stats most of the Twitter users (about 70%) registered in 2008 and about 5000-10,000 new users join it per day.

I am seeing Twitter as one of the places where I can find new readers for my blog as well as network with those who already are readers. I have registered an account in Twitter a few months back but I have never been active there.

Next year, I am planning to do some Twittering.I am checking out some tools and plugins to make Twittering more fun and productive.By the way, you can follow me on Twitter if you desire to get connected with me there.

5) A better blog design-
In offline world the first impression is created by your face or the way you dress yourself or the way you walk. But on the internet, you don't have a face to show . The design of your blog is what that creates the initial impression about you and your blog.

I have decided to revamp my blog design to make it more professional while retaining the simplicity. I hve already changed the template of my blog and I am working to give a tinge of professionalism in it.

These are my top priorities in the coming year. The list may grow in coming few days but for now this is it !!
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