Writing two blog posts every day definitely allowed me to reach this milestone faster. Writing three blog posts every day would help me reach the 2,000th blog post milestone much faster than I am currently projected to reach it. I publish two blog posts every day (that number is not going up), which means I write 730 blog posts every year. Sometime in 2015, I will have written my 2,000th blog post.
We all have milestones that we want to reach. Some of us may want our Kindle eBooks to make 10 sales every day while others may want to have over 10,000 Pinterest followers. It’s great to have a milestone in place. Milestones give us something to strive for.
What we also need to figure out is how we can reach those milestones faster. I would probably have less than 700 blog posts on this blog if I only published one blog post every day. I would still have under 100,000 Twitter followers if I used the same methods I was using back when I only had 10,000 Twitter followers.
The difference between a milestone that gets accomplished and a milestone that remains a memory is the individual in charge. In order to accomplish your milestones, you need to identify a way that you can get there faster. You may be projected to reach 10,000 Twitter followers in two months. Instead of accepting it, ask yourself how you can trim down the time from two months to one month. I thought I would reach 100,000 Twitter followers in my senior year of high school. Now, I will exceed 400,000 Twitter followers at the same time I thought I would be at 100,000. I may even be able to pass the 500,000 milestone before I graduate.
Even though I have trimmed down the time it took for me to amass my Twitter followers, I want to trim it down even more. If I learn how to gain 1,000 Twitter followers every day very soon, I could end up with over 700,000 Twitter followers by the time I get out of high school.
There is always a way to reach a certain milestone faster. When you reach the milestone once, it gradually becomes easier to read other milestones. The 1 billionth tweet was sent out 3 years, 2 months, and 1 day after Twitter was created. Now, Twitter sends the same number of tweets every week.
Twitter really trimmed down the time for that one. Your milestones will happen if you remain dedicated, but you also need to find out how you can make your particular milestone get accomplished faster. Getting that milestone accomplished will make you want more, and as a result, find more ways to trim down your time once you seek another milestone.
Hi Marc,
I truly enjoy reading your posts.I make it a point to read your blog at least a couple of times a week or whenever I look at my Twitter feed.I have a question on preparing content—I started blogging recently and I first write down a rough draft on paper and then type it in–Do you recommend a particular style of functioning?
I am happy to see you read my blog often 😀
I think of the idea and type it. Then, I go back to the idea later in the day and write the blog post. It gets much easier as you continue writing blog posts and write about the things you love. If you want to see an example of how it gets easier over time, look through my first blog posts and then look at my newest ones. It used to be exhausting to type blog posts that were barely a paragraph long. Now, I am able to type three paragraphs much faster than I was able to type one paragraph.
Hey Marc,
Thank you for being a true blogging and affiliate marketing inspiration to the web. You’re only 16 and your entrepreneurial spirit is truly inspiring. When you said you’re only writing 2 blog posts per day, are you typing on the keyboard or using a dictation program? The reason for asking is because many bloggers today are using dictation to create unique content faster. And, how is your affiliate marketing coming along? Please know you are welcome anytime to create a free account on the site and talk blogging-affiliate marketing. Would love to hear from you. And, Drewry is also following you on Pinterest. Thank you for just being you. 🙂
I never knew bloggers were using dictation programs to write blog posts faster. I am not going to try it though only because if I blank out while rushing the words, I would create a bad blog post. In addition, the dictation program may misinterpret what I say. The only way to know everything I am going to say to the dictation program is by reading a script, but if I made a script, there is no longer a good reason to use it. I am happy to hear that you are following me on Pinterest, and I am focusing more on creating my own products to market than focusing on affiliate marketing. Thank you for the kind words and for stopping by. That means a lot to me.