The biggest issue in having a fresh web site may not be the technology, designer or other tools associated with it but rather keeping it updated with new content such as blog posts, calendar events, product listings, status updates, etc.
I struggle with this myself. If I come across any kind of friction such as time constraints, a cluttered app or having to jump through hoops to write an article, change a phone number, etc. it’s easy to put off.
If I was in an interview and asked what my greatest weakness was I would
say I am a big picture person and can get overwhelmed by choices. I’m sure I am not alone. If asked what I do about it I would say I strictly follow a todo list based on my daily needs, goals and adjustments and break them down with subtasks. Another tool I use frequently is a timer which gives me a short term goal and usually the shorter the time period set I find I can usually accomplish more.
My biggest project and life goal is writing more. A lot is based on lessons I have learned at work. Or other things I want to share.
My writing includes long term book projects, blogging , creating reports, SOP’s, funny stories and poetry. Up until today I have been using or have the following tools on my computer or phone;
- Scrivener
- Ulysses
- Microsoft Word
- Substack
- This site blog within WordPress
- Google Docs
- UpNote
- And Pages
Today marks adding a new tool and one I wished I started using a long time ago.
IA Writer: It’s been around for over 15 years and I am just now discovering it. I am using it now to write this blog post. No AI help at all, there is “almost” an unAI aspect about it. That is if I copy text from ai it will flag it so I can either cite it or write things in my own words.
The almost part of it excites me as a writer as it can highlight different parts of speech like nouns, adjectives, verbs, etc.
IA Writer may be a great solution for you as well. It’s available on Mac, Windows and iOS. I paid for the iOS version this morning and already loving it!
When it comes to updating content on your own site what do you struggle the most with?
- Blogging/News Updates
- Photos
- Stats
- Illustrations
- Events
- Other content?