Use Google Docs as an Idea Repository

If you are like me, ideas for posts come fast and furious. Unfortunately, time limitations and motivation sometimes get in the way. So when those ideas come, just create a document in Google Docs to sketch out the post idea, then come back at a later when you have time to flesh the post out. Why not just save those ideas in draft form you ask? You can do that for sure, but too many draft articles may be unmanageable. And lets face it, you may not end up posting some of those draft posts, thereby cluttering up your system.

Use Google Docs to Create Your Pillar Post

Pillar Article, Flagship Content, Cornerstone Content … they are all the same. They take time. And some editing. Saving those posts in draft form within your blog platform is just not suitable. With Google Docs, you can take time to create your opus. Think. Write. Edit. And when your masterpiece is ready. Publish.

These are just two quick reasons why using Google Docs to post to your blog is a good idea. Bavatuesdays gives a nice step by step illustration on how to do so.

UPDATE: I used Google Docs to publish this post to SemiProBlogging.  And like Teckh’s experience, the post Title did not port over, despite my indicating that I wished it so. Thus, I had to go into WordPress and edit it in. Thus, for those posts that you are ready to do in one sitting, Google Docs would not be the method of choice.

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