Being Remarkable: 10 Helps, Hints, and Hacks [3 of 3]
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Today’s article is the third in a three-part series on being remarkable. The first two are here:
Being Remarkable: What it’s Not [1 of 3]
Being Remarkable: What it is [2 of 3]
Today, we’re going to look at some helps, hints, and hacks to help your blog be remarkable.
Offering value on a regular basis is no walk in the park. It’s tough work. If you’ve been blogging or preaching for very long, then you probably already know this fact. Regularly producing value for your audience involves consistent creativity, thoughtfulness, planning, vision for the future, insight into your audience’s needs, intelligent communication, etc.
I love philosophizing. It’s easy to just tell you that you need to do better, offer more value, and do it regularly, but then leave you hanging with no practical advice or application. But, I’m not going to do that to you.
Here are 10 ways to increase value and be remarkable.
- Plan ahead. Giving yourself several days, or even a full week, to think about, edit, and rehash your message is invaluable. You’ll see the difference immediately.
- Write ahead. I write my posts several days in advance to give myself ample time to make sure I’m publishing something that’s worth your time to read.
- Edit. Be fanatic about it. Break out the dictionary, the thesaurus, ask a friend/spouse to proofread it, something. Just don’t publish it until it’s ‘mistakeless.’
- Get away. Sitting at the computer can be wonderful for your imagination, sometimes. Most of the time, it’s a creativity killer. Go for a walk. Play with your dog. Ride your bike. Drive your car without a destination.
- Sing. I’m a worship leader, so singing is natural for me. But singing can be therapeutic and mind-clearing for anyone, not just us God-blessed individuals.
- Draw. Use something physical; pencil and paper. Even if you can’t draw a circle, just start drawing to your heart’s content. Maybe they’ll even be good enough to post to a photoblog using a tool like Tumblr.
- Read a book. This will increase your linguistic ability and broaden your horizon both imaginatively and intellectually.
- Read other valuable blogs. It’s tough to offer value on a regular basis, but it’s even tougher when you’re trying to do it alone.
- Listen to other valuable preachers. Getting some ongoing examples of value is…valuable.
- Don’t try too hard. My dad told me about how sand works when I was a kid. Wet sand will sit nicely in your hand if you hold it loosely. However, if you squeeze it tightly, trying hard to keep it in your hand, it will slip away quickly.
Like anything in life, value is what drives people. If they find value in what you’re offering, they’ll flock to it. If what you’re offering isn’t valuable, then why offer it? One more thing: perceived value isn’t the same as real value, but it can be just as useful.
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