Spend some time just reading
I find that it’s very easy to get bogged down with projects, sometimes even the smallest details can seem to take an age and you never seem to get everything done.
My tip to avoid this is to spend one day every so often just surfing the web, reading about new things and learning. The amount of really cool stuff you come across that would fit great into your next website or application is staggering. It also helps you keep what you’re up to now in perspective.
And last but not least, dont forget to comment on every post you read. If you’re a blogger you’ll know how nice it is to get new comments and it will also help spread the word about your website or blog as you go!
April 10th, 2008 at 2:26 pm
Commenting on every post you read would be too much for a lot of people, but every now and then when you got something to say…
And maybe some “well said, congratulations”, “thanks, this really helped”, “this article made my day” could be appropriate a lot of times as long as it doesn’t look like you’re wiring something in there just to get another link.
April 11th, 2008 at 3:28 am
Yes, I agree with what you’re saying. You shouldn’t comment for the sake of commenting. There’s a good guide on commenting strategy on Caroline Middlebrooks website: http://www.caroline-middlebrook.com/blog/do-you-have-a-blog-commenting-strategy/
April 12th, 2008 at 9:37 pm
I completely agree with you about taking time off and reading whatever is on the web.
Now, I don’t post a comment on every post I read, I only comment posts that I can contribute to. ;)
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