One of the things I like the best about using Wordpress for my online sites, is the ability to adapt to change.
For example, my time has become limited, due to the need to care for my mother, who is 92. That has become a full time job, in itself, so it makes working on sites, all that more difficult. And yet, without the work, the traffic does dry up, as does the sales, which means, lower income.
In these tough times, that’s not a happy result, now is it?
Yet, the choice is simple, for me. I have to deal with helping Mom, and that has to take precedence over anything else, including my time with the wife, the dog, and well, having a social life. Not that I had one before, but hey, I can still dream, right?
Wordpress gives me the opportunity to save drafts, come back to them later, as well as to be able to schedule multiple posts, over time. This feature alone, allows me to keep my blogs active, without the added work of tossing together a static page, with the need to code those pages, and to be available to upload them over time.
The ability to add feeds to a blog, also allows me to continue to have fresh content, for my surfers, and if I am lucky, actually make some sales. Now that helps, as frankly, taking care of someone who is 92, is not easy, nor cheap. It has added to our household expenses, and money only goes so far, unless you can boost that income.
When you automate a blog, using its schedule options, you get the best possible solution, other than making each post your own. I hate that inability, to write my own stuff, but it is the trade off one has to make, when circumstances prevent you from having all the time you need.
The other benefit, least for me, is that it has given me an opportunity to rethink my entire operation, to be able to look at the weak spots, and try to figure out, how to make them stronger. Automation is not a great solution, but when you don’t have the time, it is what you are left with. There isn’t much choice to that, but if you do it right, it can maintain your revenue stream, and even increase it.
After all, the content is fresh, new, and constant. And that does translate into increased traffic, which should, in theory, translate into more sales.
Sep 08th by Malcontent