#8Articles1Hour – Lessons Learned From The First Attempt

Yesterday  at 3pm EST I made  my first  attempt  at writing  8 articles  in just  one  hour  using  Jason  Fladliens 7 Minute Article system. Although I only managed  to write  4 articles  during  the challenge, I have to say it was a resounding success. The fact is that I rarely manage to get that many articles done in one hour. In fact, I’m certain that if I had continued for another hour, I would  have been  able  to easily write more  than 4 articles. By the  end  of the challenge, I was  “in the  zone”.

What I discovered was that once I let my brain take a hike and allowed my fingers to do the work my speed was vastly increased!

So, doesn’t that hurt the quality of the articles? A fair question, but no I don’t think so. The key to the system is using the same research material over and over. Therefore, the more articles you write using the same research the better you know your material. This is a key element to improving your efficiency!

What was stopping me then? Well, aside from my brain stopping me in the beginning, I obviously didn’t know the templates well enough! This is something that will definitely improve with a bit of practice, but no doubt knowing the templates by heart is a key element. I had to think a bit too much about how to approach each template every time I started writing a new article.

So what’s the future of the #8Hours1Article challenge? Personally I would love to make this an event that takes place every week. And it would also be great if more people would join me. The truth is I set it up with very short notice and hopefully more people will be ready to join me next week!

Next challenge: Tuesday, March 3rd 2010 at 3pm EST!

Here are the links to the articles I wrote yesterday:

• Blog Name – How To Name Your Blog
• Blog Name – Frequently Asked Questions
• Blog Name – 3 Blog Naming Mistakes That Will Kill Your Blog!
• Blog Name – Quiz time. Get These Blog Naming Questions Right Or Your Blog Is Doomed!