Hi ,

So it's NOVEMBER already! WHAT?!

What are you going to achieve between now and the end of the year?

There's a couple of things I'd like to raise as things to think about:

• November - preparing for Black Friday / Cyber Monday
• December - preparing for the Festive Season

With the end of the year approaching the web surfing habits of the average web user changes. The way you position yourself now in the weeks leading up to this period can mean you’re ready to capitalize on some of these changes.

Here’s an exercise – think about your blog’s niche. In the next couple of months what seasonal things might be searching for that relate to your topic? Brainstorm a list of topics and words that people will use – then write some content that fits with this. (see below for more about Seasonal Traffic and How to Capture It for Your Blog)

And, if you need to purchase anything yourself or for your blog, compile a shopping list so you can take advantage of the many bargains that are coming up. For example, one web hosting provider - whose service I highly recommend - will be offering up to 86% OFF all web hosting plans... (more about that in due course).

The 6 P's:

1. Proper 
2. Preparation and 
3. Planning 
4. Prevents 
5. Poor 
6. Performance

– British Army