I use Evernote all the time, and recently, I found that I can use Evernote to go through my blog and create a Swipe file.
What is a swipe File? A Swipe File is a list of headlines or phrases you use over and over again, or as inspiration for your own blog entries. I’ve got two of them, one for Blog Headlines, and another for writers to use in business documents. No kidding, I’ve borrowed a phrase or two. At least two. I should do more.
Anyway, if you find yourself telling the same story, or illustrating the same point over and over again, you should consider making an Evernote Swap File.
If you find yourself saying the same thing over and over, you need to make a swipe file. Click To TweetHow do you do it?
If it;s your own blog, you have two ways to do it. Either open Scrivener, and manually copy the entry you want and paste it into Evernote, or you can use the Evernote browser plugin to do it.
First, set up Evernote with a notebook called Swipe File. Then, make a tag called swipe file.
If all you’re doing is trying to copy the headline (”9 things you can learn about _______ from Oscar The Grouch!”), just capture the page as a bookmark in the swipe File notebook. After you’ve got about 100 to 150 bookmarks saved, then manually copy the titles one after another and paste them into a new note. Title it Swipe file Blog Headlines.
To make a swipe file of anything you use a lot, make a note called “my swipefile of me”, and just manually copy it and paste it into Evernote! Easier than clipping.
Want a swipe file of quotes? When you run across a quote you like (I usually don’t do quotes – a lot of bloggers do), highlight, copy, paste into an Evernote note called – you guessed it – quotes!
After about three months of doing this, you’ll have an extensive swipe file that can save you time!
Not the BIGGEST issue in the world for you to solve, but hey! I’m here to help!
What would you have in your swipe file? Can you think of another way? Discuss it here!
