I Reached a Post Scheduling Milestone in December
For years I've talked about the importance of planning ahead and editorial calendars. But last month, I managed a post scheduling miracle.
For years I've talked about the importance of planning ahead and editorial calendars. But last month, I managed a post scheduling miracle.
Do you tend to write blog posts the day they get published or do you plan ahead and manage to stock up your blog a week or more ahead?
Do you have a blog schedule you use to help you publish regularly? I do, but even with an editorial calendar, I still fear missing a slot.
If you've blogged for any length of time, you've surely hit points where taking a blogging vacation sounds like just what you need.
As a blogger, I'm a big believer in having evergreen or rainy-day posts on hand for times when last-minute emergencies might otherwise make you miss a post.
What do you do when you decide to take a nice vacation in real life? Does it have to mean you go on a blog vacation as well?
My blogging schedule changed a few weeks back. The past few Saturdays, I got up and started my day without having a blog post to write.
I'm making a big change to my blog's posting schedule effective immediately. But I realize that to most readers, they won't notice much of a difference.
Copyediting is a critical step for the blog writing process because it helps insure you've taken an additional step to improve the quality of your work.
I have to confess that I have a little problem when it comes to scheduled blog posts: once in a while, nothing happens.
Last week, I decided to try a bit of a blogging experiment as a new way to get ahead of schedule in my editorial calendar.
So you've fallen behind with blog posts and you're trying to get your blogging back on track fast. Chances are you'll be disappointed.
Recently, a fellow blogger who learned I've been blogging daily for more than five years asked if I ever felt like I was running out of ideas.
No matter how long you blog — whether it's 14 weeks, 14 months or 14 years — you'll reach points where you feel you've run out of ideas.
The other day I wrote what you might call an evergreen post, something I've made it a point to do as often as I can. You should consider doing the same thing.
Do you have a set schedule for publishing posts on your blog? If not, maybe it's time you did because blogging consistency can grow your site!
Patrick is a longtime television producer and digital journalist.
 
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