Delayed posting can save your sanity
March 23, 2007 | Comments (3) | Filed under: Blogging
When it comes to writing for a blog, the daily grind of constantly coming up with new articles can really weigh heavy on some people. Not everyone has something to say so regularly. Keeping your blog fresh and informative, especially in the early going, is one of the most important aspects for gaining readers. Last week in our Link Roundup I mentioned an article from over at AskShane.org that discussed this very issue. I just wanted to take a quick moment and share my experience here at Bookmark Bliss with regards to delayed posting.
Delayed posting of articles really can save your sanity. There are some days I wake up, and 10 article ideas are floating around in my head and I can’t wait to get them down on paper. Other days, it is like an empty void up there with nothing but whistling wind. Since I know that’s how my creative process works, I use it to my advantage. On the days I do have plenty of ideas, I try to write as many of them as I can. Even if it’s just a topic, sometimes that’s enough to jog my memory again later and continue the piece. What I do is use WordPress’ timestamp features to stagger the posts I write throughout the entire coming week. I generally like to have at least one article posted every day (preferably in the morning for people bored at work) and then, if I feel so inclined, another one posted sometime in the afternoon. My goal is to have enough posts to keep people interested daily, but not too many that they get overwhelmed. If I had to write two posts on a daily basis, I would never survive.
The timestamp feature allows me to pick the time of day each article will go live, and I can simply set it, and forget it. This particular post, I wrote last Sunday, but it’s just going live today. That’s the beauty of the entire idea. Now, if you close your eyes and think deeply, you can maybe see me sitting at a bar with a beer or relaxing on a beach enjoying my Friday, while WordPress takes care of the rest 
Another important aspect of delayed posting is it gives you time to still think on the subject matter. Often times I’ve come back to a post later in the week and tweaked a few things to just make it sound a little better. You can even write your articles the same way. Add a paragraph a day and eventually the article is written. Some of the best stuff at Bookmark Bliss was written that way. With a schedule like that, eventually what you post will get way behind your actual writing and you’ll find it much easier to maintain a consistent posting schedule, which is one of the major secrets to blogging longevity.
So, if your struggling to keep your blog updated, consider delaying your posts and staggering the content you do have. You might find it’s the difference between a successful blog and a trip to Arkham Asylum…
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I agree.. this is a handy tool for sure. I just found out about this last week from some of my new blogging friends!.. trust me this one will save you!
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I havn’t tried this yet, been new to WordPress for only 3 month now. However it sounds like a great idea and I will give it a shot. Thanks!