Comments on: Do you give your blog posts the time to live?

By: jan

jan — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 14:24:51 +0000

During my first month of blogging I wrote every day. I had to. My cupboards were empty - I was afraid visitors would take one cursory glance and take off. I'm now on my second month and I find it more to my pace to post every other day and I intend to keep this schedule for now. You're right about giving your current post the needed exposure. If one is quick to post one after another you're not giving your current post the right exposure as they are quickly buried deep in the page where they are less likely to be read. jans last blog post..The Man Behind The Blog

By: Kermit@Realtor sites

Kermit@Realtor sites — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 14:23:14 +0000

Why do I post on my real estate websites? Well, I don't really care if people subscribe to my site. I post because the posts index very quickly in Google and I can usually find my posts on the first page or two within hours. Kermits last blog post..Affordable New Hope Minnesota Home for sale

By: Matthew Castro

Matthew Castro — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 03:26:38 +0000

A really effective way to limit yourself to posts is to use your blog-host’s feature to schedule your posts.

That way, if you have a bunch of ideas, and you want to write them down, you can type it in, and then use your schedule post feature to have that post published on a different day. This can help solve your multiple posts problem, and it make your posts live more.

By: Blake

Blake — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 04:21:53 +0000

I think posting three times a week is enough if you are spending time to write your post with original information and are researching every topic. I hate being subscribed to a feed and getting emails every day if the posts aren't original and quality content. Posting just to fill up space aggravates me so I try not to do it myself. Blakes last blog post..Editing HTML in Blogger: The Scrolling Box

By: kicks

kicks — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 02:16:59 +0000

You definitely need a good balance I beleive. It takes time to get it right.

By: bapes

bapes — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 02:15:47 +0000

I think content is the most important part. But you can’t afford to be lazy in order to be successful. You need to maintain

By: Tara

Tara — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 18:21:48 +0000

I definitely need to post more often. I wouldn’t call it lazy though…self-employment and motherhood will do that to you.

I am interested in learning more about marketing your posts. Do you have some tips that you can share?

Taras last blog post..Greening Your Back-to-School Supplies

By: olly@tandberg drives

olly@tandberg drives — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 10:43:15 +0000

That sort of time is not so bad – but I guess it can quickly add up to more when you have a lot of comments to moderate or several other sites/blogs to work with.

This is what I find most difficult to juggle, especially with a full time job, a young family and a passion for guitar!

By: Ben

Ben — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 23:27:17 +0000

@Rarst: It’s definitely easy to be lazy and skip a day or two once in a while. Even if one post a day is the best thing in my opinion, I’ve found out that one post every two days doesn’t hurt that much, in fact it doesn’t make a big difference. That’s my personal experience…

@olly: To write an article, it can take 30 minutes to 2 hours depending on how deep and complete the article is. It’s usually longer when I write a post that is a “tutorial” because I have to go trough taking screenshots and everything. On average, I would say it’s between 30 mins and an hour.

@zk: Yep, totally true!

@Carole: I think that’s a good approach and if it’s working well, no reasons to change it.

By: Carole @ Fowl Visions

Carole @ Fowl Visions — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 15:13:37 +0000

I limit my quality content to two or three a week and short entries if something unusual happened. This I due based on the type of blog I have.

Personally I find too many entries from blogs I subscribe to, information overload, so I work off what appeals to me.