Comments on: To post or not to post http://cheekyfrog.me.uk/2008/09/to-post-or-not-to-post/ The nebulous ramblings; grammatical & punctuational experiments of a girl born on the fifth of november Sun, 21 Mar 2010 18:06:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: diddums http://cheekyfrog.me.uk/2008/09/to-post-or-not-to-post/#comment-2749 diddums Wed, 17 Sep 2008 12:00:00 +0000 http://cheekyfrog.me.uk/2008/09/to-post-or-not-to-post/#comment-2749 I think about this sometimes too. I would feel happier if I could get through a week only posting a time or two; I feel guilty when posting every day. It's worse still when I have the urge (occasionally) to post two or three times a day!<br/><br/>Other times I'm not in a blogging mood at all, and can manage a couple of weeks without saying a word.<br/><br/>It seems to vary. I read about how you can have a chain of posts ready to go out (when you have a lot to say) but you can schedule the posts so that they are spaced out. They will post themselves automatically; meanwhile you don't have to hold yourself back from writing, or from pressing the 'publish' button.<br/><br/>I'd prefer to be posting only once every two or three days, but every day just now I seem to have something new to say... so I just get on with it. :-) I think about this sometimes too. I would feel happier if I could get through a week only posting a time or two; I feel guilty when posting every day. It’s worse still when I have the urge (occasionally) to post two or three times a day!

Other times I’m not in a blogging mood at all, and can manage a couple of weeks without saying a word.

It seems to vary. I read about how you can have a chain of posts ready to go out (when you have a lot to say) but you can schedule the posts so that they are spaced out. They will post themselves automatically; meanwhile you don’t have to hold yourself back from writing, or from pressing the ‘publish’ button.

I’d prefer to be posting only once every two or three days, but every day just now I seem to have something new to say… so I just get on with it. :-)

]]> By: Kate http://cheekyfrog.me.uk/2008/09/to-post-or-not-to-post/#comment-2745 Kate Sat, 13 Sep 2008 11:28:00 +0000 http://cheekyfrog.me.uk/2008/09/to-post-or-not-to-post/#comment-2745 Dustin - yes, consistency is more important than quantity. Although, I'm guilty of being a bit erratic LOL I could probably write daily posts for my personal blog because the readers don't mind filler posts (memes, videos and so on) but I couldn't do that here, or on my family history blog. The posts for the latter need at least 2 or 3 days research before I even get around to writing. It wouldn't be possible to speed that up because I need to get all the facts before me to make the post worthwhile. Dustin – yes, consistency is more important than quantity. Although, I’m guilty of being a bit erratic LOL I could probably write daily posts for my personal blog because the readers don’t mind filler posts (memes, videos and so on) but I couldn’t do that here, or on my family history blog. The posts for the latter need at least 2 or 3 days research before I even get around to writing. It wouldn’t be possible to speed that up because I need to get all the facts before me to make the post worthwhile.

]]> By: DustinM http://cheekyfrog.me.uk/2008/09/to-post-or-not-to-post/#comment-2744 DustinM Sat, 13 Sep 2008 02:57:00 +0000 http://cheekyfrog.me.uk/2008/09/to-post-or-not-to-post/#comment-2744 I agree with your premise that a blog doesn't have to post everyday. I think a blog should post as often as possible, but always with relevant posts. If you can only do 1 or 2 relevant posts a week, then that's how often you should post.<br/><br/>Also, More important than frequency, is consistently. If you only do 1 post a week, make it on the same day every week. That way regulars know when to see your latest writing. I agree with your premise that a blog doesn’t have to post everyday. I think a blog should post as often as possible, but always with relevant posts. If you can only do 1 or 2 relevant posts a week, then that’s how often you should post.

Also, More important than frequency, is consistently. If you only do 1 post a week, make it on the same day every week. That way regulars know when to see your latest writing.

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