I'm not sure you've noticed but for more than a year I have been publishing blog posts every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. I liked that schedule. I feel it gives structure and I also like having the need to publish something, I feel like that keeps the standards a bit lower. Sounds weird but when I must write that often I will need to post all sorts of things, even things I don't have the time or energy to polish till perfect. Not that I'm a perfectionist anyway. Some of those posts are of course not that popular and some... well... some surprise me.
But I'm afraid that is not working anymore. Recently there has been many posts that I have not been inspired to write. Mainly it's because I just don't have as much free time as I had before. I spend way more time commuting to work than I did before and I also have worked later since summer. I like what I do so that is okey, but it means that I do not have as much time to spend in home. So I'm giving myself some slack. I will continue to write on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, BUT I might skip a day once in a while. Not that I really needed to write you this, I know you get it. But I had made myself a promise of some sort and now I'm adjusting that promise.
Just so you know.
Hey, you've got to do what works for you. Blogging is very demanding- and better that you write when you feel passionate about the topic otherwise where is the fun in that for you?
ReplyDeleteBtw, are you taking the next BYW class?
Exactly, thanks Santa.
DeleteYou mean the BYW boot camp? I am a bit tempted, but I do think it's just a bit too expensive and there were some parts in the earlier one that I did not really enjoy. So I will most likely skip it.
Glad you're working out what works best for you! During BYW 2, we were told to post "as often as possible" even up to several times a day. So that's when I tried to move from 3 posts a week to 5 and, as I'm sure you noticed, I got burned out and didn't really have anything to say for a few weeks. And that added to all the stress that was in other areas of my life. Now I'm working my way back to the 2 to 3 posts a week as well.
ReplyDeleteThanks for letting us know. :)
I found that advise to post many times a day be quite odd. I get it if you are a professional blogger, but also as a reader I don't want to read posts many times a day. I just don't have the time. That is why I don't even read for example Apartment therapy anymore. There is just too much stuff. That is also why I read only a few blogs anyway. Quality over quantity.
DeleteYou have to do what makes you happy and if that is skipping regular postings once in a while that is fine! I really felt the pressure when I tried to post 5 times a week. Totally agree with you on the quality over quantity.
ReplyDeleteI also first when I started the blog tried to write 5 times a week, and as for you it did not work out that well. 3 has been quite ok since now.
DeleteHi there - just discovered your blog by linking through from a comment you left on Chez Larson. I was just being nosy - but glad I was as you have a lovely blog and some interesting posts and I will come back and have a better read later. I was most interested in your blogging schedule as I have been thinking about only posting on certain days but routinely - I am a bit haphazard at the moment and I need a structure to work to. Will call by again soon.
ReplyDeleteI'm really happy to hear you've enjoyed my blog. I love the schedule, I tend to be drawn to blogs with a schedule, it's like waiting for christmas and knowing it's not that far away :) Ofcourse I also read blogs that do not post routinely, but I would forget about them if I didn't have them in my reader.
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