Comments on: The Top 5 Uncommon Timesavers for Bloggers

By: Ajans

Ajans — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 16:20:26 +0000

Great tips Darren. I was chatting to a guy last night in a hairdressers. He came up and asked me about my MacBook (that I was using while I was waiting) because he was thinking of getting one. I told him they’re great… I wish I’d given him my URL and told him if he got one I have a great list of quality free software and some articles about using the Mac’s features to their potential. I’m totally going to get some cards printed up now!

By: estetik

estetik — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 14:31:54 +0000

I also wonder about the less posts. Maybe becuase my blog is more topical, I have found my traffic is dramatically increasing since I started posting every day. I guess writing about the new is different in nature than tech writing though.

By: firmalar

firmalar — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 08:02:16 +0000

Good tips. But stating it at the outset is sure, to help me arrive there quicker.

By: fibercement

fibercement — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:55:53 +0000

Great job man.

By: hekimboard

hekimboard — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 07:51:41 +0000

I agree with most of your observations here even if I can not manage to always use them.

By: firmalar

firmalar — Sat, 03 May 2008 18:17:38 +0000

I guess many bloggers will find #2 the most controversial item in your list. Some people seem to think that posting every single day is almost a religion — not doing it would be a sort of blasphemy, hence dooming your blog to damnation. :)

By: Gayla McCord

Gayla McCord — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 13:16:53 +0000

I read 4-Hour Work Week and always try out suggested timesavers – find the extra time, but then fill it back up again with additional projects or jobs.

I think I’m destined to stick with a 12-hour workday

By: Sonya

Sonya — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 01:04:39 +0000

Wonderful tips. I feel like I post too much so I think I’ll take your advice and tone it down a bit! Thanks for sharing!

By: Jenny

Jenny — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 07:23:22 +0000

Post less to be read more.

That’s exactly what I have been trying to do lately. :) And it seems to be working pretty well.

By: Henry Meyer

Henry Meyer — Sun, 30 Sep 2007 00:41:14 +0000

Tim,

Hey, this is Henry Meyer from East Hampton. I read your book, trying to figure out how I could make that work in the field of education. I’m a social studies teacher in our old stomping grounds. Last time I talked to you, we were playing pool in EH. Hopefully we can catch up one of these days.

Hank

By: Tim Ferriss

Tim Ferriss — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 08:02:58 +0000

Hello All!

Thank you for the great comments and questions, and sorry for the delay. I was in Scotland for the Rugby World Cup!

To answer a few questions:

1) @ Jack @ The Tech Teapot: I don’t post multiple times per day, so I’m not entirely sure which numbers you’re referring to. My last post, for example, was last Thursday or Friday.

2) A few asked about weekly features. I think “Image of the Week” and so forth is great. Just don’t get too frequent and varied, IMHO. Variety might be the spice of life, but if you have too many features, they stop to be special and start to be overwhelming.

3) There is no perfect frequency for everyone. It depends on your personality, your audience, and your blog. The NY Times is daily, but The Economist is not. Is one wrong? Of course not. Different objectives, different advertising structure, etc. Test and go with what works for you.

Thanks again for the great comments!

Off to London…

Tim

By: sangesh

sangesh — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 15:46:00 +0000

thank for this post. we really do not think of small things what we are actually missing. i will definitely work on it.

By: Smart websites make money

Smart websites make money — Sat, 22 Sep 2007 19:47:11 +0000

I agree with most of your observations here even if I can not manage to always use them

By: SpicePuppy

SpicePuppy — Sat, 22 Sep 2007 04:10:06 +0000

As a reader of Tim’s blog, I have to say that his posts consistently draw many great comments. Since I feel the need to read all the comments and usually visit some of the commenters’ blogs as well, his posting frequency works well for me.

By: Jason

Jason — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 19:48:28 +0000

Nice to hear from Mr Ferris again.

Nice stuff.

I think I know why I like Tim Ferris now. His focus is unbelievably inspiring.

By: Joseph Ratliff | josephratliff.name

Joseph Ratliff | josephratliff.name — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 17:10:17 +0000

Timothy,

I especially liked point number 2. I feel that most bloggers that produce content have been geared to post 3 times daily or more…

I have done it.

But your lesson here makes 100% sense…let your posts develop a bit, so the exposure happens.

Great job man.

Joseph Ratliff
Author of The Profitable Business Edge 2

By: Tom Volkar

Tom Volkar — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 15:16:31 +0000

As a new blogger who believes in natural business building I loved the inspiration of less is more. I’m blogging to increase the number of folks on the planet who are actively engaged in fuflilling work.

If writing for my blog becomes too much of an obligation then I’m in violation of my own core values. I’m truly grateful for this post and for your reminder to have fun while doing it.

By: Shazzer

Shazzer — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 14:04:27 +0000

I started blogging as a way to keep my family updated on my life after I moved abroad, so I got into the habit of only posting 2-4 times a week very early on. Now that my readership has expanded well beyond famiy members in the States, I do get a bit antsy when I go more than three days without doing some kind of update. But I figure that’s my problem, not my readers’!

By: Ben Evert

Ben Evert — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 13:02:04 +0000

Love the 2 post a week idea since I have been doing it for the past year. Makes my life easier and generally the posts are of a better quality than when I was posting every day.

Hits and readership has increased quite a bit since I have gone down to 2 posts. Maybe the average person can only handle 2 posts a week? Maybe we need a scientific study on internet readership to determine the optimal posts instead of people just giving their opinions.

Thanks for the tips on improving my blogging.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 12:58:08 +0000

Hi Tim,

Great to see you writing over here as well! :) it’s also nice to see you put your own work into action by doing a few guest posts for other sites! :)

Sarah