Comments on: Pre-Written and Scheduled Posts vs Timely Posts

By: SURVEYS FOR MONEY

SURVEYS FOR MONEY — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 09:20:46 +0000

Wow excellent advice. I’m a new blogger and I usually let my ideas for posts come to me right before I write them. But setting aside a few hours a week to pre-write is definitely a good idea. This will drastically improve the quality of my content thanks.

By: Celes | CelestineChua.com

Celes | CelestineChua.com — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 20:43:34 +0000

Hey Darren, the idea of setting aside a particular morning to write all the posts for the day sounds interesting. I’ll try it out myself (though not only 1 morning for the day; it’s too little for me since each of my posts take a good 4-5 hours to finish). Since I’m running a more content-based blog rather than news-driven, the pre-written and scheduled posts work more for me. This way I have timeless content in my archives which readers can read anytime rather than been thirsty for new updates (which still happens, but not to such a great extent as for news sites)

By: teratips

teratips — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 20:17:14 +0000

my main concern is justifying between the two kinds of post. I like the way problogger go about have the two post.
http://www.teratips.com

By: Internet marketing

Internet marketing — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 06:39:33 +0000

Very helpful insight about your blogging habits Darren. Thanks for that timely post as I am trying to plan my weekly blogging schedule. Again thanks for the tip.

By: Andy

Andy — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 08:30:39 +0000

I am glad I didn’t miss this post. My blog http://andreweze.com is a timeless one and I been having hot time updating it since I have other Blogs I run. Thanks for the information.

By: Terry Segal

Terry Segal — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 02:30:49 +0000

I think it’s driven by the blog concept. For example, timely posts add more impact to political or technology based blogs. Blogs dealing with subjects such as pets, cooking, etc. are better suited to pre-written material.

Any blog benefits from including both kinds. You develop a reputation for keeping on top of developments with timely posts. You build credibility and depth of knowledge with pre-written posts that stand the test of time.

By: chinmoy

chinmoy — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 23:57:12 +0000

One problem with that is SEO. If not done on time it may ruin things.

By: Hooshmand Moslemi

Hooshmand Moslemi — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 22:54:17 +0000

Darren, I really enjoyed this article because of the tips you gave here.

The main problem for many bloggers is providing content for their blogs. What they really struggle for is not specially the content itself, they don’t have a specific plan for posting and publishing content.

What you revealed here could help us make a better plan in this case. It’s so important that when we get involved and want to write, we do it with passion. We know that our mode is not the same every single day.

Sometimes we are lazy and don’t want to do anything, sometimes we are super active. That’s why a regular plan could direct our blogging efforts and make it more effective.

I agree that it also depends on the topic of your blog. However, you need a plan in that case, too. We should divide the content into some segments: short posts, articles, reviews, news, interviews, answers and so on. Again ,it depends on your blog theme.

Thanks Darren for such an informative article.

Cheers! :)

Hooshmand

By: False Dmitry

False Dmitry — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 22:41:21 +0000

That’s a very good advice concerning preparing the posts in advance at a more relaxed time, which can be posted later. I find it hard to write quality posts under pressure.

By: MJ Doyle

MJ Doyle — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 22:36:30 +0000

I love the idea of using a Monday morning to do all my “timed-post writing.” Good writing definitely entails a groove of some sort. Using Wordpress’ timed posts sounds great because then, like you said, you can time them for when people first get to work and are likely to check their email and feeders.

By: Shirley @ Solo Business Marketing

Shirley @ Solo Business Marketing — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 18:23:13 +0000

Since I’m a blogger without it being my profession, I write and set my blogs for distribution the Saturday evening before the week occurs.

I’ll typically write my 6 posts starting at 6:00 pm and watch cable for entertainment, moving later to the computer to set everything in place.

If a breaking news story occurs during the week, it’s easy for me to write the post and set a pre-scheduled post, written on Saturday, to publish on another day.

The bottom line is for me to write my information on Saturday evening so that my daily schedule is filled with productive projects that make money.

By: fas

fas — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 17:47:50 +0000

Sometimes you can’t embank on timestamp. Case in point is a special offer or sale, you can’t wait to put that on.

By: Salman

Salman — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 16:45:57 +0000

Hi Darren
Really awesome post.I too kept 1 weeks posts per day one set on automatic.

Regards
Salman
http://www.tips4blogging.co.cc

By: Andy from Workshopshed

Andy from Workshopshed — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 15:45:00 +0000

I often just write a heading or a few words and store that away for fleshing out, further research or writing later. Some times I’ll abandon those and sometimes I merge them together.

I’ve also queued up a bunch of articles to release periodically before going off on holiday. I’ve also queued items for tomorrow if I’ve already written a lot today.

On the flea circus blog I’ve also written articles about events that are happening in the future and scheduled them to be published about a month before it happens. I’ve even surprised myself with articles magically appearing that I’d forgotten about.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 12:23:15 +0000

Thanks for the great information. I recently started focusing my time on my blog and was wondering about timing yesterday actually, right before I saw your post. As far as “time of day” rather than “timing of writing”, what would you say is the most effective time to twitter a new posting? I haven’t done much testing yet, but I would love to know your thoughts on this.

Ciao!

By: Social Networking Lifestyle

Social Networking Lifestyle — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 12:13:17 +0000

Great post Darren. I’m really seeing the power of having a set time set aside weekly for a few hours to focus on new blog posts. Thanks for being transparent in what you do answering these questions. Gives great insight & goals to reach.

By: David Brown

David Brown — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 10:40:58 +0000

I’ve tried the “write a bunch of posts and queue them up” method in the past and it actually really helped.

The only problem is if you do too many in one go you tend to get out of the habit and lose your flow when it finally comes round to making another load of posts.

It’s a case of finding a balance between not burning yourself out (5 quality articles in one go would be a challenge!) and not losing your groove, as someone above me put it :)

By: Sean Davis

Sean Davis — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 09:43:49 +0000

As of right now, I am trying to write a post every day. I am still in the beginning stages of my blogging so I don’t have a “groove” yet. However, I know myself and I think I will end up allotting a certain amount of time per day to pre-write my posts and save them as drafts. I often find that my work is better when I come back and make subtle changes a few hours later.

By: Deneil Merritt

Deneil Merritt — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 09:16:13 +0000

I like to write and schedule posts as well as write them on the fly. The combo of the 2 is perfect for adding tons of useful content on my blog. Makes the blog grow a lot faster.

By: Kalin

Kalin — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 08:16:18 +0000

I think that if you put enough value into every post, it will matter less how time sensitive is your blog–I mean you can compensate for lateness with value.