Welcome to Part 2 of One Year of Blogging, Blogging Regularly. This week I will be sharing some insights I’ve gathered over my first year as a full time blogger. I felt it was necessary to share my thoughts with others because its information I wish I had from day one. I hope you can gain something from what I have to say or relate to my journey in some way. //
Another great insight gathered from year one is that if you hope to grow your daily blog readership you must blog regularly (daily). By simply posting new content for your readers to come back and check up on, you are boosting your blogs online presence and in turn the amount of people coming to your site. It takes a lot of time for “the people of the internet” to recognize your blog name when they see it and more importantly, stop by to see what you have to say. They say repetition is good for creating/breaking habits, and in this case I believe that rule definitely applies.
Over the first year I have blogged a total of 385 posts, which ends up being a little more than one post a day. In the first couple months I would take the weekends “off” from blogging and I noticed that it took the entire week to regain the views I was hoping for. As my little blog grew and I had more of a loyal readership, those breaks became easier to take and my loyal readers would return. I can only assume that with time, blog traffic will somewhat drive itself and taking one day off blogging won’t result in a massive drop in daily views.
To help with keeping a regular blog schedule, I have created a flexible weekly post schedule with post themes in mind. Blogging seemed to become a little more carefree when I knew what topics to write about and when I should share. Keeping things flexible allows for you to change your mind without feeling like you’re breaking your own rules.
Insights from Sandi of Adalou Vintage
“Sticking to a series of scheduled posts has really kept me focus while blogging. It’s a lot of work mind you, but the consistency is something I’ve noticed my readers love. They are able to come back to my blog time and time again and find what they are looking for in a matter of seconds. My schedule is flexible, in the sense that I can add additional topics to my liking thru the weeks; but keeping focus and on track with a running list of “what’s next to post” has helped me stay consistent while building a healthy relationship with my blog and it’s faithful reader. ”
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*All photos in this series are from Marco Suarez Art Shop on Etsy and all type was typeset by myself.