Jun 14 2007
Love Blogging But Short On Time?
I covered this issue in depth when I wrote about bloggers having trouble finding time, but I would like to more deeply cover a critical point that I have just recently learned the importance of. The issue deals with timestamping and how you can utilize that feature to its fullest. Many people are unsure of how to use it, or that it even exists. Another thing I would like to explain is how beneficial timestamping is, especially if you are short on time, or do not have time in large chunks.
What Is Timestamping?
Timestamping is the ability to write a post now and have it published at some different time (tomorrow, next week, next month). One thing I would recommend is if you do timestamp your posts, make sure you keep a record so you do not write back to back posts on the same thing. Also, if you are writing a series, I would suggest writing them all at the same time so the content flows together and you are able to weave your ideas throughout the series.
Why Should I Timestamp?
The main reason why I would recommend timestamping is to make sure you post your posts around the same time each day. However, if you are not going to be home around noon, or 9:00 AM, you have the ability to write the post the day before and have it set to post the next day. That way your blog is consistent, and you can work ahead if you desire.
Another reason is if you know you are going to be busy on Wednesday night, and you want to post at least 1 post per day, you can write 2 posts on Tuesday, and set one to go live on Wednesday, and one to go live on Thursday. That way your content is published, and you got your work done ahead of time. Also, if you only have a few minutes, but it is 3:00AM and you do not want a post to go live then, you can write it and timestamp it so it will go live later that day.
I hope this information has been helpful to you, because I have been blogging for a few months now and I did not know about timestamping. However, now that I do, I am extremely glad I learned how to use it, and do not know what I would do without it.
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Thats another brilliant idea. U could also write more when there are inspirations and then filed it up and slowly released them consistently . There are days when u dont have any mood or topics to write, u can get those from ur files.
I just write all I can each day and it has been days without stopping or rest..keke!
U blog about earning money online, but after what u have said all u wanted, it will soon be out of writing materials..keke! So what will u write about? There are also a few blogs like urs in the net.
Alright Jeremy. But…
Do you have some tips for guys with no ability to write the post the day before? Writing posts on piece of paper doesn’t work
You must not understand the concept. You write the post using your blogging software, but when you pick when it will be published, you edit the date for whenever you want.
Jeremy, I know it well. I am talking about lack of time for writing any new posts.
If you are short on overall time I would recommend making the most of the small breaks in time you do have if you are truly interested in building up your blog. I will explain this in more depth in the near future!
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