Why Blogging is Hard!

Let’s face it, blogging might be fun (and it is), but sometimes it just isn’t what we want to do at the moment. It’s much easier to put it off, and the procrastinator in all of us loves that little fact.

We put off punching out a new post…and continue to put it off. Before you know it, it’s been two months since you’ve posted anything! Trust me, I know.

So what do you do about it? Do you just force yourself to write more? Do you try to write every day until it becomes a habit? Or is the situation utterly hopeless?

Well, here’s the thing: it all depends.

Do you want to write every day? Or would you rather write twice a week, once a week, or twice a month? It’s all up to you! But whatever you do, make sure you stick with it (or at least appear as if you are sticking with it, which we’ll talk about next).

What if you come across a whole month where you don’t have the time or desire to post on your blog? What if you want to take a short (or long) break from your blog? How do you keep your blog alive during these sabbaticals? 

It’s quite easy, actually: schedule your posts ahead of time. 

Whenever you get into one of your crazy writing moods, go ahead and type out as many posts as can until you run dry. You can either save these posts for a rainy day (and schedule them later), or you can just go ahead and schedule them now. Keep track of your posting line up, and add your other posts to follow them in line.

This is going to save you time, as well as stress (you should always try to save stress for a rainy day, if you know what I mean). Instead of having to worry about posting on a particular day, you have nothing to worry about, because it’s already taken care of.

 For instance, this very post you are reading right now was scheduled to be posted two days after I submitted it to my blog. While this post was waiting to be posted, I was able to easily type out another one to go out 2-3 days later. See how easy it is? :)

Blogging is hard, but it doesn’t have to be as hard as we make it!

Have you found scheduling posts to be helpful? Are you going to try and see if it works for you? Leave a comment and let me know! And if this post was helpful, please share it!

Until Next Time,

-El Pensador