I’ve been swamped the last few weeks, both at work and at home. So it gives me the perfect opportunity to consider something I’ve been thinking about since the beginning of the year: Maybe I shouldn’t blog daily.
I know, I know. Gasp! The horror! I would have to change my tagline up there that says “A daily dose of my take on things” – but it would only take a few moments, so shouldn’t be that problematic.
Being a blogger, while I’ve been mulling this over, I’ve also consulted a couple blogs that covered this topic somewhat. First, my friend Sid at SidSavara.com wrote about Playing to Your Audience, then Leo over at ZenHabits.net wrote The 7 Reasons Posting Less Frequently can Increase Your Blog’s Popularity. While Leo’s post is most directly related to this discussion, Sid’s also has some good points.
Here are Leo’s points that grabbed me:
- 1. More posts mean less scrutiny. Basically, by posting too often, my readers may miss my best stuff.
- 5. Generate more comments with less frequency. Well, that would definitely increase my Return on Investment.
- 7. Readers do not unsubscribe from too few posts. How true! I get ecstatic when I see a new post from a blog that hasn’t been updated in a few days. Maybe my readers will feel the same, especially if it looks like a particularly good post.
Sid’s lesson of playing to your audience is important. In posting daily, many times I entertain my own dalliances, out of the simple need to have a post. In fact, the post you are reading at this moment could qualify as a dalliance. By posting less frequently, I might be able to finally write my Evernote vs. Jott vs. Remember the Milk post I’ve been meaning to do since December. And I could go through Capsun’s Corner and point out several posts that were less than stellar, but could have been, if only I had enough time to spend on them.
So dear readers, what do you think? If I were to abbreviate my posting schedule, I’d probably go with Monday through Friday to start. Note that leaves four “regular” posts as one day a week would be my Props and Slops post. Or, I might even consider posting whenever I had a really good post, hopefully at least once a week.
I wouldn’t do this for a lack of ideas. I have bountiful amounts of ideas. It’s the time, energy, and effort to actually transform them into readable posts that tends to be my problem.
OK, I’m just asking and wondering. Any help and feedback you might share would be greatly appreciated. Hey, would you be interested in a guest post?
Mahalo!
Honey,
I think you should blog less frequently... here's why:
1. I think you'd be happier producing quality over quantity.
2. I've seen you worry about posting on time... and I just don't think a healthy hobby should add stress to your life.
3. You need to spend more time on your long wedding to-do list!
Love,
Me :)
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