There are a number of things that make a blog world-class. You can probably think of 2 or 3 off the top of your head right now without me even prompting you… which leads me to the inevitable question of whether or not you’re actually doing them…
But, that “encouragement” is for a later time.
Many of you may not be aware that I’m actually spending this week in Korea. In fact, I left early Friday in the AM and took a 16 hour direct flight over. And no, they did NOT have internet on the flight.
But I was able to post a new entry anyways about 40,000 miles above sea level.
Whoa, wait a sec…! Yeah. Cool.
Content is KING.
I’ll say that again because it’s worth repeating: Content is KING in making a blog successful. Actually, unless you’re a “slow blogger” and fit into that paradigm, content is what keeps any blog alive. It’s the lifeblood. Period.
Consistent content is the only choice. And time, distance, or being 40k miles in the sky in a plane without internet shouldn’t (and can’t) stop you.
And this is one of the biggest strategies that I’ve got to share: Scheduled Posts.
It’s a feature that’s built right into WP… and it’ll keep your blog alive even when you’re not (or hopefully you’re not dead but just “out of commission” for a while…).
So, check my schedule of what I had begun to plan when I left… I’ve obviously have gotten even more posts in the hopper now. All of these listed in the screeny were posted without me ever having to login in.
Brilliant!
Goodness, I love me some WP. Can your blogging platform do that?
John, you really are my blogging hero right now. You do so many things so right. You have regularly scheduled posts that show up, even while you are so far away and so distracted with other things. You continuously engage with your commenters helping create a community.
You rock man. Keep on!!
time and effort. yes. dedication too.
but it can be done!
i try! failure is always the other option… but it's less fun.
Wow dude, you need a life. Just kidding. I think I need to do that for my 31 days of blogging thing going on. Especially since I really don't feel like blogging on Christmas Day, but we will see how that works. I want to be encouraged too btw!
hehe. i definitely rock a strange life… i love it.
Yip, lots of relevant and regular posts with useful information. But that required time and effort.
This is the best tip ever! I had no idea I could schedule my posts! I guess that's what I get for totally skipping out on the WordPress readme, right?
Again another useful tip..something I should be doing more of though.