Comments on: How Often Should You Publish Your Blog Posts http://www.blogherald.com/2007/04/23/how-often-should-you-publish-your-blog-posts/ The leading source of news covering social media and the blogosphere. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 09:18:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Are you burdened by blogging? | Confident Writing http://www.blogherald.com/2007/04/23/how-often-should-you-publish-your-blog-posts/comment-page-1/#comment-556854 Are you burdened by blogging? | Confident Writing Tue, 05 Aug 2008 13:58:24 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2007/04/23/how-often-should-you-publish-your-blog-posts/#comment-556854 [...] by Alister Cameron, ‘blogologist’. I love number 14: You should aim for about a post a day, making sure to write “quality content”. Meaning you need to be original but not bleeding-edge, [...] [...] by Alister Cameron, ‘blogologist’. I love number 14: You should aim for about a post a day, making sure to write “quality content”. Meaning you need to be original but not bleeding-edge, [...]

]]> By: How Often Should a Blogger Write? « My Internet Stuff http://www.blogherald.com/2007/04/23/how-often-should-you-publish-your-blog-posts/comment-page-1/#comment-521659 How Often Should a Blogger Write? « My Internet Stuff Mon, 14 Jul 2008 06:26:52 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2007/04/23/how-often-should-you-publish-your-blog-posts/#comment-521659 [...] was inspired by Darren Rowse’s How Often Should a Blogger Post? and Lorelle VanFossen’s How Often Should You Publish Your Blog Posts to go on and gave my thoughts about [...] [...] was inspired by Darren Rowse’s How Often Should a Blogger Post? and Lorelle VanFossen’s How Often Should You Publish Your Blog Posts to go on and gave my thoughts about [...]

]]> By: How Often Should a Blogger Write? « My Internet Stuff http://www.blogherald.com/2007/04/23/how-often-should-you-publish-your-blog-posts/comment-page-1/#comment-445406 How Often Should a Blogger Write? « My Internet Stuff Tue, 06 May 2008 04:17:28 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2007/04/23/how-often-should-you-publish-your-blog-posts/#comment-445406 [...] was inspired by Darren Rowse’s How Often Should a Blogger Post? and Lorelle VanFossen’s How Often Should You Publish Your Blog Posts to go on and gave my thoughts about it. Now to answer that question: I think there should not be a [...] [...] was inspired by Darren Rowse’s How Often Should a Blogger Post? and Lorelle VanFossen’s How Often Should You Publish Your Blog Posts to go on and gave my thoughts about it. Now to answer that question: I think there should not be a [...]

]]> By: Traffic Growth #4 - The moment you stop, traffic drops | Fog of Eternity | Website design and discussion http://www.blogherald.com/2007/04/23/how-often-should-you-publish-your-blog-posts/comment-page-1/#comment-443957 Traffic Growth #4 - The moment you stop, traffic drops | Fog of Eternity | Website design and discussion Mon, 05 May 2008 16:02:52 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2007/04/23/how-often-should-you-publish-your-blog-posts/#comment-443957 [...] How Often Should You Publish Your Blog Posts? (Blog Herald) [...] [...] How Often Should You Publish Your Blog Posts? (Blog Herald) [...]

]]> By: How Often Should You Blog? | Internet Business Opportunities | oibo dot org http://www.blogherald.com/2007/04/23/how-often-should-you-publish-your-blog-posts/comment-page-1/#comment-369159 How Often Should You Blog? | Internet Business Opportunities | oibo dot org Wed, 19 Mar 2008 21:02:27 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2007/04/23/how-often-should-you-publish-your-blog-posts/#comment-369159 [...] is a link to the original story - http://www.blogherald.com/2007/04/23/how-often-should-you-publish-your-blog-posts/ that inspired this [...] [...] is a link to the original story – http://www.blogherald.com/2007/04/23/how-often-should-you-publish-your-blog-posts/ that inspired this [...]

]]> By: How do I publicize my blog? A blog’s lifeline from “start-up” to “staple” | My Investing Blog http://www.blogherald.com/2007/04/23/how-often-should-you-publish-your-blog-posts/comment-page-1/#comment-365475 How do I publicize my blog? A blog’s lifeline from “start-up” to “staple” | My Investing Blog Wed, 12 Mar 2008 08:02:34 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2007/04/23/how-often-should-you-publish-your-blog-posts/#comment-365475 [...] especially when you’re just starting out, the few RSS subscribers you have are going to be hitting the road soon. They’re giving you a chance to prove yourself to them, and you’re really letting them [...] [...] especially when you’re just starting out, the few RSS subscribers you have are going to be hitting the road soon. They’re giving you a chance to prove yourself to them, and you’re really letting them [...]

]]> By: When Not To Post : The Blog Herald http://www.blogherald.com/2007/04/23/how-often-should-you-publish-your-blog-posts/comment-page-1/#comment-349942 When Not To Post : The Blog Herald Thu, 14 Feb 2008 05:32:27 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2007/04/23/how-often-should-you-publish-your-blog-posts/#comment-349942 [...] How Often Should You Publish Your Blog Posts [...] [...] How Often Should You Publish Your Blog Posts [...]

]]> By: What is Hard About the Hard Work of Blogging? : The Blog Herald http://www.blogherald.com/2007/04/23/how-often-should-you-publish-your-blog-posts/comment-page-1/#comment-221105 What is Hard About the Hard Work of Blogging? : The Blog Herald Sun, 14 Oct 2007 19:23:10 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2007/04/23/how-often-should-you-publish-your-blog-posts/#comment-221105 [...] taking time to fix and clarify your post categories and tags, and considering your readers when you decide how often to publish your blog posts, preventing your blog from feed fatique. I’ve asked you to look to your own blog to clean up [...] [...] taking time to fix and clarify your post categories and tags, and considering your readers when you decide how often to publish your blog posts, preventing your blog from feed fatique. I’ve asked you to look to your own blog to clean up [...]

]]> By: What do You Believe is Better? Doing it Often or Doing it at Length? http://www.blogherald.com/2007/04/23/how-often-should-you-publish-your-blog-posts/comment-page-1/#comment-187777 What do You Believe is Better? Doing it Often or Doing it at Length? Thu, 21 Jun 2007 22:00:11 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2007/04/23/how-often-should-you-publish-your-blog-posts/#comment-187777 [...] How Often Should You Publish Your Blog Posts “I believe you should publish a post when you have something to say. Avoid letting a month go by, but if you don’t have anything to say that adds to the conversation or starts one, then relax. In fact, we’d all relax and have a better experience on the web if the panic-posting frenzy would just lighten up a little.” When it comes to blogging reason there are few people I trust more than Lorelle. You may have noticed that practically every link post I make feature at least one post from her and that is not by chance, but because she so often hits the nail on the head. This post is no different (just look at the quotation above, which beautifully sums everything up) and in fact you could do yourself no better service than to check out what else she has written (as well as those she link to!). [...] [...] How Often Should You Publish Your Blog Posts “I believe you should publish a post when you have something to say. Avoid letting a month go by, but if you don’t have anything to say that adds to the conversation or starts one, then relax. In fact, we’d all relax and have a better experience on the web if the panic-posting frenzy would just lighten up a little.” When it comes to blogging reason there are few people I trust more than Lorelle. You may have noticed that practically every link post I make feature at least one post from her and that is not by chance, but because she so often hits the nail on the head. This post is no different (just look at the quotation above, which beautifully sums everything up) and in fact you could do yourself no better service than to check out what else she has written (as well as those she link to!). [...]

]]> By: Blogging in the eye of the storm http://www.blogherald.com/2007/04/23/how-often-should-you-publish-your-blog-posts/comment-page-1/#comment-183455 Blogging in the eye of the storm Fri, 27 Apr 2007 14:00:49 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2007/04/23/how-often-should-you-publish-your-blog-posts/#comment-183455 [...] You should aim for about a post a day, making sure to write “quality content”. Meaning you need to be original but not bleeding-edge, funny ha-ha but not funny weird, comprehensive but not boring, structured but not fragmented, insightful but not impenetrably dense. Got it? [...] [...] You should aim for about a post a day, making sure to write “quality content”. Meaning you need to be original but not bleeding-edge, funny ha-ha but not funny weird, comprehensive but not boring, structured but not fragmented, insightful but not impenetrably dense. Got it? [...]

]]> By: Angela http://www.blogherald.com/2007/04/23/how-often-should-you-publish-your-blog-posts/comment-page-1/#comment-183017 Angela Tue, 24 Apr 2007 11:30:18 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2007/04/23/how-often-should-you-publish-your-blog-posts/#comment-183017 It's true ~ If I am subscribed to a blog and there are a gazillion posts that go up on it daily then I will more than likely unsubscribe from the blog. I'm just not a fan of information overload. It’s true ~
If I am subscribed to a blog and there are a gazillion posts that go up on it daily then I will more than likely unsubscribe from the blog.
I’m just not a fan of information overload.

]]> By: Alfa http://www.blogherald.com/2007/04/23/how-often-should-you-publish-your-blog-posts/comment-page-1/#comment-182987 Alfa Tue, 24 Apr 2007 06:46:44 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2007/04/23/how-often-should-you-publish-your-blog-posts/#comment-182987 I'm an RSS-feed-reading addict. I do check my RSS reader almost every other hour or even more often. However, I don't read all the new posts that the blogs I've subscribed to. Although it's great if I get to read really interesting posts every so often from a blog. When the posting frequency becomes too often, I get tired, too, and start letting the posts pile up first for a few days or so. I’m an RSS-feed-reading addict. I do check my RSS reader almost every other hour or even more often. However, I don’t read all the new posts that the blogs I’ve subscribed to.

Although it’s great if I get to read really interesting posts every so often from a blog. When the posting frequency becomes too often, I get tired, too, and start letting the posts pile up first for a few days or so.

]]> By: Michael Clark http://www.blogherald.com/2007/04/23/how-often-should-you-publish-your-blog-posts/comment-page-1/#comment-182966 Michael Clark Tue, 24 Apr 2007 04:12:01 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2007/04/23/how-often-should-you-publish-your-blog-posts/#comment-182966 I'm confused. Why would people need to come back to your web site to look for new posts? That's the whole purpose of having an RSS feed. Subscribe once, then whenever you post something, the next time I check my feeds, I'll see it. And if you don't publish something, fine. I won't know that. I’m confused. Why would people need to come back to your web site to look for new posts? That’s the whole purpose of having an RSS feed. Subscribe once, then whenever you post something, the next time I check my feeds, I’ll see it. And if you don’t publish something, fine. I won’t know that.

]]> By: General Webomatica Update » Webomatica - tech, movies, music blog http://www.blogherald.com/2007/04/23/how-often-should-you-publish-your-blog-posts/comment-page-1/#comment-182947 General Webomatica Update » Webomatica - tech, movies, music blog Tue, 24 Apr 2007 02:15:51 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2007/04/23/how-often-should-you-publish-your-blog-posts/#comment-182947 [...] I keep reading articles like this one by Lorelle over at the Blog Herald about how more blog posts don’t necessarily mean more traffic, in fact, too many posts a day can cause some readers to feel overwhelmed. Actually, I’m just looking for a reason to slack off a bit more on this blog, but since traffic has doubled over March, and we’re not even at the end of April, I think it’s safe to take a slight break. I’ll stick with my two posts a day goal, but plan on dropping down to one post on Saturday and Sunday apiece. By doing this, I’ll have less chance of burn out which means you get to read this blog for that much longer. [...] [...] I keep reading articles like this one by Lorelle over at the Blog Herald about how more blog posts don’t necessarily mean more traffic, in fact, too many posts a day can cause some readers to feel overwhelmed. Actually, I’m just looking for a reason to slack off a bit more on this blog, but since traffic has doubled over March, and we’re not even at the end of April, I think it’s safe to take a slight break. I’ll stick with my two posts a day goal, but plan on dropping down to one post on Saturday and Sunday apiece. By doing this, I’ll have less chance of burn out which means you get to read this blog for that much longer. [...]

]]> By: Sharon Sarmiento http://www.blogherald.com/2007/04/23/how-often-should-you-publish-your-blog-posts/comment-page-1/#comment-182900 Sharon Sarmiento Mon, 23 Apr 2007 22:19:11 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2007/04/23/how-often-should-you-publish-your-blog-posts/#comment-182900 Hi Lorelle, Thanks so much for the mention. In answer to your questions: 1) In general, I think a blogger should post "when the muse strikes". Now, this doesn't mean going a whole month between posts :), but I certainly think that the quality of posts published on most single-author blogs would improve drastically if the expectation of producing a certain number of posts was downplayed and the importance of writing for pleasure was up-played. As a reader, I value quality over quantity every time. 2) Like everyone else, I only have a limited amount of time, so my very favorite blog are few, and even with those, I'll read them every other day or so. Over in my post at 901am, there was one commenter who said something that struck home with me--he said that if a post was still getting lots of comments that he would hold off publishing his next post until the activity on the current post died down. I kind of like that idea and think it probably goes a long way towards building community around a blog--everyone is participating in the same discussion at the same time, for the most part, and as a reader, you don't feel like you're under pressure to consume a constant influx of daily posts. Also, for us folks who publish longer essay posts, if we publish too often, some of our best work can end up getting lost in the shuffle, which is a shame. So, this is why I've started posting "when the muse strikes". Sometimes that turns out to be 3 posts of varying lengths a day, sometimes it turns out to be only 2 posts a week. One thing's for sure though--ever since I started doing this I've been able to relax and enjoy the writing process more. :) Cheers, Sharon Hi Lorelle,

Thanks so much for the mention. In answer to your questions:

1) In general, I think a blogger should post “when the muse strikes”. Now, this doesn’t mean going a whole month between posts :), but I certainly think that the quality of posts published on most single-author blogs would improve drastically if the expectation of producing a certain number of posts was downplayed and the importance of writing for pleasure was up-played. As a reader, I value quality over quantity every time.

2) Like everyone else, I only have a limited amount of time, so my very favorite blog are few, and even with those, I’ll read them every other day or so.

Over in my post at 901am, there was one commenter who said something that struck home with me–he said that if a post was still getting lots of comments that he would hold off publishing his next post until the activity on the current post died down. I kind of like that idea and think it probably goes a long way towards building community around a blog–everyone is participating in the same discussion at the same time, for the most part, and as a reader, you don’t feel like you’re under pressure to consume a constant influx of daily posts.

Also, for us folks who publish longer essay posts, if we publish too often, some of our best work can end up getting lost in the shuffle, which is a shame.

So, this is why I’ve started posting “when the muse strikes”. Sometimes that turns out to be 3 posts of varying lengths a day, sometimes it turns out to be only 2 posts a week. One thing’s for sure though–ever since I started doing this I’ve been able to relax and enjoy the writing process more. :)

Cheers,
Sharon

]]> By: Anne Helmond http://www.blogherald.com/2007/04/23/how-often-should-you-publish-your-blog-posts/comment-page-1/#comment-182866 Anne Helmond Mon, 23 Apr 2007 19:34:16 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2007/04/23/how-often-should-you-publish-your-blog-posts/#comment-182866 (1) It depends on the blog and writer/reader perspective. As a blogger I try to post (only) twice a week but as a blog reader I prefer 3-7 posts a week. (2) I check my favorite blogs several times a day using Netvibes as my startpage. Even though I try read my blogs daily I'm having a hard time keeping up if a blog posts more than one post a day. (1) It depends on the blog and writer/reader perspective. As a blogger I try to post (only) twice a week but as a blog reader I prefer 3-7 posts a week.

(2) I check my favorite blogs several times a day using Netvibes as my startpage. Even though I try read my blogs daily I’m having a hard time keeping up if a blog posts more than one post a day.

]]> By: pelf http://www.blogherald.com/2007/04/23/how-often-should-you-publish-your-blog-posts/comment-page-1/#comment-182836 pelf Mon, 23 Apr 2007 15:58:19 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2007/04/23/how-often-should-you-publish-your-blog-posts/#comment-182836 (1) I haven't thought of how often should a blogger post before reading this article. However, I think a post on every two or three days is good. Unless the blogger posts short posts, I wouldn't mind going back on a daily basis. You're right about people unsubscribing from bloggers who post multiple posts per day (I did that a couple of times because I think they took too much of my time). (2) I am always connected to the Internet whenever I work with my computer, and I am always logged in to my GMail and Bloglines. I read my feeds whenever I wanted to take a break from journal-reading and thesis-writing and I comment only if I have something relevant to say (as opposed to leaving passing comment such as "Great post!" or something to that effect. <em>In fact I find that rude.</em> (1) I haven’t thought of how often should a blogger post before reading this article. However, I think a post on every two or three days is good. Unless the blogger posts short posts, I wouldn’t mind going back on a daily basis. You’re right about people unsubscribing from bloggers who post multiple posts per day (I did that a couple of times because I think they took too much of my time).

(2) I am always connected to the Internet whenever I work with my computer, and I am always logged in to my GMail and Bloglines. I read my feeds whenever I wanted to take a break from journal-reading and thesis-writing and I comment only if I have something relevant to say (as opposed to leaving passing comment such as “Great post!” or something to that effect. In fact I find that rude.

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