Updating Your Blog!

Discussion in 'Blogging' started by MrSwagga, Feb 13, 2009.

  1. #1
    Just a simple question I have. How much do you update or post in your blog? And how many blogs do you have?

    I ask that because I'm trying to see how many blogs I think I can manage at a time and still have a quality blog.

    Thanks guys/gals

    ~Mr. Swagga~
     
    MrSwagga, Feb 13, 2009 IP
  2. alain94040

    alain94040 Peon

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    #2
    That's the whole challenge.

    I'm on the slow end of things, I'm happy with two posts a week. Think of it this way: that's 100 posts per year. One book. It's huge.

    People here may tell you that you need to be at several posts per day. I don't know if you can keep it up (I'd say multi-author blog would be the solution to that).

    Blogging is always easier the first few weeks. Then you start to feel that you are rehashing the same stuff.
     
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  3. MrSwagga

    MrSwagga Guest

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    That is very true. Well 1 of my blogs is sports related, so their is ALWAYS something to blog about. I was going to do it on my own. My blog is about 2 weeks old after the first 2 days I got alot of attention and had people asking could they blog/write articles in my blog. And the funny thing about it is they wanted to do it for free. So at the moment, I have 6 Writers and averaging about 8-20 post/day which is great.

    This have given me more time to work on the SEO part of my blog and in turn I am on the first page of google for a fey KEY terms. Test it out and google "Streak For Cash" and/or "Streak For The Cash" and I should be in the top 7.
     
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  4. choice

    choice Prominent Member

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    I try and post at least twice a day every day if possible..

    sometimes though i might only post every other day depending on how busy i am.

    I currently run

    A sports blog
    A review blog
    A marketing Blog
     
    choice, Feb 14, 2009 IP
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    gr8liverpoolfan Notable Member

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    #5
    If you're intending your blog to be more on the lines of a news site, you'd need to update it regularly.

    The niche you're working with will affect the frequency of your posts.

    I try and get in one small post in two days on each of my blogs, with the occasional long post thrown in.
     
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    !Unreal Well-Known Member

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    Update it as often as you can. It shouldn't be a routine. If you can post at least one post a day you will do well for it.
     
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    pipes Prominent Member

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    Say weekly, just want to offer some advice, if you plan to write unique posts on each blog, and to update them often, you may find yourself struggling after a while.
     
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  8. gravityzero

    gravityzero Peon

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    #8
    you don't need to stress yourself in updating your blog. one blog a day is already more than ok, i think (if you are alone in updating the blog). you'll run out of ideas by doing that. so, i think a few times a week is enough.
     
    gravityzero, Feb 19, 2009 IP
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    mspennylane Active Member

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    #9
    As the answers above show, there is no set rule for how much you should post. You don't want to see it as a chore, but at the same time you want to give readers something to keep coming back to. I always thought that the more often the better, but I am slowly starting to think that posting regularly is better than often. You should try and set a schedule if you can, no matter whether it's once a week or once an hour!
     
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    i took 2yrs for me to reach 100 posts. once the blog pulled some money, something inspired me and i frequently blog. now i am almost nearing 200 posts. i can tell you that writing 1 post a day is so much harder than you think!
     
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    #11
    I have a Sports Blog as well, and I try to update 3 times a day (morning,mid-day and night) if possible.....

    Sometimes, only twice a day if it's a slow news day or if I'm gone in the middle of the day
     
    EOG, Feb 19, 2009 IP