How to Create Your Own Blogging Schedule

Let's face it; there is a lot of conflicting advice out there when it comes to how frequently you should blog.

Some people advocate publishing an article every day. Some write a blog post once a week or even once a month.

While there are many opinions out there regarding how frequently you should publish articles, the main thing is to find a writing schedule that works for you.

Here are some ways to do that.

1. Determine your minimum amount of blog articles you want to write each week.

I personally recommend at least 1 blog post per week because it is hard to gain any type of momentum at all if you publish less than once a week.

2. Determine how much time you have to devote to writing each week.

Let's face it; we all have other things in our life that need to be done in addition to writing, so it's important to determine how much time you can carve into your schedule on a regular basis to write.

You may be able to write an hour or 2 a day, or may be able to block out 3 hours every Saturday. Determine how much time you can realistically devote to writing on a consistent basis. The keyword here is consistent -- so bear in mind that you'll have weeks where you can't get as much done.

3. Figure out how long it takes you to write a blog post.

Some people advocate long articles and others advocate short posts. I say do whatever is most natural to you, so long as you don't write so much that people will get bored and not read through to the end of the post.

Once you have a general idea for how long your blog posts should be on average, time yourself for awhile to see how long it takes you to write each article.

Once you know how long it takes to write a blog post and how much time you have each week to write, you should have a pretty good estimate on how many blog posts you can realistically write each week. Then, make your blogging schedule accordingly.

If in step 1 you thought you would write at least 3 blog posts per week, but when you looked at your time and how long it takes to write each article you found that you can only get 1 or 2 done per week given your time constraints, then adjust the minimum number of blog posts per week accordingly, so that you will be able to consistently stick to your blogging schedule. Consistency is key, when it comes to blogging.

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