Blogging calendar, Blogging Schedule…Blog, Blog, Blog!
So, sometime in the last month I read a blog suggesting that probloggers keep a yearly calendar with a schedule of important blogging days on it… For example, sports bloggers would have the Superbowl and Whatever logged in, political bloggers would have primaries and etc. Seemed like a great idea.
I took it a little further and added in important magazine query dates in it- for example, you would query winter-specific articles three to four months ahead of time, in September…
Then, I added in important dates to my freelance business. I have a recurring customer who needs me every November- January, so I made a note on October to call her.
This has worked well for me so far, and I am quite glad I did it! If you’re New Year’s resolution had anything to do with being more organized, this would be a great practice to adopt!
Next, I did myself one better and set a blogging schedule. I keep 4 blogs, along with 2 personal ones. That’s a lot of blogging, and it keeps the bills paid, so I need to be dedicated and well organized.
I had tried a system in which I blog for each one on a different set of days. For example, my blog at www.parentingdiva.com needs to be updated 2-3 times per week, so I carved out time on Mondays and Wednesdays to do that.
Well, this system hasn’t been working, mostly because my other projects get in the way.
So, today I decided to try something new. I am going to have one day- a “blogging day”- when I do all of my blogging for the week ahead, and then drip the posts (that is, set them to show up in the future on a specified date).
So, that’s what I’m doing today. In fact, this post was written a couple days ago. I’ll let you know how it works!
Please, do let me know how you plan your days/weeks/years. 
I obviously need all the help I can get!
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