Comments on: Five mistakes newbie bloggers make

By: Mark Tosczak

Mark Tosczak — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 14:35:53 +0000

I think if you’re blogging in a structured environment (like for a company) a set schedule might work. If you’re talking about a personal blog, then it’s whichever way is actually going to produce the desired result – 3 days a week. Some of us respond better to specific deadlines, some work fine with a broader goal (3 posts/week). The one advantage of 3 posts/week vs. Mon/Wed/Fri approach is that the former allows you to spontaneously respond to something that’s happened.

So, bottom line, I’m not sure it matters that much. Consistency is important (and for all of us running personal blogs, probably the biggest challenge).

By: Leslie

Leslie — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 16:06:55 +0000

As far as consistency is concerned, do you believe it is important to have a set schedule? For example say every Mon, Wed, and Fri vs. simply three posts a week.

By: Mark Tosczak

Mark Tosczak — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 02:11:25 +0000

No. 1 is the killer, isn’t it. It’s easy to know what to do, harder to actually go out and do it, and do it, and keep doing it.

By: Mark Tosczak

Mark Tosczak — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 02:10:27 +0000

Go for it Sarah! Let me know what you learn …

By: alyce lindquist

alyce lindquist — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:27:05 +0000

Mistake #1! dead on Mark, not realizing it’s an organic process that takes time. And believe me, I’m preaching to myself on this one, not anyone else. Tip of the hat to all the newbies (and old-bies, and do it again-bies) out there, stick with it!
@alyce

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By: Sarah Findle

Sarah Findle — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 19:20:44 +0000

Thanks for the tips! I recently took the leap and created my own blog with the goal of writing 40 posts in 40 days for lent to get things started. I will definitely keep these tips in mind as I set out into the wild frontier of the blog world!