Every Saturday here on Stock Trading To Go is dedicated to blogging tips, and this week I am covering 5 easy tips to help you post more often on your blog. If you want to grow your RSS numbers and gain return visitors, writing daily is almost a must (less weekends). Even one post a day can make the difference between having a valued reader that comes and comments on your blog over someone who casually stops by every once in a while to check for new content.

5 Tips For More Consistent Posting

1. Brainstorm beforehand - I used to just sit down and write whatever came to mind, which works every once in a while, but there are times were I just can’t think of any new ideas. So for the last two weeks I have been putting time into brainstorming post ideas beforehand, writing down potential titles that I can use. The more you brainstorm the more ideas you have to work with, and the more time you can then spend writing when you sit down to write.
2. Make a posting schedule - Making a schedule for the week can help with posting more often. If you are used to just “writing whenever” you may notice you post sometimes once a day for 3 days straight, or 3 times in one day and then just once the next two days. Make a schedule with just a simple layout of how many posts you want to write per day, and if you meet your goal for the day, save any other posts for tomorrow.
3. Use automatic posting - Sometimes you just sit down and go on a writing spree where you can literally write for hours straight without thinking about it. These are great times to get as much content pre-written for later days as possible. To setup a post for automatic posting, when you are done simply pull down the box to the right that says “post timestamp” (with wordpress), check the box, and set the date and post time to whatever future time you’d like. Then click publish and your post will go live automatically at that pre-set time.
4. Become inspired - being inspired to post is the easiest way to post, when you want to post then you will post more, as a result posting more consistently. A few easy to become inspired can be to read other articles from bloggers in your same niche, read or watch the news, or just relate to what is going on around you throughout the day. Darren from ProBlogger actually seems to do this a lot, and the reads are great because of it.
5. Write series of posts - These can be tough to get used to (atleast they have been for me in the past), but a series of posts around a specific theme can be a great way to post consistently. You know beforehand exactly what you are writing and what it is related to, and best of all you are writing great content for your readers to back to later. If you are really good with your series, draw up a simple logo for it in photoshop and display it with each post.

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