I’m the oldest with 3 younger brothers and the 2nd of 20+ grandkids so I never got to do the whole tag-along thing.

It took me a while to figure out how to filter out all the “noise” and just tune into the right voices.

I’ve got a blog crush on all 4 of these guys. I feel like the little sister that’s always tagging along behind.

Atta girl for both asking for advice, and for knowing the right people to ask… following the right people gets you 3/4 of the way there.

Thanks for adding some great pointers!

I wondered about frequency too so I made sure I used the term “regularly” instead of daily or weekly.

And you touched on another topic I’ve thought about which is once you decide on a schedule, how do you stick to it and come up with enough topics to meet that schedule? Before I slacked off on my blogging, I kept a notebook where I would jot down post ideas when they came to me and I’d sit down and write a few posts at a time then schedule them to be published on future dates. Did the same with clients who would purchase PLR article packs.

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John,

I hate asking for help but once I do get up the guts to do it, I never regret it because, like you said, there are people out there who really enjoy helping!

P.S. Your videos and screencasts are awesome, btw!
P.P.S. Headway ROCKS!

Here’s what’s great about you: You have the courage to ask others for help. That’s a huge part of what we’re all about. Helping each other!

Danny –

That’s all for now. Oh yeah – Headway kicks ass!

One of the best things to do is download a calendar plugin for your blog (or use Google Calendar) and come up with a posting frequency schedule and start scheduling your blog posts on a regular basis (we’ve settled on a Tuesday, Thursday format). Schedule them in advance, have a draft of X number of posts in the future, and adjust accordingly.

Once you have a calendar of upcoming posts (internally) you now have a roadmap for keeping your blog updated regularly and delivering content on a schedule your readers can come to expect. Write as much as you can in advance, so you have a few weeks (or even months) laid out, and then add extra blog posts as they come up and are relevant or “breaking” news.

But it seems the experts all agree – A stale blog is a “dead” blog (and is extension of your company), which a service provider never wants to portray to potential clients.

Rob – LexiConn

Thanks again Danny! I know I’m not the only one who has wondered this and if its worth finding the time to blog so I appreciate you sharing your take on it.

Love everyone’s take here, and coming from folks like Michael, Grant and John, well that’s just a sweet bonus! Bookmarking this for “great advice” section

And thank YOU, April, for asking in the first place – proves that your serious about what you offer, and any client (or future client) can clearly see that. Woot!