Trying to be consistent in blogging and have no luck? Or, maybe, you are looking for answers on how to blog consistently. Before we talk about it, I’ve to make a small confession today.
Blogging is fairly easy to start but difficult to maintain. When I started out this blog, I was also working for other freelance clients so that was the most challenging time for me. I wanted to be consistent on my blog but it was not that easy. Let me share some practical advice on consistent blogging.
One thing I learned from experience is that consistent blogging is the key to successful blogging. So, this post is incredibly important for bloggers who are struggling with irregular blog work.
Do you struggle with consistency in blogging life?
I do.
If you face the same problem, this post is for you.
I m going to tell you little tricks that can help to be consistent in blogging life and how to make blogging a habit.
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Why Blog Consistency Is Important?
You must have read blogging is all about an exercise of persistence and consistency.
That means while quality content matters, how often you publish content is simply as important.
This is why consistency in blogging matters;
- Readers love fresh content
- For better SEO page ranking
- For building authority in a niche
- More social media content
- A wide range of keywords
- New opportunities
It clearly indicates that you have to be consistent with your blog. Otherwise, you are just falling apart in your blogging business.
I got some questions for you.
Do you face following problems while running a blog?
Your blogging schedule is haphazard.
You fail to get your post publish consistently.
You find it difficult to blog every day.
Your content hardly gets noticed online.
All above queries can easily be solved by adopting a routine to blog consistently.
If you adopt a blogging habit and become consistent in blogging life then good results automatically dive in.
How to Blog Consistently – 5 Steps To Become a Consistent Blogger
I will give you simple tasks to become a consistent blogger and live an effortless blogging life.
1. Prioritise And Set Blogging Goals
If you ask me one thing to make blogging a little easier I suggest setting blogging goals. It doesn’t matter how minor or big blog you run. If you often visit my blog, you had always seen my urge for setting goals.
Goal setting keeps business desires in an efficient manner. It reminds you about tasks you need to accomplish every day, week and month. If you have a blog planner or a goal setting workbook then it’s easy to blog consistently. However, a simple notebook even does the trick.
You got the plans. You know what to work every month. You have developed content strategies. You would like to publish 3 posts a week, increase social media followers, get email subscribers, send guest post pitches, purchase an ebook, invest in a course, etc.
There are a lot of things you need to do.
Here’s what you need to do;
- Create achievable goals.
- Keep your target audience in mind while setting goals.
- Establish a strong content strategy
- How much content and what type of content you share a week.
- What sort of posts to create.
- How many images to be inserted.
- Set time frames for multitasking.
These hints are just written to help you get some inspiration for goal setting.
For the exact method of setting goals, check out this post.
If you’ve already made blogging goals then blogging life becomes stress-free and more focused.
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2. Map Out Your Content Calendar For Next 6 Months
The idea of planning content in advance allows you to stay consistent. Why always get stressed about what to post next on your blog? Or, maybe, what should be your next Instagram post?
How to plan your content?
Step #1 – Create a content calendar that shows all of your content plans and upcoming schedule. You can use a template or even a Google spreadsheet to build your own calendar.
Step #2 – Input all your content ideas into your spreadsheet. The blog post titles for the next 6 months. Similarly, what emails you have to send to your list?
Step #3 – Always prioritize. It’s important to choose places where you want to put your content. Know that you cannot be everywhere. If your blog and email list are your first priority then plan your content accordingly.
Step #4 – Batch work. Decide on what tasks you can do in one day or a few days. Imagine if you can design all of your Instagram posts in one day? Batching always works and it further reduces stress levels. You start to feel much more relieved.
Don’t just put your random content ideas. Think about old and expiring content that no longer work on social media. Think about strategic content and compelling blog post ideas to include in your calendar.
You can blog consistently if you have a content calendar in front of you. Do this favour to yourself. Take out a whole day or maybe, 2-3 days to plan your content calendar.
3. Schedule Your Content In Advance
Wondering, how to get your blog noticed?
The only step to building your online presence stronger every day is through scheduling the content in advance. It also helps to get your blog noticed to your targeted audience. This is equally important for increasing blog traffic.
Remember, if you disappear and fail to schedule content then readers will also forget you and the blog.
Even if you wish to take a gap or days off from blogging consider adding few posts in drafts and schedule it. This is a simple way to be consistent in blogging life. By doing this, your audience would still get the content from your blog. Right?
Check out ideas to save;
- Keep a pack of blogging ideas
- Slot your content ideas into Trello
- Plan monthly content ahead
- Draft a few backup posts
- Download images for the upcoming month
- Use time-saving social media tools
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4. Be Active In Social Media
To get blog things done, engage in social media communities and show your presence.
Consistency in blogging life is not just limited to writing content or publishing posts. You’ve to interact and engage with your targeted audience. This way, your readers will get a word from you every time. Keep the audience engaged with your blog content.
For example, post Instagram stories. Show people what you are working on or where were you last 2 days. Use different instagram story ideas to be consistent on social media.
Social media is where your audience is. Keep telling them about your new content, feedback, behind the scenes etc. Your content on social media should tell your followers that you are always available here. You are alive on social media. You are open to DMs and private messages. You are eager to communicate with your followers and happy to response them.
I have shared 100+ social media content ideas to keep your followers engaged. You can use these ideas to get inspired.
Similarly, make blogging friends.
Growing your blogging network is as important as building your blog. To be honest, it’s the essential part of your blog growth strategy.
These 2 steps are vital for building a successful blog network.
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5. Pick Smaller Tasks
One of the common blogging mistakes many new bloggers commit is trying to do multitasking every time.
Believe me, I’ve tried to experiment it multiple times.
The results were destructive. Very Poor.
I ended up doing nothing at all. (just being unproductive)
I started writing smaller tasks on my notebook or even Evernote (mobile app) every day. As I gained momentum to blog consistently, results got better each day.
Smaller tasks work!
Pick up one or two tasks every day and try to accomplish it before you take another action.
6- Celebrate your Small Wins To Blog Consistently
You might be thinking, how celebrating wins can be related to consistency? I think it’s directly related.
Learning how to blog regularly is a process. It takes time to make blogging a habit and become a consistent blogger. There can be days when you don’t feel like working or you have a lack of focus.
But, you have to find your wins and celebrate them. Remember when you made your first $10? Or, maybe, when you collaborated with someone over a project? Or, your guest post pitch was approved.
There are many reasons to celebrate. Keep those happy moments coming. Your victories will motivate you to keep working on your blog.
Do not get overwhelmed with endless blogging steps. Just take few steps at a time and be proud.
7- Eliminate Other Distractions While You Work
The most important tip here is to get rid of any distraction. This goes for anything that you are working on. If you are writing a blog post, make sure that all other tabs are closed.
It’s not just about your intention to work. It’s also about your working principles. When you disable all these distractions, you are more focused.
Eventually, the blogging tasks will get done on time.
- Disable any social media notifications
- Mark yourself unavailable during your working hours
- Assign yourself deadline
- Set timers for every task
8- Get Motivated And Inspired To Boost Creativity
Your blog consistency also depends on your creativity. Sometimes, we just don’t want to continue with our blogs because we are less inspired, or feel unmotivated.
This is why you need to ensure that your creativity levels are still high.
You don’t have to publish a post every day to blog consistently. Instead, think of all other ideas to show your presence while not writing a blog post every day.
- Sit down and get your creative juices flowing
- Listen to podcasts and get inspired
- Read some business books to learn from experiences.
- Take challenges
- Start a new content format or series
- Speak to other bloggers and entrepreneurs
- Join other social communities to see what’s trending
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9- Don’t Cry Over Your Failures
I know, it’s easy to write but trust me, it’s important too. Crying over our blogging failures will never help at all. I also understand that there are times when you start to feel disappointed but you have to trust yourself and continue seeking your blogging goals.
If you continue to feel discouraged about your failures, you will never grow.
Maybe, you have put 5 hours writing a new post, and spent other 3 hours designing graphics and promotions. And, it doesn’t get you more clicks as you expected.
Trust me, it’s normal. It happens with all of us too.
But, you can also have a post that will get your 300 clicks daily from Google? Or, a pin goes viral and it continues to send you traffic from Pinterest every single day?
Trust me, it happens too.
“Failure will never overtake me if my determination to succeed is strong enough.”
Og Mandion
Don’t ever let blogging failures disappoint you from your blogging routine. Just blog consistently.
10. Develop A Writing Habit
Blogging is never complete without writing. Both are connected with each other. Developing a writing habit is significantly essential for becoming consistent in blogging life.
Remember, writing should come from inside. Whatever you write, just do it from your own voice. It brings a flow to your writing and you’ll also love doing it every day without any hassle.
Consider few of these steps and write freely.
- Look at your goals, and write accordingly.
- Make a cup of coffee or an energy booster.
- Set one writing task.
- Outline the post and write headlines.
- Take out 30 minutes every day for ‘pure’ writing.
- Write from your inside
- Shut down all the distractions.
Everyone has different schedules and routines.
You have to set aside writing hours for regular writing. No one can do it better than YOU!
P.S: Don’t wait for another day to start writing. Just do it now. Take out a notebook and set an hour for writing. Pick one step and follow it.
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What Will You Do To Blog Consistently?
I’ve discussed a few ways that help to be consistent in blogging life.
Tell me how you tend to be consistent with blogging?
How do you follow the rule of consistency to your blog?
I’m waiting for your answers.
Maybe, I can learn a new trick from you to gain momentum and trigger my blogging routine.
Arfa, stronger the hunger and desire, further they will take you. I believe in this mantra and have embedded my blogging and brand into my life goals and objectives. When it all filters down from the top, it is easier to feel motivated and stay persistent with your habits.
Great article and an important topic for new bloggers. I have been there and I have seen it. Keep up the good work.
Oh I loved reading this, I struggle majorly with this so I will definitely take your idea on goals and writing it down
Some great tips for a new blogger who is struggling to be consistent. I will definitely try and take some time out for writing everyday. Love it <3
Thank you! consistency is my main weakness so this helps a lot.
Great tips. I’m a newbie blogger and had so much steam for the first three months. Then I went through a period of writers block and had a hard time coming up with content. I’m working on expanding my niche so I have more content. That seems to be helping a lot. Thanks for this post!
These are some really great tips! I could definitely be better at planning out my content well in advance. Thanks for sharing.
XO, Cara
http://www.neverskipbrunchblog.com
Ahmad, this is so motivating. Things only get better if we realize the needs and learn how to do it the right way. Your blog is a good example to see what you’ve embedded and how you did it with clarity.
Thanks for giving it a read and sharing a word.
Tola, I know you are going to make this! Just start writing goals and calculate the new results. I’ve seen major growth when I set goals.
Thanks, Nabeeda! Consistency is a major concern for many of the bloggers. All the best 🙂
Dayna, I understand. Don’t ever feel disappointed. You will start becoming more consistent and actually, develop habits that will make you productive too. Stay focused and achieve more.
Hi, Shirley. This is how I started and you won’t believe I took a blogging gap for almost 5 months. Everyone faces the writer’s block syndrome. You are not alone, friend. That’s good to read from you on expanding your niche. What niche are you in?
I appreciate your visit.
Thanks, Cara! I’m glad you like the post. You can rock your content planning! Good luck.
Scheduling content in advance is key and something that I’m working on. I also love making writing a habit. My favorite one? Writing a blog post on my phone while I’m working out at the gym!
These are such good tips! Especially the schedule one! As a mum of two toddlers if I don’t schedule posts in advance I’d never get anything posted, as I can’t always rely on a naptime to get a post up that day, haha!
I have only recently started blocking out time to write like you suggested and it really makes a difference if I close away all the other tabs and distractions!
Super helpful! thanks for laying it out here. you are such a beautiful soul.
♡Courtney Bentley ||http://www.starsystemz.com
Casey, Scheduling content keeps the blog running which is great, right? That’s a great tip. I need to try writing on my phone 😉
Thanks, Courtney. I’m glad you found it helpful 🙂
Hi Arfa,
I love the writing habit note. I write a ton daily for guest posts and through blog comments too. Easy way to keep blogging because practicing writing every single day keeps you consistent in the blogging game.
Smart tips!
Ryan
Interesting article for everyone not just first timers. Consistency are so important yet we all struggle with that. But some times i wonder if it’s really the important part. I know a blogger that are a ‘pro’ and she doesn’t post regular and her readers are there every time. I think the most important part would be quality above quantity. What do you mean by download photo’s? You take to take your own photos or pay for them from certain sites, it’s illegal just to download photo’s from the Net.
Hi Ryan,
I agree to that. To survive blogging, it’s equally important to practice writing either guest posts or blog comments. I really like your idea of writing through blog comments which I also love to make at other blogs. Thanks for making a comment here 😉
Hi, Leanie! Yes, nothing beats the quality. But, consistency with blogging means to involve in certain practices that help in running your blogging game more efficiently. It’s not limited to writing a blog post every week. Consistency with blogging can be achieved by writing guest posts, social media posts, blog comments, emails etc. The focus is to keep writing and remain consistent with the blogging life. That’s how pro bloggers do. Once, they have sufficient content they spend time in growing email lists, sales, more conversions, webinars, courses, summits etc.
And, by downloading photos I meant to say to collect photos or other stuff for your blog. Some websites offer free images which you can download and use it on your site with a credit (It’s smart to give mentions). Hope, it helps.
YES! Awesome tips here. And #5 is so important! Because while you can make plans and blogging goals, if you don’t consistently set time aside most days, it just won’t happen.
Thanks for the fantastic tips!
Hello, Arfa!
A very useful post, indeed.
I have been telling my blog readers and vlog viewers for a long time that consistency does make a difference.
If someone thinks: let’s try this out and see what happens.
That’s a no-go, as far as my philosophy is concerned.
I’m all about consistency and persistence. I started off offering freelance writing service in 2012. It took me three years to reach the point where I stopped taking new clients.
I think it comes down to your passion.
If you’re truly following your passion; you would be eager to make it to the end, successfully. However, the mindset does play a role in this.
I urge everyone reading this blog post to take the useful message out of it. Be consistent whatever you’re chasing.
Thanks for writing this blog post.
Great tips. I am finding that having a plan for blog topics helps a bunch. I also like using a planner to keep me on schedule.
As ALWAYS, Great blog post Arfa! 🙂
By the way, you just read my mind….I was going to write a blog post about this…but ended up writing about Pinterest group boards! 😉
Thanks for sharing your great knowledge! 🙂
These are great tips. I especially like getting ahead so you are not left writing at the last minute
Thanks, Ali! Absolutely. Developing a writing habit connects with all the things we do online to remain consistent. So, taking out time for writing is equally important.
Thanks, Nicola 🙂
Hi, April! You won’t believe how relieved I feel when I collect a bunch of topics. That gives an ease of mind. Planner helps! I need to work on that.
Thanks, Eva! I feel encouraged when I read comments like these. I believe my hard work is finally paying off. Oh great! when I can expect to read your amazing post on being consistent? This topic is always refreshing for either new or established blogger 🙂
Thanks, Emily! Yeah, this also makes us feel more appeased.
Thank you for writing this! I am struggling with updating consistently and this post gave me a couple ideas.
Carolyn, I’m glad you took away some key points. Don’t fret out, learn and take actionable steps to be consistent. And, you’ll see amazing progress.
Oh man, these are SUCH great tips that came at a perfect time for me! I can’t wait to read more!
Thanks, Serena! I’m glad you enjoyed reading.
Setting goals keeps me on track! I schedule time in my day to work on my blog and I also invest in it. I do one task at a time and it works well for me.
Fantastic blog post, some very good valuable content here. Thank you
Thanks Arfa for the nice post.
This was an awesome read. I follow the regular posting with promotions to be consistent.
Thanks, Krish! That’s awesome.
This is so helpful! I thought that once I was done with school for the summer, it would be easy to be consistent, but that hasn’t been the case at all! In fact, it’s worse now that I don’t have as steady a schedule. Thanks for the great tips to help me out!
What a wonderful post! So many great tips and informative! I am new to the blogging world and this article really gives me encouragement and hope to having a successful blog. It is very overwhelming at first, but people like you, are so helpful! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks, Nicole! I know being consistent isn’t as simple as it seems. I’m glad the post came at the right time.
Welcome to the blogging world, Christine! I’m excited about your journey. It feels great that you liked the post and this post has given you enough encouragement for being consistent in order to calculate good results 😉 Anytime.
Great blog post! Being consistent is the most important thing in creating a brand that people recognise and trust 🙂
Thanks, Danielle! That’s how people come back to a brand and remember it more often.
This was a really helpful article as I always look for ways to keep up my consistency. Thanks for putting it together. I agree that consistency is key and this will help me be better at it.
I could really use these tips to be consistent! Thanks for sharing!
Having an editorial calendar has definitely helped me out a lot. I know exactly what I’ll be writing about in advance and that allows me to brainstorm and have some good ideas to put down when the time comes to write!
Except for the 5th tip, I’m not so good… Maybe why I sometimes find it so hard. 🙂
I don’t have any tips of my own. I still feel really new to this and have been struggling with consistency. I’m not 100% on my niche but I’ll do my best to implement these tips into my blogging, especially with the fact that I am going into my second year of university, I need to set a habit. Thank you for sharing! They were very helpful.
As a new blogger, this was super helpful. One of my goals is definitely to develop a schedule. So far, I publish content every week, but I need a more consistent schedule. These tips were helpful and I’m excited to read about the other tips you share on your site. Thanks for this!
Just I was hitting the mental block read your post.. it’s inspiring me back on to my blogging. Thankyou
These are great tips for staying consistent. I have trouble staying motivated, so I’m going to try these out. Thank you!
Great Advice!
I’m an insane scheduler! It makes everything so much easier for me because I feel more organized!
These are really great ideas! I had to close my last blog partly due to inconsistency too. I struggle with it in all parts of my life. I’m going to try and take some of your suggestions!
I plan to create an editorial calendar to become more organized with my posting. I believe most people who struggle with consistency suffer from problems with organization. Good tips!
That’s something really good! I wish you all the best for starting your blog again 🙂
Thanks, Cynna! I’m sure you’ll find these useful. Try them out.
Consistency is so hard because . . . LIFE! I love these tips. The more involved I get building a social community the more I want to write!
Very useful one .Its almost 3 months of time since am into blogging.But i could not keep up the pace and struggle very often.Thanks for sharing this.It will help me out a lot
I am just starting out a personal blog and this post was really interesting. Very well thought out and it almost felt calming to read. Thank you!
I can definitely benefit from your tips. I spent a couple hours yesterday updating my blog binder and realized just how truly haphazard and inconsistent my blogging has been over the years.
i need to do better with posting
Nice Blog. It’s very informative. Keep it up. . This information will definitely going to help in the long run.
Thanks!
You’re so SO true! Thanks, Megan for sharing the thoughts.
These are all so true, especially #4 – blog posts have become so much more manageable since I’ve broken them down into different tasks. I still need to work on my overall posting schedule, but oh well, baby steps forward. 🙂
Thank you for the tips!
You’re so true! When we divide blog posts into smaller tasks, it gives us a clear direction to work on. I believe there’s also work on our ends. So, good luck 🙂
These are great tips! I need to get better about being consistent with my blogging. Trying to find a work/life/blog balance is hard. I’ll try implementing your ideas to get my head back in the game!
I agree with you on this, Jenny. Finding a work-life-blog balance is hard but it can be achieved. We need to stick to our plans and schedule every day to get moving in the right direction.
Glad to share the tips that do work for establishing a consistent blogging life. I’m sure the results are great.
Good info, Arfa! I am just getting started. I try to write down planned topics whenever the pop into my head. I will try to use some of your ideas to keep it going.
Thank you for this. I am just starting out blogging, so I need the encouragement. I am going to make a point to incorporate your tips.
I am glad it helped.
Very helpful tips.
I think number 7 is what I need to work on the most.
There are so many distractions tempting my focus while I am working online.
I know I need to focus more on blogging, and less on YouTube.
Khun Greg
Thanks a lot! Online distractions are so real and they can totally kill your productivity while working. Yes, it’s time to focus.
Hey Arfa, great read. You have written about all practical stuff and not just theoretical things. These tips are great, and yes it is fairly important to avoid everything on the same and rather dividing your days throughout the week. Thank you for writing this and sharing your personal experiences as a blogger with us. Cheers!
Hi Komal!
I am glad these tips are helpful for you to be consistent.
Arfa, you are a true inspiration. Your Facebook group helps us connect and get our word out! So fab!!!! Delighted to have found you!
I really love your posts. Always simple and helpful for bloggers. Consistency is really a thing and I have struggled a lot! Your post always keep me on track, thanks!
Hi Isabel!
This is so good to read 🙂 With a Facebook group, I wanted to provide as many opportunities for new bloggers to connect and expand.
Thanks so much, Rashmi! I really appreciate that.
This is exactly what I was looking for. I am struggling with being consistent with blogging ever since I started it three months ago and I have not written even one word since my first three blog posts. I want to make writing an habit of mine. What am I confused with is that what should we write everyday like an journal entry or possible blog content material?