It’s the final day of the problogger challenge. Whew! No more writing after this right? Wrong. That’s why his final task is entitled the next steps for your blog. Now is when I have to make sure that I maintain stamina and keep posting as often as I have been, and with the quality (or better) that I have been.
I have tried to maintain a blog calendar in the past, but I always failed. I either forgot I had it (I tried google calendar and hated it), or didn’t want to write what I had planned and just scrapped the whole calendar. This time, I’m integrating it into my outlook calendar. Hopefully that will help me keep on track, as I will see it all day, and can add/change/edit more easily. The second thing I am doing is I am sharing my calendar with you. Why? Because it puts the pressure on me to make sure I do the post, because I already said I would. It is much easier not to do something if no one knows you were supposed to. If you tell everyone what you’re doing, then don’t, it is not only a let down for you, but you let down others as well.
So here you go, my calendar for the month of May:
I kept it small so it wouldn’t ruin the surprise with the actual topics of the post, but you could still see that I did it. If you’re like me and don’t actually like surprises and want a sneak peek, just click to enlarge the calendar. Oh, and just in case you’re wondering…yes, the calendar may change (in fact it probably will as time goes on). That’s what makes it such an awesome tool!
Do you have a blog calendar? What do you do to keep yourself organized?
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- How to create a blog management calendar in 10 minutes
- If I’m going to motivate, I should probably do it myself…
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Kirsten
I have to catch up on the last 4 days of 31DBBB, but I think this is an excellent idea, and I love the idea of integration with your online calendar. I am going to do the same. I may not plan out all my posts and I will do adhoc ones as well, but I think if I use the 80-20 rules, this will go a long way for organization. Thanks for sharing. I have really enjoyed your posts throughout the 31DBBB!
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