Tips For Keeping Your Blog Up To Date 

Keeping a blog up to date is one of the most important aspects of blogging.  This is very important because regular blog visitors regularly expect new articles. 

 Not all visitors expect to see a new post once a day, but most blog readers expect blog content to be updated regularly.  In most cases, visitors expect new content at least once a week. 

 However, depending on the topic, visitors can expect updates more often.  Likewise, visitors may not be interested in receiving this type of information more than a few times a year.

  Blog owners should be aware of how often readers expect new articles, and should strive to force readers to update as often.

  This article will discuss methods of keeping a blog up to date, including scheduling a regular time to post to the blog, using smart posting tools, and hiring guest bloggers when needed.


      Find time to post daily


      One way to ensure that a blog stays up to date is to schedule a daily blog hour.  This is especially important when blog readers expect new articles daily or at least several times a week. 

 Bloggers who spend some time each day researching, writing, and blogging are more likely to have an up-to-date blog than bloggers who plan to complete tasks when they find the time.

  There may be days when the blogger is unable to post a new post, but these days will be less frequent than if the blogger did not have a strictly dedicated block of time to keep the blog up to date.


      On days when the blog doesn't have time to blog, the blogger may want to at least post a short post explaining why a new blog entry was not possible. 

 This will let readers know that you are aware of their desire to read more information, but that you just cannot post a new blog post.

  Until it becomes mainstream, blog visitors are likely to be sure to see it just because the blogger skips a day or two.


      Take advantage of publishing tools


      Some blogging tools allow bloggers to write blog posts in advance and specify when each post should be published.  This is a great feature for bloggers who want to post new articles every day but cannot spend the time each day writing blog posts. 

 This way the blogger can devote a block of time per week to writing blog posts and distributing them throughout the week.  This is often a simpler method for many bloggers as they can be more effective that way.


      Hire guest bloggers


      Bloggers can also consider hiring guest bloggers to help them keep a blog up to date.  This can be a useful method for bloggers who not only find it difficult to keep their blog up to date, but also want to provide a bit of variety for readers. 

 However, blog owners who opt for this post to keep their blog up to date should carefully consider how dedicated blog readers will react to this change.  This is important because some readers may not be interested in reading blogs written by a guest blogger.

  Therefore, using a guest blogger can be more harmful to your blog than not updating it regularly.  Bloggers can measure reader reaction to using guest bloggers in two different ways.

  The easiest and most straightforward method is to survey readers about using guest bloggers.  This can be done by asking readers to comment on the topic and compiling the comments received. 

 Another method of measuring reader reaction is to feature a guest blogger and compare the traffic they receive with that the blog owner receives.