How Bloggers Can Save Time

When it comes to blogging, sometimes people think that all bloggers do is write blog posts and can finish their work in an hour and make tons of money, and I only wish that was true. As a blogger, I am able to write posts relatively fast because I have been online for seven years and have had tons of practice over the years. Building a successful blog takes a lot of time and work because, despite popular belief, there is more to blogging than writing blog posts, and even though I can write a post in two hours, that doesn’t mean I’m done working by lunchtime. Bloggers wear many hats, and sometimes it can be a struggle to get everything done because there are a lot of blogging tasks and only so many hours in a day to complete them, and a blogger’s work is never truly done. How can you save time as a blogger without getting overwhelmed by your long to-do list? In this post, I am going to talk about how I save time as a blogger while also having a life outside of blogging.

Schedule blog posts in advance- When I first started blogging on this blog, I was blogging daily, but recently reduced the number of blog posts I was creating because I have a decent amount of posts, and it can be really hard to do other tasks when you blog every day. I have mentioned that scheduling blog posts in advance when you have a little extra time is a blogger’s best friend and will save you a ton of time. Life sometimes happens, and you don’t have a lot of extra time to write a blog post, but if you schedule a couple in advance, you won’t have to take days off when you have a doctor’s appointment. On lighter blog days, when I don’t have as many tasks to do sometimes, I will write a post ahead of time even if I don’t need to, because it allows me to focus on other blogging tasks that have nothing to do with writing. If you are a WordPress blogger, it allows to schedule up to one hundred posts in advance, which is more than enough for me because I am never going to write that many posts ahead of time. I schedule both blog and social media posts when I have lower pain because flares often are unpredictable, and you never know when you will have to take an unplanned rest day.

Edit after you write- Grammar is important for blogs because you want people to understand what you are saying but it is not as important as it would be for a college essay. When I write a blog post, I don’t worry about my grammar in my first rough draft and focus on getting the post written, and then after it’s done, I go back and correct the grammar. Some people may be able to write and edit as they go but I personally find that editing the blog post as I go disrupts my writing flow and makes writing take three times as long as it normally would. If you are tight on time but need to get a post done editing after your write will make the writing process a little faster.

Answer comments as they come in- When I get a comment, I try to not procrastinate responding to my readers and answer them as they come in because if someone takes the time to leave a nice comment, it’s common courtesy to acknowledge it. If you let comments sit too long, it builds up and before you know it you have thousands of unanswered comments. Some bloggers get thousands of comments a day and it’s impossible to answer them all immediately, but I am fortunate that I am able to keep up with my comments and can answer them in a timely manner. Keeping up with your comments saves you a lot of time because when you ignore comments for a long period of time and let them build up, something that would normally take a few minutes now will take a few hours.

Break up your blogging tasks- People often do not realize how many tasks bloggers have to do in a day to run their blogs successfully, and sometimes it can be difficult to complete every blogging task. A blogger’s work is never done because there is always something that you can be doing to improve your blog. I can write blog posts relatively fast but that is only one job, and sometimes it can be difficult to get the other blogging tasks done because you get so tired from writing blog posts. It is important to get all your blogging tasks done because if you neglect tasks, your blog will suffer. There are too many blogging tasks to get done in one day, and what I like to do is separate them for different days in order of importance. Some days I write blog posts, while on lighter days I may not write a post and focus on tweaking existing content and filming reels. Breaking up blogging tasks and doing them in order of importance can save you a lot of time and stress because you can only do so much in a day.

Hire help or ask for volunteers- As a disabled blogger, I am not able to hire extra help because my blog does not make any money, but some people do make money from their blogs and can afford to hire assistance. Hiring help or asking for volunteers to write a post for you can save you a lot of time because when you have an extra set of hands, it allows you to get more done throughout the day. Bloggers that get millions of views often have a team of volunteers and paid employees who help do tasks the creator may not have time for or don’t want to do so we can focus on creating content.

Eliminate distractions- Social media is a great way to entertain yourself but if you are on a time crunch, I wouldn’t be scrolling Instagram because you will waste more time than you realize. When I am blogging, I don’t even look at my phone unless I am home alone and notice someone calling me because it’s a distraction and you will save a lot of time by not texting your friends when you are trying to write. When I am writing sometimes, I will put my phone on airplane mode to eliminate distractions, so I am able to focus on the task at hand.

Utilize Canva- Some bloggers use images for their blog posts, but posts that have images get more views than those that don’t because people like visuals. It can take a lot of time to take pictures yourself and not everyone has time to do that because you can’t download any image you find on the Internet. I love using Canva, which is a graphic design website that allows you to create images that you are free to use. I save so much time by using Canva because I am able to create a well-designed image in minutes that would normally take me hours to find if I were searching online.

There are so many tasks that come with blogging beyond writing blog posts and managing your limited time is so important because if you aren’t organized it can be difficult to keep up with everything. Time management is the key to consistently growing your blog because if you don’t have any kind of strategy and are neglecting important tasks it can be difficult for people to take you seriously. Some bloggers will have more on their to-do list than others and it is important to manage your time well because you will be a happy blogger and are less likely to burnout. Don’t procrastinate doing important tasks because your to-do list is only going to build the more you put things off. Blogging can be fun, but it can also be very exhausting if you are trying to take on too much. How do you save time as a blogger? If you liked this post, please leave a comment below and share it with your friends.

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