Comments on: Editorial Calendars for Bloggers

By: Diana Ritchie

Diana Ritchie — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 22:30:43 +0000

Hey Thomas – thank for the shout out to Random Relatives ~ I’m honored!! As I said the first few times I posted my Weekly Events, it’s an idea that I got from Julie over at GenBlog ~ http://genblogjulie.blogspot.com/

By: Denise Levenick

Denise Levenick — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 14:11:46 +0000

Thomas, are we on the same brain-wave? The Family Curator is working up surprise that fits right in with what you suggest. Stay tuned!

By: Evelyn Yvonne Theriault

Evelyn Yvonne Theriault — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 20:49:36 +0000

I’ve felt much more settled in my blogging now that I have a calendar going and have dozens of mini-posts ready in advance (i.e. Evelyn in Montreal on Mondays) but there are also two other advantages:
1. by pre-writing a series of one type of post I find it easier to develop a consistent style for that category.
2. I have so much to share with family (and others) that I’m afraid something will fall through the cracks. Deciding to share certain types of information (e.g. tombstones on Tuesdays) in a methodical way should prevent this.
As fM implied above, one musn’t become too regimented but I actually feel more free to experiment with other posts now that I know I have a basic publishing schedule in place.
Evelyn in Montreal

By: footnoteMaven

footnoteMaven — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 20:21:20 +0000

Just remember to save room for that great “chocolate at the checkout counter” impulse post.

-fM

By: Terri O'Connell

Terri O'Connell — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 19:03:08 +0000

This is such a great idea. I have so many different calenders on my computer for keeping track of life itself. I just added one for blogging. I inserted all the daily themes and need to go insert weekly prompts and upcoming carnivals.

This will definitely help keep me organized so that I can blog more than I normally do. Plus, it can serve as a reference tool if I insert the information in on who I blogged about. That way once I start blogging more frequently, I will not have to search the blog for who I have blogged about!

Now if someone could just scan everything I needed to get me to do the work. LOL!