Don’t we want to get more free time? Blogging is great but if your need to write a post everyday how can you go on holiday? Here are some tips to save you time and set you blog on auto-pilot so you can take that well earned holiday (or for the workaholics, start another blog).

1) Install Future Posts Plugin

Get a WordPress blog.

Install Future Posts Calendar Plugin for your WordPress Blog. This will give a little display that looks like this:

And lets you know when your posts are schduled to be released by putting a green box around the dates when posts are scheduled to be released.

2) Less Screen Time

Then look away from your screen, yes I know its hard but trust me, you need to do it some time. (If you don’t believe it read Less Screen Time More Free Time). Once you have peeled your eyeballs off the screen brainstorm and write down a list of interesting post topics. If you carry a notebook for ideas then you may already have this list prepared.

3) Batch Research

Once you have the list you can do some research on each topic. The main reason to do research is to find new ideas that build on what you are saying and to get resources and facts. When researching I use a bookmarks folder to save interesting pages and at the same time I have a Google Notebook tab open to save small sections of an article if I don’t find the rest of interesting. I also save links and great points from other articles here.

4) Write The Posts

You may need a few minutes to warm up your writing muscle before you start writing but once you start you should be able to quickly get a good flow on. Then you should be able to churn out a bunch of good articles on your chosen topics. The more you practise the faster you get. A short simple article should take about 20 mins start to finish in writing time. Read Write More Posts In Less Time for more tips.

You should already have a good idea about what you are going to write after your research but you can skim back over the interesting pages to reference and find the links to share.

5) Add the Posts To Your Schedule

As you finish each post (make sure you search engine optimise them), then add them to your publish schedule. Where it says publish immediately click the edit button and you will get the option to change the publish date. Looks like this:

As you add each post it should add another green box around the date it is due to be released on. The more frequently you can update your blog the better as far as SEO goes but if you don’t have enough time to write all those articles either write shorter articles or post less frequently. Minimum of 2-3 a week.

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