Managing a blog is lot of fun. Experimenting with plugins, themes, checking comments etc. are not bad but take a lot of time.
In this post, I will discuss how you can save time spent in administrative tasks.
Are You Also Running Behind Clock?
Write A FAQ Page
If you get asked by some things repeatedly, it is best to make a FAQ page specially for these. For example, one thing I have been asked again and again is about the plugin that we use to display commentator’s latest post. So, I built a FAQ page and also a credits page to give all the plugin authors credit that work hard to develop quality plugins for free.
Tell That You Can’t Reply To Every Mail
It is hard to reply to every mail you get. If you find yourself more busy with things like replying to mails, mention on contact form that you can’t reply to every mail and ensure that their mail will be read.
Embed Subscription Forms In Your Posts
Adding code every time to a post can take lot of time but then, subscription forms are also important to get readers. So, take some time and either add a plugin to add forms automatically after every post or just add it inside theme!
Find The “Real” Core Activities
Finding activities that really work can take some time but it will surely be worth the time.
There’s a big difference between “real” and normal core activities. For example, a core activity is “writing content” while a “real” core activity is to write the content that works for your blog. If list posts are liked more by your readers, it is best to spend time on writing list posts than tutorials.
What techniques do you use to save time? Do let us know via comments!
About Ishan Sharma
I have been blogging for a year and I have spent my time most on the core activities of blogging. However, I've never realized some points you have stated here. Perhaps I need to incorporate some of your recommendations here on my blog.
Hi Welter,
Spending time on core activities is one of the most important things and you seem to be very efficient at this! Hope these tips will save your time.
Thanks for commenting.
Time saving can be life saving Ishan for anyone especially the blogger. For me it's best to stick to a simple strategy which I do in order of importance – Great Content, Relationships/Connection, Guest Posts and finally E-Books where I am now. These always come first and when work each day has been completed in thse then I give time to do other tasks. I do agree about your FAQ to answer questions in advance but I also recommend a personal strategy that keeps you on your own straight and narrow and prevents lost focus and temptation. This is a simple but effective post, the kind I like.
Hi John, Thanks for the comment.
I am also building a simple strategy like yours and will write about it soon. I had been juggling time between blogging and freelancing and if I do not have a good strategy, soon, when stuides are also added to the board, I'm going to mess it all up!
Writing an FAQ page is something I've been meaning to do for a while. To be honest I love replying to evry email and comment, it maks me feel good in a weird way that I manage to reply to about a 100 people a day who comment or email me.
Hi Dean,
Replying to every comment is fine and is good for community. But mails will be reduced by adding FAQ and you can spend the time saved on writing more quality content!
Thanks for your comment!