There’s a ton of information out there about blogging, including here on Your Organizing Business. If you’re just getting started, it can get pretty overwhelming and leave you wondering which advice to follow. Don’t worry; even experienced bloggers can struggle from time to time!

To help you along your blogging journey, I asked members of Blogging Organizers the following question:

What’s the most important lesson you’ve learned about blogging?

I’ve compiled the replies here for your reference, but encourage you to join the group so you can participate in future discussions as well as receiving blogging tips and opportunities to promote your blog.

Create a system and schedule

Have a reason, system and schedule for your blogging that is easy for you to follow. Then you will continue to blog consistently. If you aren’t enjoying it, it doesn’t help you to meet your goals or your system is difficult you will stop.

Julie Stobbe, Trained Professional Organizer and Lifestyle Organizing Coach at Mind over Clutter

What’s the best blogging schedule for your business?

Focus

Focus.

Susanna Miles, ADHD Empowerment Strategist at Mindflows

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Just keep writing

Keep writing. You never know who needs to hear your message. You may think no one is paying attention because they don’t comment or share. But one day they will tell you they read all your posts, or what a particular post meant to them.

Hazel Thornton, Genealogist and Author at Organized for Life and Beyond

Learn more about the importance of persistence in writing

Send your blog posts to email subscribers

For me, longevity is more important than frequency. I have been blogging since 2009 and always send my blogs out via email to my subscribers as well. This is why I stay top of mind with clients I haven’t worked with in over a decade.

Melissa Gratias, Ph.D, Productivity Specialist

How do you get people to subscribe to your blog?

Update and reshare your posts

The first live post could have missed some content that would have added more value. It’s okay to update it and reshare it.

Sabrina Quairoli, Professional Organizer at Sabrina’s Organizing

Learn more ways to get more mileage from your content

Keep a supply of blogging ideas on hand

If you sit down to write a blog post without a topic in mind, coming up with one can use up a good chunk of the time you’ve set aside. Keep a running list of blogging ideas and add to it whenever something pops into your head.

Janet Barclay, Website Caregiver (yes, that’s me)

How do you come up with blogging ideas?

Your Turn!

What’s the most important lesson YOU’VE learned about blogging? Please share it in the comments.