In reading blogs recently, I've come across a group of bloggers who are joining Blog365, a community of people who are committed to blogging every day of the week for a year. And just like during NaNoBloPoMoWriSoHo, some people will make it and some won't. However, as someone who already blogs every day, it's easy and completely possible to blog 365 days a year. Here are some tips:
- Come up with a theme for one or two days of the week, so that you don't have to think of something every single day. For example, NYCWD does his Sunday Smorgashbord. Dave does Bullet Sundays, Fab does his radio show post, I do lazy Sundays and a vlog every Saturday, etc. Come up with your own theme. If you decide that every Wednesday, you're going to show a picture of your breasts, that's a good way to keep posting without losing steam!
- Learn to draw. As Dave and I both know, some days you can just put up a piece of art and it's worth more words than anything you could possibly type. Of course, his pictures are worth a thousand words. Mine are usually worth about 14.
- Don't expect to get tons of comments for every post. If you're posting for yourself, great. If you're posting for comments, that's cool, too, but realize that some days are slower than others, especially Saturdays and Sundays.
- Plan ahead! This is an easy thing to do, especially if you have Wordpress or another platform other than Blogger. Do you have a great idea for a post? Rather than post it the same day as an existing post, why not write it and set it for a date in the future? Even if it's just a concept, you can start it as a draft to be finished later.
- Take photos of everything! By photographing any occasion, whether it's getting the mail, putting on your pants, pooping, or masturbating to donkey porn, you can always have a photo essay ready to post. And if you can use Photoshop to add funny captions or to add panache to your photos, even better!
- Brevity can be the soul of wit. You don't always have to have a lot to say. Sometimes just a pithy remark or simple joke can be a sufficient post.
- Use tactics to gain blog fodder. You can ask your readers to ask you questions. You can do a contest, or a poll. You can search other blogs for ideas or topics. You can look for movies to review, or pick a recent TV show that you like. Did you buy something that you think is awesome? Talk about it!
- If all else fails, just put words to paper. I've found, that when I'm having a hard time thinking of something to talk about, using bullets to talk about anything is much easier than writing a paragraph or two. Taking a pretend audience and giving them advice is also a good way to fill up a post on a day when you have absolutely nothing else to talk about.
So that's my list. Does anyone else have any additional advice for those who want to blog every day? Do any of you have other things on which you would like my advice, since I am an educated, wise soul? Anyone want to send me boob pictures?