Scheduling, Scheduling, Scheduling

I am notorious for lists and schedules and having multiple calendars throughout the house and office. I love reminders and checklists and post-it notes! So it comes to no one's surprise that I use an editorial calendar to schedule my blog posts and related social media for my own work and for my clients.  It's nothing fancy, just an excel spreadsheet that I've color coded beyond belief. It reminds me what the heck I'm tweeting about today even though there might not be a blog post to promote. It also lets me schedule out my week, even month or season, in the event that I have a massive brainstorm and come up with 8 new blog-worthy topics one morning.

Here is a lovely post by Tamara Bowman from The Sits Girls, about scheduling everything. That means your posts, but it also means scheduling the time you spend supporting other bloggers. She states that "blogging is a community activity" and she is definitely right! If no one is commenting, how can you be sure that anyone is getting any use out of your content? What if you didn't explain it as well as you thought you did but no one spoke up so now you're just confusing the internet? What if you were really proud of your newly posted photograph but no one else shared the love?

Comments keep the blog world spinning. And just because you've transitioned from reader to writer doesn't mean you have to stop reading and loving and sharing others content.

So speaking of sharing the love, comment below and let us know how you keep everything organized!