Comments on: Using An Editorial Calendar For Your Blog

By: eileen lonergan

eileen lonergan — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 00:35:38 +0000

Jared, you are probably correct. A good place to start to find guest posters would be within Facebook or LinkedIn Groups that you belong to online. Perhaps someone who is interested in the same field as you, but has a niche that is a bit different from yours. Also, a little blurb at the bottom of each of your posts telling people that you accept guest posts is a way to let your readers know you are open to suggestions.

By: Jared

Jared — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 06:49:08 +0000

I’ve started to lean more on guest posts as well. Getting them to come in steady is probably going to be as much work in the beginning as developing a whole new post though 🙂

By: eileen lonergan

eileen lonergan — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 15:28:29 +0000

In reply to Lill.

@Howie, thank you. In the groups that I am circling in, I am also hearing a lot more discussion of guest posting. I haven’t given too much thought to the frequency, you bring up a good point. It seems like once a month is a nice rotation, more than that and you may be seen as taking over the blog, less, people may forget you. I would be curious to have other opinions on that topic.

@Don & Lill, thank you for taking the time to read and respond, I appreciate it very much!

By: Lill

Lill — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 10:24:11 +0000

Great article! Having an editorial schedule makes your blogging life more organized and can give you an idea where you should be going.

By: Howie

Howie — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 08:47:13 +0000

For as important as it is, consistency can be incredibly difficult for even the most passionate blogger who is overflowing with ideas…afterall, I do feel it the blogger’s obligation to be accountable to their audience to continually provide value. I’d be lying though if I didn’t say that maintain a consistent posting schedule, with all the other demands of life, wasn’t difficult. Your post couldn’t have come at a more perfect time, Eileen! Thanks.

A colleague and I were speaking quite a bit recently about guest posting. I’ve noticed that alot of high level bloggers, now that they are established, actually seem to include guest posts on their blog most of the time–publishing guest posts several times a week. Do you have a view on the frequency of guest posting? (I see your sample layout posting schedule had a guest post reserved for the 4th week….)

By: Don Campbell

Don Campbell — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 22:40:27 +0000

Excellent article Eileen. Very practical advice that I need to do a better job following!

By: eileen lonergan

eileen lonergan — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 20:22:53 +0000

In reply to Danielle Hatfield.

You are welcome Danielle, thank YOU for sharing in the first place!