Comments on: Four things we did right in our first year of travel blogging

By: Emily

Emily — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 21:10:29 +0000

I couldn’t agree with quality over quantity. When I first started my blog, I tried to post at least four times a week, with two of those as regular features. It quickly became unsustainable, considering my day job, freelance writing, and having a life! I now try to do one or two posts a week. If I’m having a great week with some free time, I’ll do three, but I don’t sweat it. I try really hard to do at least one post a week so my blog doesn’t look dead, but I have definitely tried to focus on good content a few times a week rather than rushed, bad copy every day or every other day.

I’ve tried several times to do an editorial calendar, and while I’ve found it to be quite easy when working at publications, it’s been very hard to do on my own blog (probably because nobody is forcing me to stick to it). I’m going to keep trying, though

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By: Erica McGillivray

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By: soultravelers3

soultravelers3 — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 23:04:25 +0000

“We had fun”

I think that and having a passion about what you are doing is the only way that one will have longevity in travel blogging…especially if you are blogging while you travel like we are.

By: Daniel

Daniel — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 22:37:16 +0000

After re-reading our this afternoon, I realized that we didn’t distinguish between posting frequency and having an editorial calendar — as there’s a pretty big difference. We’re big believers in editorial calendars. Why? Because they force you to think about what you’re posting in advance and to try to structure your writing.

While editorial calendars might influence posting frequency — posting frequency should never, in our opinion, influence your content. And that’s the point we were trying to make, however circumlocutious.

By: Daniel

Daniel — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 22:30:28 +0000

Thanks for the comment, Candice. It’s much appreciated. Best not to force it some days!

By: Candice

Candice — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 22:13:19 +0000

I also believe in quality over quantity. Rigid schedules just don’t work for writing travellers!

But woohoo, congrats on the one year!