Managing Multiple Blogs
While some bloggers may focus exclusively on only one blog
at a time, there are many bloggers who manage to maintain several different
blogs concurrently. However, not all bloggers do this successfully. Some
bloggers compromise quality of content as well as quantity of content by trying
to maintain too many blogs while other bloggers have the ability to keep
several blogs up to date and interesting to visitors. There are a few key
elements to maintaining multiple successful blogs. This article will discuss
some of these elements including keeping content original, keeping blogs up to
date and budgeting time to work on each blog. Keeping Content Original
Bloggers who maintain multiple blogs must be careful to keep
the content of each blog original. Even if the blogger maintains several
related blogs it is important to ensure each of these blogs has original blog
postings. This will help to prevent blog visitors from feeling as though the
information they are receiving is not original. It will also help to prevent readers
who frequently visit one or more of the bloggers blogs from deciding to start
only visiting one of the blogs because they feel the postings are redundant.
Bloggers are also advised against stealing posts from other
similar blogs. This is not only illegal but is also not likely to help the
blogger much because dedicated readers of the original blog are likely to
realize the new blog is simply stealing content from a more successful blog.
Keeping Each Blog Up to Date
Bloggers who maintain multiple blogs are also advised to
ensure each blog is kept up to date. This means they should take care to post
on each blog regularly. Doing this will help to avoid problems which stem from
blog visitors feeling as though the blogs are stagnant. Even the most
interesting and informative blogs can lose traffic quickly if the blog visitors
do not see new content on a regular basis. The Internet is continually evolving
and updating. As a result Internet users can afford to be finicky and are not
likely to remain dedicated to a blog which does not post new information
regularly because they can likely find other blogs available which do provide
updates on a more frequent basis.
Finding Time to Work on Each Blog
Bloggers who maintain several blogs are also tasked with the
dilemma of finding time to work on each blog. However, this is very important
because bloggers cannot afford to neglect one or more of their blogs. Doing
this can result in a marked decline in blog traffic. Therefore bloggers who
wish to maintain multiple blogs must budget their time carefully to ensure they
are dedicating sufficient time to each blog. This time management exercise may
start out by assessing the needs of each blog. Some blogs may require a great
deal of time and effort each week to keep the blog functioning properly while
other blogs may require only a small amount of time for the same purpose. In
general blogs which require a great deal of research will require more time and
energy of the blogger than blogs which are based on the bloggers opinions and
feelings and are therefore not as research intensive. Once the blogger has
determined how much time it will be required to maintain each blog, he can
schedule his time accordingly. However, he should plan to evaluate how well
each blog is operating and may have to make adjustments to the schedule as
needed. Additionally, he may also need to make a decision to eliminate a blog
or enlist assistance in keeping the blogs updated if necessary.