Comments on: Blogging on the Weekends http://www.theblogexperiment.com/blog/2007/08/26/blogging-on-the-weekends/ Join the Conversation Thu, 08 Jan 2009 20:28:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: Sara http://www.theblogexperiment.com/blog/2007/08/26/blogging-on-the-weekends/#comment-209 Sara Mon, 03 Sep 2007 10:16:56 +0000 http://www.theblogexperiment.com/blog/2007/08/26/blogging-on-the-weekends/#comment-209 @Bob - being a teacher would lend to you having more free time on the weekends. @mark - you could always use future posts to spread your content into the weekends @Kirk M - I know who's blog I'm reading on the weekends! @KingJacob - Thanks for commenting! @David - I'm sure your post Saturday caught a lot of people's attention. I hope it works for you. @Slevi - Good luck getting back into the swing of things. Sometimes we all slack off a bit, so don't feel bad. Feel free to join our <a href="http://www.theblogexperiment.com" rel="nofollow">blog forum</a> to help kickstart you! @Bob - being a teacher would lend to you having more free time on the weekends.

@mark - you could always use future posts to spread your content into the weekends

@Kirk M - I know who’s blog I’m reading on the weekends!

@KingJacob - Thanks for commenting!

@David - I’m sure your post Saturday caught a lot of people’s attention. I hope it works for you.

@Slevi - Good luck getting back into the swing of things. Sometimes we all slack off a bit, so don’t feel bad. Feel free to join our blog forum to help kickstart you!

]]> By: Slevi http://www.theblogexperiment.com/blog/2007/08/26/blogging-on-the-weekends/#comment-198 Slevi Sun, 02 Sep 2007 22:13:16 +0000 http://www.theblogexperiment.com/blog/2007/08/26/blogging-on-the-weekends/#comment-198 I read more blogs in the weekends than any other days, simply have more time for it then. Although weekends for me aren't necessarily you're ordinary Saturday/Sunday, my schedules tend to be sort of weird so it can be pretty much any day in the week on which it starts with commonly your Saturday/Sunday along, but not always. My own blogging sadly enough doesn't really improve in the weekends though I must say, actually it has been pretty much going downwards for quite some time since I've been busy for the summer but I'm working on getting up from that again, coming back much better than before :); or at least I hope :P. I read more blogs in the weekends than any other days, simply have more time for it then. Although weekends for me aren’t necessarily you’re ordinary Saturday/Sunday, my schedules tend to be sort of weird so it can be pretty much any day in the week on which it starts with commonly your Saturday/Sunday along, but not always.

My own blogging sadly enough doesn’t really improve in the weekends though I must say, actually it has been pretty much going downwards for quite some time since I’ve been busy for the summer but I’m working on getting up from that again, coming back much better than before :); or at least I hope :P.

]]> By: David Airey http://www.theblogexperiment.com/blog/2007/08/26/blogging-on-the-weekends/#comment-171 David Airey Fri, 31 Aug 2007 08:47:54 +0000 http://www.theblogexperiment.com/blog/2007/08/26/blogging-on-the-weekends/#comment-171 That's a great point about first time visitors arriving at weekends. Sometimes, in the past, I posted a kind of 'wind-down Friday' post, with perhaps a relevant YouTube video on design for instance. They tend not to draw that many comments, so I'd probably be better leaving a previous one up top. Regardless, tomorrow I have a bumper one planned, my first anniversary blog prize draw. There are some fantastic donations from some top bloggers. It's fair to say it'll be my best ever Saturday article. That’s a great point about first time visitors arriving at weekends. Sometimes, in the past, I posted a kind of ‘wind-down Friday’ post, with perhaps a relevant YouTube video on design for instance.

They tend not to draw that many comments, so I’d probably be better leaving a previous one up top.

Regardless, tomorrow I have a bumper one planned, my first anniversary blog prize draw. There are some fantastic donations from some top bloggers. It’s fair to say it’ll be my best ever Saturday article.

]]> By: KingJacob http://www.theblogexperiment.com/blog/2007/08/26/blogging-on-the-weekends/#comment-164 KingJacob Thu, 30 Aug 2007 01:46:58 +0000 http://www.theblogexperiment.com/blog/2007/08/26/blogging-on-the-weekends/#comment-164 I go to school full time soon the weekends I catch up on others blogs, commenting and write a few posts that arent time-sensitive for the week to come. I only post if somethin really big happens. I go to school full time soon the weekends I catch up on others blogs, commenting and write a few posts that arent time-sensitive for the week to come. I only post if somethin really big happens.

]]> By: Kirk M http://www.theblogexperiment.com/blog/2007/08/26/blogging-on-the-weekends/#comment-151 Kirk M Tue, 28 Aug 2007 12:06:58 +0000 http://www.theblogexperiment.com/blog/2007/08/26/blogging-on-the-weekends/#comment-151 I'm in a bit of an unusual situation myself. I've had to deal with three service related disabilities over the years that have become significantly worse with age (can't stop that aging thing can you?). So since disability compensation isn't enough to allow me to quit the day job, I have had to go to 4 days a week part time. By the time the work day is done I'm pretty much shot so it's usually only small posts during the week, even having to miss a night or two. Come the weekend, which has turned into a three day affair that I need to get back on my feet from the work week, I'm writing up my main posts. Still can't figure out how I got that PR 5. Lord only knows what I'd be putting out if I went from 70% to 100% disability so I could take care of myself properly and could blog full time. And could the world take it? :) I’m in a bit of an unusual situation myself. I’ve had to deal with three service related disabilities over the years that have become significantly worse with age (can’t stop that aging thing can you?). So since disability compensation isn’t enough to allow me to quit the day job, I have had to go to 4 days a week part time. By the time the work day is done I’m pretty much shot so it’s usually only small posts during the week, even having to miss a night or two. Come the weekend, which has turned into a three day affair that I need to get back on my feet from the work week, I’m writing up my main posts. Still can’t figure out how I got that PR 5.

Lord only knows what I’d be putting out if I went from 70% to 100% disability so I could take care of myself properly and could blog full time.

And could the world take it? :)

]]> By: mark http://www.theblogexperiment.com/blog/2007/08/26/blogging-on-the-weekends/#comment-145 mark Mon, 27 Aug 2007 16:08:48 +0000 http://www.theblogexperiment.com/blog/2007/08/26/blogging-on-the-weekends/#comment-145 I let my blog run my life for 5 days outta the week, so the other 2 days are for my wife to run :) I let my blog run my life for 5 days outta the week, so the other 2 days are for my wife to run :)

]]> By: Colin Temple http://www.theblogexperiment.com/blog/2007/08/26/blogging-on-the-weekends/#comment-143 Colin Temple Mon, 27 Aug 2007 03:12:21 +0000 http://www.theblogexperiment.com/blog/2007/08/26/blogging-on-the-weekends/#comment-143 If the weekend were three days long, I would probably post on the third day, and it would be my best post of the week. I find that on long weekends, or vacations, by the third day I'm relaxed and eager to work on something new. If only we had a little more time off. ;) If the weekend were three days long, I would probably post on the third day, and it would be my best post of the week. I find that on long weekends, or vacations, by the third day I’m relaxed and eager to work on something new.

If only we had a little more time off. ;)

]]> By: Jeremy http://www.theblogexperiment.com/blog/2007/08/26/blogging-on-the-weekends/#comment-142 Jeremy Mon, 27 Aug 2007 03:07:46 +0000 http://www.theblogexperiment.com/blog/2007/08/26/blogging-on-the-weekends/#comment-142 I generally don't publish new posts on the weekend unless it is related to a site change or otherwise important. Instead, I usually post my version of a weekly roundup sometime on Friday that highlights 10-12 good posts from the past week with brief commentary on each. Since traffic is relatively light on the weekends I find that a good link love post to get people through is sufficient. Sure, more original content is always good, but I also need a break as well. You have to have balance. I generally don’t publish new posts on the weekend unless it is related to a site change or otherwise important. Instead, I usually post my version of a weekly roundup sometime on Friday that highlights 10-12 good posts from the past week with brief commentary on each.

Since traffic is relatively light on the weekends I find that a good link love post to get people through is sufficient. Sure, more original content is always good, but I also need a break as well. You have to have balance.

]]> By: Sam http://www.theblogexperiment.com/blog/2007/08/26/blogging-on-the-weekends/#comment-136 Sam Sun, 26 Aug 2007 13:21:34 +0000 http://www.theblogexperiment.com/blog/2007/08/26/blogging-on-the-weekends/#comment-136 I read blogs on weekends. And I post on weekends. But I don't have a schedule for better posts versus crappier posts. And I don't think it really matters all that much. Regular readers know to expect crap. Search engine one-offs are probably going to get second impressions, eventually, even if the first impression was bad, if you're consistently creating any sort of content. Maybe it's unique to my own experience, but so far, the only significant trend I've noticed is posting = traffic, and not posting = loss of traffic. But maybe patterns regarding quality and crap become more clear at highly-trafficked blogs? I read blogs on weekends. And I post on weekends. But I don’t have a schedule for better posts versus crappier posts. And I don’t think it really matters all that much. Regular readers know to expect crap. Search engine one-offs are probably going to get second impressions, eventually, even if the first impression was bad, if you’re consistently creating any sort of content. Maybe it’s unique to my own experience, but so far, the only significant trend I’ve noticed is posting = traffic, and not posting = loss of traffic. But maybe patterns regarding quality and crap become more clear at highly-trafficked blogs?

]]> By: Bob http://www.theblogexperiment.com/blog/2007/08/26/blogging-on-the-weekends/#comment-135 Bob Sun, 26 Aug 2007 12:49:12 +0000 http://www.theblogexperiment.com/blog/2007/08/26/blogging-on-the-weekends/#comment-135 I'll probably end up posting more on the weekend than during the week, simply because I have more time and energy then. I’ll probably end up posting more on the weekend than during the week, simply because I have more time and energy then.

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