Write Posts In Advance
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Skellie has written an excellent post over at Problogger on how to develop the habit of writing posts in advance which is a good thing to do as once we have developed the habit we will be able to keep our blog updated even on days when we have lack of time to write, face writers block or when we want to take a break from blogging.
I have tried writing posts in advance before, but often get tempted to publish the posts as soon as I write them.
Publishing posts on a particular time each day also lets your readers know when to expect a new post and so you increase blog traffic during that time.
If you would like to write posts in advance using WordPress or Windows Live Writer, here is how you do it:
How to set the publish date in WordPress
On your ‘Write post’ page, you will find a Post Timestamp box on the lower right side. Check the box for "Edit timestamp" after expanding it and then change the date and time to when you want your post published.
Now just publish the post as usual and it will only be shown on the date and time you specify.
How to set the publish date in Windows Live Writer
To set the publish date in Windows Live Writer, just click on the button with the the calendar icon and select the day you want the post published. To change the time, just type it.
And to change from Am to PM or vice versa, highlight it and then use the up and down arrow keys to change between them.
If you can’t find the button with the calendar icon, it’s near the drop-down button that lets you set the categories for the post.
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Posted on December 19th, 2007 | Category: Blogging | 15 Comments »
Madhur Kapoor
December 20, 2007 at 2:36 am
This is one habit which i have to develop . Normally i am very lazy but i sometimes do this when i am on vacation.
knupNET
December 20, 2007 at 9:15 am
VERY good tip. Essential if you run multiple blogs or if you ever want some “time off”.
Techblissonline.com
December 20, 2007 at 12:00 pm
I am already doing it…but if you notice any problem with categories not getting updated with the posts,then do publish it again after selecting those categories…
not sure whether everyone is facing the problem while using the wordpress feature…can someone tell me?
David Bradley
December 20, 2007 at 4:47 pm
I always write advance posts on Sciencetext.com, in fact, I now have stuff lined up to cover until January 4. Anything topical that comes up I will slot in over the break, but I’d rather be partying than blogging during the holidays wouldn’t you?
Incidentally, be warned that the FeedCount plugin may conflict with Wordpress chron and cause some future posts to run before their time. At least that happened on my site.
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john
December 20, 2007 at 5:22 pm
Great idea. I have only recently started doing this and find that by doing so I can write better posts as there is no pressure to get something up straight away. A good habit for a change!
Mark Antony
December 20, 2007 at 5:24 pm
Great idea. It’s always best to regularly update, rather than bursts of activity, then nothing for days.
There is also a Blogdesk programme which enables you to write posts, even off line if you prefer. Also, it enables you to better manage images in posts. Info here;
http://www.blogdesk.org/en/index.htm
Sometimes I find wordpress text editor difficult when using images, it has a knack of linking text to images where not stipulated to do so. You can use this programme to manage posts on different wordpress blogs.
JohnTP
December 21, 2007 at 12:01 pm
I will have to do this on this blog, especially because Christmas and New Year is coming soon
Ellie
December 31, 2007 at 1:46 am
This is one of my favorite features of WordPress!
Anthony Lawrence
December 31, 2007 at 9:29 pm
One of the few areas where I disagree with Skellie and Darren.
I do write some posts in advance, bit mostly I publish as I write. My reasoning is that most of my posts are about fixing problems, how-to’s, that sort of thing. I would hate to think that someone is desperately searching for a solution to something I just wrote about but haven’t published because I want to make sure I have a post for next Thursday!
Phil Gons
January 3, 2008 at 11:52 am
The problem with publishing a post with a future timestamp is that the post still gets immediately sent out to those who subscribe to your feed. Anyone found a workaround?
Jenny
January 9, 2008 at 2:22 am
I actually started doing this!
Dilson Decano
July 20, 2008 at 7:19 pm
i think its very useful. i will try this to my blog.
SoccerBlogger
August 13, 2008 at 3:06 pm
Hi,
Err, I own a soccer news website, and will be going for a vacation in the next couple of days, how do I manage to update the site?
As news comes in everyday.
Thanks