How to Keep a Consistent Blogging Schedule

Wondering how the heck to keep a consistent blogging schedule? Well, you’ve come to the right place! Considering I blog for wedding pros for a living, I definitely have a tip or two that will help you out. One of the main things you’ll need to develop is a positive mindset around blogging if you ever want to stay consistent with it. So keep that in mind while reading through these tips!

Have a clear strategy

Have you ever sat down to blog and thought “I have no idea what the f*ck I’m doing”? Yeah, that’s the quickest way to shut your computer and go watch Netflix instead. In order to keep a consistent blogging schedule, you have to be confident in your blogging skills. That means knowing a) what you’re blogging about and b) how to blog properly. If you need help with either (or both) of those things, I recommend booking a 60 minute intensive with me so that you can feel 110% confident in your blogging skills and strategy.  

Choose one day out of the week (or month)

Remember, we’re aiming for consistency here! If you haven’t blogged since 2020, it’s probably not realistic for you to consistently blog every week off the bat. Instead, choose one day out of the month to batch 1-3 blogs, and then make progress from there. You can make it a goal to work towards blogging once a week once you’ve been consistent at it for a few months. But until then, look at your schedule at the beginning of every month and choose a day where you know you won’t be shooting, editing, or anything else! 

Choose a time that works best for you

Along with choosing a day out of the week or month, figure out a time that works best for you and your brain. Are you the most productive early in the mornings? Or do you get energy bursts in the evening? Don’t force yourself to be productive at times where your brain is clearly wanting something else. That’s the perfect way to create a negative mindset around blogging – when you feel like you’re forcing yourself to do it. 

Put yourself in the mood

Think about what helps you focus the best. Is it putting on The Office in the background? Lighting a candle? Listening to lo-fi beats? Do whatever you can to create a positive mindset around blogging, and the rest will come naturally. If you work best at your desk, then do that! If you find yourself the most productive in bed, no one’s judging you. Sometimes I get the most productive, creative bursts when I casually have my computer open while I’m chillin’ in bed. Everyone’s workflow is different, so find yours and stick with it. 

Reward yourself afterwards

We’re going for triggering the dopamine center in your brain here, folks. Treat yourself to anything you’d find rewarding after you blog, whether that’s taking a trip to target or having a margarita. Again, we’re working on creating a positive mindset around blogging so that you’ll be consistent with it even when you feel less than motivated! 

Track your progress

What’s more rewarding than seeing your blogging efforts are actually paying off? Softwares like Ubersuggest or Ahrefs are great tools to help you measure your blogging progress. I also recommend including a spot in your contact form asking how the potential client found you, and have Google as an option. That way you can see firsthand the number of couples who book you through your blog posts! 

Those are my tips on how to keep a consistent blogging schedule! I know that it can be tough in the beginning, but just think about all the benefits that blogging can have when you do it right. If you want to make your blogging life a little easier, you can inquire about my 12 week blogging strategy service! It’s a service designed to combine DIY and DFY blogging with a little help from an expert. I give you 12 blog outlines completely customized to you and your business goals, and you can utilize them whenever you decide to sit down and blog. To inquire about that service, you can click here

Let's Talk Timelines,

November 2022 -

Kayley follows me + books a pinterest & blogging  VIP week for the very next month

Decemberr 2022 -

We complete our VIP Week and knew we were were fr gonna be soulmates

February + may 2023 - 

Kayley hires me on for a 6-Month Blogging Retainer, then she books a Website SEO project to lay the foundation for her blog posts to grow

September 2023 -

Kayley’s Pinterest pins from her VIP Week are blowing up

September 2023 -

Kayley’s first blog post hit the number one page of Google!

October 2023 -

Kayley books an A La Carte blog project to continue showcasing her favorite galleries and increase her SEO + gets her first-ever inquiry from Pinterest 

The Projects

Kayley Booked:

VIP Weeks are my most popular starter projects for wedding creatives who aren’t quite ready for a 6-month retainer (whether it’s due to budget or hesitancy from hiring someone you didn’t love in the past) but still want marketing support in some capacity. The current deliverables for a Pinterest & Blogging VIP Week include:

Pinterest & Blogging VIP Week

  • Onboarding Questionnaire + Strategy Session
  • Keyword Research + List of Suggested Blog Topics
  • 6 Blog Posts - 3 Evergreen & 3 Portfolio 
  • 90 Days’ Worth of Pinterest Content (scheduled in Tailwind)

This project truly set the foundation for Kayely’s growth on Pinterest/Google and gave her a jumpstart before her retainer!

KAYLEY'S FEEDBACK

After working together on her VIP Week, Kayley knew she wanted to jump into a retainer with me sooner rather than later. I was SO excited to continue our working relationship because the vibes were VIBINGGGGG!

Investing in a 6-Month Blogging Retainer is the natural next step for anyone who has already had experience working together and is ready to go full send on their SEO/marketing. The deliverables for this project are:

6-Month Blogging Retainer

  • (Onboarding Questionnaire + Call if we’ve never worked together)
  • 3 Blog Posts/month - 2 Portfolio + 1 Evergreen
  • Ongoing SEO Rank Tracking 
  • Optional Monthly Strategy Call

KAYLEY'S FEEDBACK

Honestly, props to Kayley for truly going ALLLL in on her SEO because that shit PAID OFF! She has multiple projects/payment plans going on at once and it seriously means the world that she entrusted me to have such a strong impact on her SEO. 

Although I don’t offer this specific project anymore, the closest service would be a website copy project (The Mini Project, to be specific!) because I’d be completely rewriting your copy from an SEO and messaging standpoint. 

For the website SEO project I did for Kayley, we worked together over the span of 2 months to redo her copy/optimize her site. This was a done-with-you project, so we met every other week to comb through her site together. I did all the research + suggested all the implementation steps + educated her on the strategy behind it ALL. 

Website SEO

After her retainer ended, Kayley continued to bring me on for standalone blogging projects to showcase her newer galleries and maintain her SEO. By this point, she was seeing amazing results from Google Analytics and wanted to keep building her momentum!

A La Carte Blogging

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