Write Now and Post Later
WordPress blogs have neat a feature called Post Timestamp. This allows you to write blog postings in advance and then publish them according to your schedule. This is a great blog marketing tool.
I use this for 90% of my blog postings. For example, I didn’t write this posting at 4:30AM on a Sunday morning. I write something everyday day and pick out the topics I want for my blog which is published every other day. Sometimes I will write 3-4 consecutive pieces that I want to post and I schedule them using Timestamp.
Let’s say you have a three times per week posting schedule and you are getting ready to go on vacation. You could let your blog sit idle for that week or two, or you can write your topics ahead of time and then schedule them.
How it works: By default, Timestamp uses the current date and time for each posting. You can write your topics ahead of time and then edit the Timestamp to the date and time you want each posting to appear. When you are finished writing, click on “Publish” and your posting is saved and will appear on your blog exactly at the day and time.
Productivity Tool: Let’s say you are a business owner and you have a demanding and busy schedule. You can block out a morning once a week to spend on writing. You can still publish three times per week by writing all three posts at one time and editing the Timestamp for each posting.
Improve Quality: Write your posting in advance and then schedule your posting with Timestamp. You can still go in and edit your posting, links, trackbacks, inserted any pictures, etc. Just save it after editing.