How many of you have blogging on the agenda for 2018? Whether your goal is to get organised with your existing blog or this is the year you will start blogging it always helps to be organised. I was never really organised in the beginning and it just didn’t work, I even started to dislike blogging because I wasn’t getting the time to sit down and enjoy the process like I previously had. I soon learned organisation was key and now it’s second nature to me so here’s a few tips I learned along the way.
*Keep reading for the three free printouts
Have a Filing System
I like to organise all my blog stuff into separate folders on my computer. Start with making a blog folder, followed by a folder for certain posts and one for photographs too. An example of my folder situation goes like this
- Weesi’s World
- Blog Post Ideas
- Basics (profile pics, logos, cover photos)
- Photographs
Take Note of Blog Post Ideas
Once you have an idea, write it down. Don’t leave it for later and think you’ll remember because chances are you won’t. When I’m out and about I like to make a quick note in my phone’s Notes app or keep a notebook asides for ideas. I have included a sheet for you to keep a list of all your ideas and check them off as you go along.
Expand On Your Ideas
Once you have an idea for a post, try to expand on it as soon as you can. Sit down and figure out the direction you want to go with it, what works and what doesn’t. Take note of the category and tags you can use as it will help you to figure it out.
Take Photos In Bulk
This saves SO much time. If your ideas are pretty much finalised, start taking the photographs that will accompany them. Try taking as many photos for as many posts as you can. You’ll be glad that you had them stored away when you’re ready to use them.
Keep a Weekly Blog Planner
This is a really useful tool to aide you with blogging schedules, planning and publishing. A lot goes into making a single blog post, there’s the writing, photo taking + editing, proof reading and editing what you wrote. A weekly planner is great to jot down all the blog related work you want to do during the week. Monday evenings could be a writing day, Friday’s could be editing and Saturday’s reserved for photo taking and so on. Find what ever works for you and stick with it. I went through the trouble of making a weekly blogging planner so you don’t have to. 😉
I hope you find these tips to be as helpful as I do, just don’t forget that blogging is meant to be fun and something you enjoy. I only recently decided to get more organised with blogging when I realised I could have been doing better with my blog and I thought I would share it with you. Please feel free to use any of the three printouts I designed.
Let me know how you get organised with your blog in the comments below!
This is so helpful! I’m trying to get more organised with my blogging this year! I’m going to be pinning this on my blog board so I can come back to it and help myself become more organised haha. Also, your picture is so pretty 🙂
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I am so glad to hear you’ve taken inspiration from this post 🙂 I hear you, girl. This is the year to be organised with blogging!
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Great tips Denise! I totally agree to keep some sort of blogging notebook/planner.
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Thanks, Alice! I find it so much easier when I have a written plan, it really helps you to keep track of the progress you’ve made.
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Taking blog photos in bulk saves SO much time! And with cold weather we’re having here, it’s so necessary! Great tips for getting and keeping your blog organized!
xx Kendall
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Thank you, Kendall! Taking photographs in bulk saves so much time. Omg, I see you guys are getting serious weather. Here in Ireland it’s cold (will be -6 tonight) but it’s no where near as bad as The States. It’s almost impossible to get photographs in the winter hours though.
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This is so helpful!! Thank you so much for the post and for the beautiful printouts – I can’t wait to get started with these!! 🙂
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I am so glad that you’ve found it so helpful ❤️ Thanks for reading!
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These are great ideas! I sometimes start drafts of posts when I have an idea pop in my head. That way I can revisit them when I sit down to blog. Good idea to take photos in bulk! I really need to get my photos organized. They are all in one folder now and it’s hard to keep track of them. Thanks for sharing your tips Denise!
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Thank you, Courtney! Starting drafts with ideas is a really good tip too 🙂 A little folder organisation goes a long way!
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I like to organize things and have blogging folders on my computer as well (the same: posts ideas, basics, pictures). I also brainstorm a lot and write in a planner. Thanks for sharing the printouts!
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It’s better to be organised for sure, and I love sitting down to brainstorm and figure out where you’re going to go with a blog. You’re welcome, I hope you find them helpful. 😊
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Thank you for sharing tips and printouts Denise. One of my 2018 goals is to be active in the blogosphere again, and this is definitely gonna be helpful in starting. 🙂
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It’s great to hear you have found this post so helpful, I thought it was a good way to start off 2018. Best of luck in your year of blogging! ❤️
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Great tips and thank you! I never really saw the use of a blog planner till I read your post. Lol
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Haha thank you, good to know it’s changed your mind on blog planners. 😊
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These are some awesome tips! I completely agree with taking photos in bulk!
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Thanks for your comment! 😊
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