tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740260252500385997.post6129889361740262883..comments2024-03-09T08:49:19.005-05:00Comments on The Scrappy Genealogist: Scrappy Genealogist Learns to Blog - Time ManagementJennifer Shoerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17080992117190219898noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740260252500385997.post-37862005856508080352011-03-22T13:09:47.401-04:002011-03-22T13:09:47.401-04:00Wow, thank you all for your feedback. You have all...Wow, thank you all for your feedback. You have all made me feel more confident about my let the stories flow non-plan. Several off line comments from bloggers have reminded me that the most important thing is that blogging should be fun. Maybe I have been putting undo pressure on myself. Maybe I should try to be more laid back. The next biggest problem after planning is so many stories...so little TIME!!! A problem many of you do share as well! Thanks again! JenniferJennifer Shoerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17080992117190219898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740260252500385997.post-66819629708231150362011-03-22T08:10:04.105-04:002011-03-22T08:10:04.105-04:00I'm on the "no plan" plan for bloggi...I'm on the "no plan" plan for blogging. There are always a couple ideas swimming in my head, but I write on the fly.Amy Coffin, MLIShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00612044786240692282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740260252500385997.post-57258317560596405132011-03-21T20:25:24.467-04:002011-03-21T20:25:24.467-04:00Fun post. I don't plan. My ideas come fairly e...Fun post. I don't plan. My ideas come fairly easily because nearly all are based on gravestone photos. If I have nothing to blog about, then it's time to head for the cemetery!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08519895209103937190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740260252500385997.post-88318460110873848402011-03-21T19:29:06.940-04:002011-03-21T19:29:06.940-04:00I'm a non-planner as well. The only time I pla...I'm a non-planner as well. The only time I plan my posts is if I know I'm going to be out of town or have a really busy week. Then I go ahead and write up my posts, scheduling them to go live during the time I'm away.<br /><br />If I have an idea for a post, but don't have the time and/or information I need to complete it, I'll save it as a draft. At any given time, I'll have 5-6 posts in draft for each of my blogs. I'm trying to get a few posts pre-written to hold in reserve for when life interferes.Denielle Radcliff Kochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07157352583782702854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740260252500385997.post-85324987442885953382011-03-21T18:23:50.618-04:002011-03-21T18:23:50.618-04:00I'm afraid I don't really plan either. I h...I'm afraid I don't really plan either. I have lots of ideas but very little time. I tend to have a rough outline in my head of what or who I'd like to blog about but I've given up having any sort of actual 'plan'. I usually have four or five posts in draft mode that I work at on and off. I think having an actual schedule or plan would just add more stress to my life!Jen Smarthttp://www.jenasmart.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740260252500385997.post-71224125577073127432011-03-21T16:40:04.567-04:002011-03-21T16:40:04.567-04:00I'm very sorry but I don't plan.. I write ...I'm very sorry but I don't plan.. I write when the feeling takes me... and at the moment it isn't taking me. <br />I've been blogging for over 18 months all told and I've never been particularly regular.Bethhttp://www.walkingwithancestors.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740260252500385997.post-45917520065868888402011-03-21T15:47:25.724-04:002011-03-21T15:47:25.724-04:00I don't plan. I just blog when I'm inspire...I don't plan. I just blog when I'm inspired. Sometimes I get "hot" for awhile and sometimes I "cool off". It works for me.Marianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04738104230962644360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740260252500385997.post-48861691231294923602011-03-21T14:51:32.729-04:002011-03-21T14:51:32.729-04:00I know a lot of bloggers plan their posts in advan...I know a lot of bloggers plan their posts in advance, but I very rarely do. I usually just write about an idea as it comes to me, inspired by whatever I'm researching at the time. If I get an idea when I don't have the time to write a post, I'll start a new post, jot down some notes, and save the post as a draft. If I'm searching for a topic, I'll read other genealogy blogs or will browse my family tree. And at minimum, I try to write one post a week.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10232674112099044776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740260252500385997.post-27123069789216395892011-03-21T14:36:16.809-04:002011-03-21T14:36:16.809-04:00I use a paper calendar, and I fill in the dates fo...I use a paper calendar, and I fill in the dates for the upcoming weeks with the holidays and memes I would like for stories. I use Word to write the stories, and then I paste them into blogger about a week or two ahead and add the photos and images. I keep a running list of future stories to pull from the family tree or local history. Sometimes ideas just pop up and I do those posts last minute. Somehow, I'm never at a loss for stories, I just need more time to write them up! This probably be done all on the computer, but it works for me.Heather Wilkinson Rojohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17704949156266722016noreply@blogger.com