When a blogging idea strikes, where will you be, what will you do?

One of the main attracting factors to a blog is it’s consistency and frequency of posts. I’ve subscribed to some “Z-list” blogs because along with good write-ups, the writer seems to take an effort to deliver articles in a routine. I’ll excuse him for not being able to write a 600 words article, if he delivers good quality ideas (not necessarily a long article) daily. I think the effort that goes into it, for being able to meet the reader’s expectations, is something commendable and could be the one factor that attracts me to a blog rather than anything else.

In fact, along with meeting the reader’s expectations, you are being SEO friendly too when delivering articles in a routine. Search Engines love the idea of a blog being consistent. So if you are delivering articles religiously  between set intervals, they are likely to follow that sequence and spider your blog accordingly.

So the more you write the more the spiderability. And if you follow a sequence in delivering articles, the spiders follow the sequence too.

Which means, if you have a daily posting frequency, the search engine spiders also will visit your blog looking for new content daily.

That brings us to another question. Can we really manage to post articles in a particular sequence. Especially if you are an impulsive blogger?

Well planned bloggers write articles preplanned and publish articles in a sequence, manipulating the timestamp feature. But Impulsive bloggers write articles whenever an idea strikes them, and this may not be in a regular fashion at all. So, a little bit of planning has to go in anyway.

When does a blogging idea strike you?

This could be different for each one of us, but yet some similarities could be found as well. 

Honestly, I’m a little embarrassed to let you know when a blogging idea strike to me. Many of the times, I think it happens when I’m at the bathroom. I think the personal space ignites something in me. So, I end up spending too much time in the bathroom. Sometimes, they are brilliant ideas, sometimes they are scrap. But when I’m alone. devoid of all the distractions, a lot of ideas come to me.

It also happens when I’m sleeping. While I’m at bed, about to sleep, a flurry of blogging ideas come to my mind, and honestly, I can’t remember all of them for the next morning.

I’d like to know when a blogging idea hits you.

What do you do when an idea hits you.

So, that’s the next problem. When you have hell lot of ideas in your head, one after another, how do you keep track of them , or how do you manage to remember them?

Some of the common methods are;

- You can write down on a piece of paper.
Here, what happens is that soon after you write it down on a paper, you are under the impression that it is going to stay for ever. So you place the paper in a very safe place. The problem is when you can;t remember where that safe place is.

- You can note it down on your mobile reminders/to-do list.
This is comparatively better option, but you don’t have enough space to write the idea down so you may write something only to misinterpret it later.

- You can carry some sticky notes with you and write down on them.
Very good option, but if you are not very organized person, you may end up with a pile of sticky notes.

- You can memorize it
Hmm..well you know what’s going to happen.

There are several ways to go about it, but there is no thumb rule for it. I believe each of us have our own preferences and it’s just a matter of how well you combine them and formulate a winning strategy.