Blogging Chores When to Do them!

Onset:

(when you decide to first create a blog)

Considering joining a group blog so you only have to do 1/3 the work.

Select template carefully.

Optimize and Streamline the template.

Create a Profile

Create Your Blogging Goals

Create a Plan of Action

Determine your targeted audience

Set up a Rss Feed

Create lists for new posts, posts to edit, post done, to do list, urls to look at, urls to share, etc.

Create directories on your computer to:
Keep track of correspondence
Place backups of your blog postings
Research
Advertising
etc.

Figure out your best writing method:
ex: hand writing, voice recording to type out later, or direct typing

Find your writing voice,

Find the best time to write (where you won't be distracted)

Write down your strengths and what areas you need to do research on to improve your skills

Optimize adsense (if you're using it)

Write up your brief description of your blog that promotes it best so you can use this when needed.

Determine the process you'll use to generate ideas for your blog posts.

Decide how you will drive Targeted Traffic to Your Site

Daily:

Write New Posts. (or at least every other day if your schedule permits)

Write down/Tape Record ideas for new posts.

Write down/Tape Record ideas you have to edit posts.

Add things to your TO DO List

Do Research

Bookmark interesting sounding articles/blog posts you want to read

Ping Your Blog

Weekly:

Create labels.

Update labels on old posts.

Respond to correspondence related to your blog (this can be done daily depending on the amount you have to respond to)

If you're on any traffic exchanges, do your duty.

Try and do some of the things on your to do list! Important don't let them back up!

Monthly:

Re-Prioritize Your TO DO List

Go Back and Read Your Posts

Edit posts

Unclutter Your Blog: Delete old posts that are not high quality content/relevant anymore.

Check for new features offered by your blog host. (Here's: Blogger.com's updated Features)

3 Months:

Back up your blog

Submit your blog to 9 Rules


And of course whenever you can network with other bloggers and self-promote your blog!

Keeping it clean,
CB Webmaster