Comments on: Burnout? Take a Break, and Don’t Apologize http://www.telecommutingdiva.com/2008/07/15/burnout-take-a-break-and-dont-apologize/ Helping Your Freelance Business Thrive Sat, 31 Jul 2010 06:17:53 +0000 hourly 1 By: Lindsay http://www.telecommutingdiva.com/2008/07/15/burnout-take-a-break-and-dont-apologize/comment-page-1/#comment-324 Lindsay Thu, 17 Jul 2008 04:26:16 +0000 http://www.telecommutingdiva.com/2008/07/15/burnout-take-a-break-and-dont-apologize/#comment-324 I know it can be hard to take breaks when there are deadlines approaching, but for blogging, I think it's more about consistency than quantity. If people expect one post a week, and you give it to them, they'll be happy. If they expect something every day, you better give them that, heh. Might be a lesson not to set the bar too high in the beginning. I do have one blog that I update daily, but one way to cheat is to write up several posts at a time, and have them in the hopper to publish at later dates. I'll often spend a couple hours to do a week's worth, schedule them to post automatically, and then head out of town and leave the computer behind. :) I know it can be hard to take breaks when there are deadlines approaching, but for blogging, I think it’s more about consistency than quantity. If people expect one post a week, and you give it to them, they’ll be happy. If they expect something every day, you better give them that, heh. Might be a lesson not to set the bar too high in the beginning.

I do have one blog that I update daily, but one way to cheat is to write up several posts at a time, and have them in the hopper to publish at later dates. I’ll often spend a couple hours to do a week’s worth, schedule them to post automatically, and then head out of town and leave the computer behind. :)

]]> By: Valencia http://www.telecommutingdiva.com/2008/07/15/burnout-take-a-break-and-dont-apologize/comment-page-1/#comment-323 Valencia Thu, 17 Jul 2008 02:18:37 +0000 http://www.telecommutingdiva.com/2008/07/15/burnout-take-a-break-and-dont-apologize/#comment-323 @Michele: I know some bloggers who blog six and seven days a week, and I'm talking multiple posts. I don't know how they do it. I agree, not taking a break can take the fun out of writing. @Michele: I know some bloggers who blog six and seven days a week, and I’m talking multiple posts. I don’t know how they do it. I agree, not taking a break can take the fun out of writing.

]]> By: Michele http://www.telecommutingdiva.com/2008/07/15/burnout-take-a-break-and-dont-apologize/comment-page-1/#comment-322 Michele Wed, 16 Jul 2008 19:46:42 +0000 http://www.telecommutingdiva.com/2008/07/15/burnout-take-a-break-and-dont-apologize/#comment-322 I've been taking breaks from blogging too, Valencia. I took a longer one not long ago, but I'm not pressuring myself to write on my blog daily or several times a week anymore. It takes the fun out of it and I don't like that. :-) I’ve been taking breaks from blogging too, Valencia. I took a longer one not long ago, but I’m not pressuring myself to write on my blog daily or several times a week anymore. It takes the fun out of it and I don’t like that. :-)

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