Blogging takes so much time. I wonder how many hours most people spend blogging. I can see you spend 2/3 of your time blogging on other people’s blogs and 1/3 on your own, but what does that mean. Does that mean I spend 2 hours blogging on other people’s blogs and one hour on mine? Or does it mean I spend 40 minutes blogging on other people’s and 20 minutes on mine? Or can it be as simple as starting out posting one comment (like this) on mine and finding 2 happy go luck people to leave a blog on?
What do you think? If you’re an experienced blogger, how many hours do you spend blogging?
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Hi, Alisa! Yes, blogging and regular posting can eat into your writing time if you’re not careful. The trick is to find a healthy balance of networking, blogging, and most importantly, writing. Don’t let blogging manage you, rather, YOU manage IT. Set a schedule; don’t fret if you feel out of sync for awhile. You’re going to do great!
Thanks Cynthia! I appreciate your encouraging words.
I am just starting out too and I know I don’t spend as much time as I should. I have other things to do as well and I don’t always have time!! I know you have to spend a lot of time though, probably like a part time job type time frame.
Good News! I found Alan Rinzler’s blog where I left a blog post asking about the time spent posting. His answer: most people spend about two hours blogging. I think I have been spending a lot of time because I’m trying to find my way around. Not only does it take time to learn my way around WordPress, but finding blogs that I have an interest in is time consuming. But, maybe (hopefully) it will get easier and I’ll spend less time on blogging and more time on writing. 🙂