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Success Tips For Blog Growth! Daily Tasks For New Bloggers.

If you’re new to the blogging world, blogging can feel overwhelming at times.

Blogging is an amazing thing, but to have a successful and profitable blog it’s a lot more work than most people realise!

When you first start your blog you will have set up your website, made your blog look how you have chosen aesthetically, but then what?

Of course you will get some blog posts up, but what sort of daily tasks should you be doing to grow your blog and your audience?

Please be aware that this isn’t a comprehensive list. Things pop up all the time that need adding into our days. This list is to cover the basics of what daily tasks you should be doing to grow your blog!

 

You can fit these tasks into your daily life.

 

There’s a lot more to blogging daily than just writing content. In this post we will go over the daily to-do list for your new blog!

Some of the tasks don’t have to be “daily”, but doing a little bit each day stops things feeling like they are piling up. It also gets you into good habits of working on your blog daily.

Knowing what daily tasks are required for blogging will help you fit those into your daily routine!

None of these points are mandatory – they are a guide for those who are really wanting to grow their blog and show off their hard work! 

If you aren’t able to do these tasks daily, aim to do them as often as you can.

Starting the list with the most important task;

Write Content

Of course this point had to be first – as this is the most crucial point.

You need content. All blogs need content. 

The more high-quality content the better! 

Once you have worked out how many blog posts a week you want to post, you can plan these into your weekly schedule. 

2 blog posts (or more) a week would be ideal but if you can only publish a new blog post once a week then your blog will still grow, it just may take a little longer. The key is to be consistent with your posting schedule, no matter how many times you post a week, try and stick to this.

One thing you may find overwhelming in the beginning is suddenly getting to a “blog post day” and still needing to write a full post.

If you are working on SEO you may also be aiming for at least 1500 ish words too. It can be a lot!

One habit which can work amazingly well (once you get into the habit), is to write every day. 

Not full blog posts – unless you want to! But aiming to write around 500 words a day.

 

The trick here is to have already done your keyword research with the help of somewhere like Keysearch. 

 

This way you already have your next few posts planned out and keyword research done.

This habit works amazingly if you are aiming for 2 blog posts a week, at a minimum of 1500 words each.

This way, each day you write your 500 words as part of a routine. By default you get 3500 words written a week!

This could be two posts at 1500 and 500 words done for the following week’s posts, or if you missed a day, you’ve still got 2 posts written.

You may well find you write over 500 words! Even if you just manage that 500 word mark, you know you’re still winning!

Of course if you prefer to write posts in one go or in two stages then you can do this. But getting into the habit of constantly creating content is a good task for bloggers to be in! 

Creating content is literally key to growing your blog. 

If you have some free time and manage to get a full post written – amazing! Use the following days to keep on writing and creating to get ahead.

You may find you can write around 800 words a day in which case you should have 3 or 4 new posts written a week! 

Write however many words you are able to fit into your day.

The more the merrier, but if you just want to stick to around 500, then do this!

Writing every day can sound daunting, but it’s one of the best ways to stay on top of writing blog posts and content creation. 

Blog post writing takes practice. The more you do it, the quicker you’ll improve!

 

Research And Plan

I would highly recommend doing research and planning for your upcoming blog posts.

We know how important SEO is for getting blog posts found on Google and other search engines.

Keyword research can be made simpler and faster using a tool like Keysearch. But whichever tool you choose to help with keyword research for your blog, it’s a good idea to work on this daily.

Different days will be full of different ideas, perspectives and inspiration. 

Use this to your advantage while doing research for your blog.

A trick I’ve been doing for a good while now is to make a list of your upcoming blog posts. The length of this list will vary depending on how many blog posts you publish a week. As an example, I like to have a note of at least the next 10 blog posts I plan to write.

By doing this you can pick which topic you want to write on that day!

This means you should never feel stuck in what you are blogging about next. 

You now have a list of ideas for future blog posts, and can do your keyword research for each post.

If you are a new blogger and find keyword research daunting, doing a little each day can help build your confidence! 

If you choose to use a tool such as Keysearch you will find it won’t take anything like as long as trying to do it manually. This is an amazing time saver in itself!

This way, doing research isn’t one huge task to carry out before writing each blog post.

Keeping on top of topic research and keyword research can really take the pressure off the blogging tasks for the week!

 

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Promoting Your Blog

Having your blog posts show up on Google can take months. Even the most SEO friendly posts can take a while to show up!

As a new blogger, you will need to use other ways to promote your blog in the early days so that people can find it and read it, before it shows up on Google! 

This could be focusing time into Pinterest, Twitter, Instagram or Facebook Groups.

Initially, getting readers to find your content will be an “active” task that you will need to carry out most days. 

This is completely normal! 

As time goes on you will be able to focus less on social media (I would recommend carrying on with Pinterest no matter what age your blog is), as your audience will find you more organically from Google, Pinterest and even YouTube or TikTok if you decide to go down the video route! 

You don’t need to spend hours a day promoting your blog. Set aside some time a couple of times in the day (if you can) for blog promotion. 

 

Reply To Comments

One of the daily tasks for new bloggers that is more important than you may realise, is replying to comments.

Whether someone has left you a comment or a question on your blog, they are looking for your expertise or just complimenting your blog/work. Acknowledging these and replying as often as you can is important for your readers as well as yourself.

In having a blog, people are finding your content as they are keen to read what you have written. If they ask you a question in the comments, it’s because they are asking YOU for the answer.

Blogging is an amazing style of website as it allows bloggers and writers to have that connection with their readers. A lot of bloggers choose to have a blog specifically to have a sense of community with their readers, and responding to comments is one of the fastest ways to strengthen that. 

You may not feel the need to reply to comments if your blog is still very new and you are only getting a couple. This can quickly snowball as your blog grows, so getting into the habit of responding to all comments (or as many as is feasible), is a good habit to get into.

Blogging has an amazing sense of community – embrace it!

 

 

Analytics And Statistics 

A no-brainer when it comes to daily tasks for bloggers is to check your numbers!

Checking your analytics is important, but also comes with a warning!

As a new blogger, or someone with a new blog, you will be wanting to check your analytics and stats ALL THE TIME. We have all been there! 

This could be in the form of Google Analytics, Google Search Console, or any plugin you have in the dashboard of your website.

Keeping an eye on your stats and analytics is an important part of growing a blog. It will help show you how many visitors and pageviews you are getting, alongwith where your readers are finding you from.

It will show you sessions vs pageviews, time on site, most popular posts and a whole host of other statistics.

Being able to see your blog’s analytic stats is an amazing tool! Where you need to be careful though is not checking them ALL of the time. 

Some days will be higher than others.

It may drop for seemingly no reason.

Some days you may get a whole load of comments, other days none.

It’s completely normal for things to be up and down with a blog of any age.

Keeping an eye on the numbers is important, but try to not let it take over your days! 

 

Engage With Other Bloggers

Across the internet there are so many other bloggers out there.

No matter your niche, experience or blogging ability, there will be other people out there in the same position as you!

Social Media is a powerful thing and it makes it easier than ever to find those other bloggers!

Networking with other bloggers – especially in your niche – can really benefit you. Connecting with other bloggers can really help you learn from their advice and experiences, build relationships and open you up to guest posting opportunities and other collaborations.

Learning from other bloggers, finding out the products, systems and services they use to run their own blog is an amazing way to get recommendations for what may also be perfect for you.

People who are using products and tools on a daily basis are the ideal people to get help and recommendations from.

Likewise, you can share the things you have found work and have helped you!

 

Updates

I’ve added this into the list of daily tasks for new bloggers but in the early days this most likely won’t be done every day. It’s a good habit to get into to check for any updates.

This could be updates to do with your website, updating old posts, old links or anything else that may need to be updated.

The more you learn about SEO, the more you will want to go back and update older posts, but of course you don’t need to think about this initially.

 

 

Administrative Tasks

As far as daily tasks for new bloggers go, this one is one of the most important blogging tasks.

It technically doesn’t need to be done daily, but I would highly recommend keeping ontop of your admin tasks.

As you go along you will find there are administrative tasks that need to be completed. This could be replying to emails, updating your expenses and income tracker, finding new courses to enroll in etc etc.

These are important tasks, and doing a little bit daily will help keep on top of them all.

Keeping ontop of finances, or making sure your blog is completely legal and covered, applying to affiliate programs etc.

These are all tasks that you need and will benefit you as your blog continues to grow!

Some people prefer setting aside specific time each week/month to complete these sorts of tasks, but if you have the time to do them daily, it stops it turning into a large task.

 

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Quick Recap Of Daily Tasks For New Bloggers

1 – Write Content

2 – Research And Plan

3 – Promoting Your Blog

4 – Reply To Comments

5 – Analytics And Statistics

6 – Engage With Other Bloggers

7 – Updates

8 – Admin Tasks

 

I hope this task list has helped you to work out which are the most important daily tasks for new bloggers!

As your blog and blogging experience grows, you will find there will be other tasks that need done on a more regular basis. You can add these to your daily blogging task list as and when you feel is necessary.

This post is to highlight the tasks that you should focus on in the beginning of your blogging journey to help your blog grow, help you to connect with other bloggers, but without having you feel overwhelmed!

 

What tasks do/did you focus on as a new blogger?

What tasks did you find you struggled with or struggled fitting into your days more?

Do you prefer writing blog posts in one go or in smaller sections?

Let me know in the comments below!

 

Speak soon!

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