Hey everyone. So on Wednesday 19th August I hosted the Lunchtime Bloggers chat and the topic that I picked was Blogging, Work and Real Life. Below is the questions I asked the bloggers that came to the chat and some of the answers they gave. I thought I would put it in to a blog post for anyone that missed the chat and hopefully it might help some new bloggers too.
1. Do you work full time? If yes do you find is hard to find time to blog?
Mellifluous said Yep, I work full time and finding time to blog whilst having a social life is hard!
MsMistry said I work part time so am quite lucky that I have spare time to work on my blog.
Amanda Maria said Its just a tough one, I'd love to work part time to have more time to blog & for myself but money!!!
Amanda Maria said Its just a tough one, I'd love to work part time to have more time to blog & for myself but money!!!
2. Do you always blog on your days off or when you have finished work so you can enjoy your days off?
Mellifluous said Not everyday. I do check Twitter and read others posts everyday though.
Becci Brown said Try and set aside time for blogging to write as much as I can then schedule posts or tweak later.
Amanda Maria said I would say a mix of both, I try and keep my days off free so I can do things, but sometimes I end up blogging!
Simona Elena said I do both, whenever I feel like it and have time!
Mellifluous said Not everyday. I do check Twitter and read others posts everyday though.
Becci Brown said Try and set aside time for blogging to write as much as I can then schedule posts or tweak later.
Amanda Maria said I would say a mix of both, I try and keep my days off free so I can do things, but sometimes I end up blogging!
Simona Elena said I do both, whenever I feel like it and have time!
3. Do you schedule blog posts so you have some days off or do you post them as soon as you have made them?
Carina Chung said SCHEDULE SCHEDULE SCHEDULE! I seldom hit publish immediately once a post is done. Thats because I write 2 -3 posts on days I'm free, and none the other days!
Amanda Maria said Most of the time its scheduled, but there are some that are published in the moment.
Simona Elena said Most of my posts are scheduled, esp. the book reviews and bookish 1s, I leave slots open for spontaneous 1s.
Katie said Bit of both :) depends whats happening that week :) I love to hit publish :)
MsMistry said I schedule all my posts. So much easier.
Mellifluous said I tend to schedule as I post every 2 days so it makes life easier whilst I create more content.
Carina Chung said SCHEDULE SCHEDULE SCHEDULE! I seldom hit publish immediately once a post is done. Thats because I write 2 -3 posts on days I'm free, and none the other days!
Amanda Maria said Most of the time its scheduled, but there are some that are published in the moment.
Simona Elena said Most of my posts are scheduled, esp. the book reviews and bookish 1s, I leave slots open for spontaneous 1s.
Katie said Bit of both :) depends whats happening that week :) I love to hit publish :)
MsMistry said I schedule all my posts. So much easier.
Mellifluous said I tend to schedule as I post every 2 days so it makes life easier whilst I create more content.
4. Do you find making a to-do list helps?
Simona Elena said Yes! I love lists, I have lists for everything! My to-do lists are very important.
Becci Brown said Absolutely, have lists for everything.
Amanda Maria said Absolutely! Not just for blogging but for life in general.
Mellifluous said I don't have a to do list for blogging, but I do keep lists of ideas.
Carina Chung said YES! lists help so much!
MsMistry said Completely! I couldn't live without my lists. Having an organiser is essential.
Katie said yes!!!! I love my lists! I have a list for everything.
Simona Elena said Yes! I love lists, I have lists for everything! My to-do lists are very important.
Becci Brown said Absolutely, have lists for everything.
Amanda Maria said Absolutely! Not just for blogging but for life in general.
Mellifluous said I don't have a to do list for blogging, but I do keep lists of ideas.
Carina Chung said YES! lists help so much!
MsMistry said Completely! I couldn't live without my lists. Having an organiser is essential.
Katie said yes!!!! I love my lists! I have a list for everything.
5. Do you spend more time on your blog than you though you would when you started?
Simona Elena said Yes! Def more than I thought and also more than in the beginning!
Becci Brown said Definitely. But it's a fun thing to do so that's ok!
Amanda Maria said Heck yes!! but I love it.
Mellifluous said Definitely! I thought it would take me 1/2hr per post but it takes way longer!
MsMistry said Definitely yes!!!!! It's so enjoyable. I love blogging and connecting with the blogging community.
Katie said Yes. I only started as didn't have enough work now I want to do blogging more than my work.
Carina Chung said OH YES DEFINITELY!! Way more than I thought.
Simona Elena said Yes! Def more than I thought and also more than in the beginning!
Becci Brown said Definitely. But it's a fun thing to do so that's ok!
Amanda Maria said Heck yes!! but I love it.
Mellifluous said Definitely! I thought it would take me 1/2hr per post but it takes way longer!
MsMistry said Definitely yes!!!!! It's so enjoyable. I love blogging and connecting with the blogging community.
Katie said Yes. I only started as didn't have enough work now I want to do blogging more than my work.
Carina Chung said OH YES DEFINITELY!! Way more than I thought.
6. Whats your tip for a new blogger to fit everything it?
Becci Brown said Don't put too much pressure, create a schedule you can stick to and be consistent.
Simona Elena said Schedule posts and carry around a notebook to write down ideas anywhere at any time.
Jo said Buy a diary, helps me keep track of things.
Mellifluous said Do your research before you start, I wish someone had told me to take more time to think. Oh and maybe write a few before going live to get ahead of the game!
Carina Chung said My only tip is schedule when you're free.
Thanks so much to everyone that joined me for the chat, it was so much fun and I hope some of the answers given will help some bloggers out there.
You can find me on Twitter, Facebook, Bloglovin, My Blog and now My YouTube Channel.
Thanks so much for reading, I hope you enjoyed.
Take Care x
Becci Brown said Don't put too much pressure, create a schedule you can stick to and be consistent.
Simona Elena said Schedule posts and carry around a notebook to write down ideas anywhere at any time.
Jo said Buy a diary, helps me keep track of things.
Mellifluous said Do your research before you start, I wish someone had told me to take more time to think. Oh and maybe write a few before going live to get ahead of the game!
Carina Chung said My only tip is schedule when you're free.
Thanks so much to everyone that joined me for the chat, it was so much fun and I hope some of the answers given will help some bloggers out there.
You can find me on Twitter, Facebook, Bloglovin, My Blog and now My YouTube Channel.
Thanks so much for reading, I hope you enjoyed.
Take Care x
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This is awesome looking back and reading what we chatted about! great post and thanks again for hosting! :)
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Thats ok, it was my first time hosting a chat and it was so much fun x
DeleteGreat idea to collect it all in to a blog post. It was a great chat for sharing ideas, and, like you say, if it helps other bloggers too, even better!
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Thanks. I did think there was some really good tips that might help some bloggers x
DeleteGreat post! I think it's an awesome idea to share this in a blog post, it was funny reading all the answers again! Thanks again for hosting, it was fun :) xx
ReplyDeleteThats ok I enjoyed hosting and Im hosting again tomorrow the topic will be Becoming a Blogger. Hope to see you there at 5pm xx
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