Writing an article that shimmers at the seams is a lot of work, and one thing that many bloggers (including myself) struggle with is wanting all of our posts to be perfect ...ahem... high-quality.
Posting a few times a week can give us more time to fine-tune our posts before publishing. Shouldn't we push for more while maintaining our same standards? Should a blogger post everyday to have something to present our followers, or does that make us lazy by writing shorter posts?
What side of the debate are you on?
Anyone already following me knows that I may post a few days in a row here and there, then without notice can vanish into an abyss for a few days—sometimes even a week. I didn't want to publish anything unless it was the best possible job I could do on the topic I chose. In my head, I would rationalize that losing several days a week was needed to make sure my articles would turn out fantastic.
Looking at Streamers & Vloggers
I had to think about this. It's quite possible that my fear of writing a terrible blog is unfounded, and is not beneficial in the long term. I started to think of why I was obsessed with certain Youtubers, and Twitch streamers. The answer became apparent.
When I look at all of their content, they post almost—if not everyday. I previously dug into many past videos and streams to reveal that not every video or media content from them was absolutely jaw-dropping. In fact, many of the things they covered were not in my interests. But I was a fan... and would watch those videos anyway.
I would religiously check the pages of my favorite
vloggers and streamers
wondering expecting to see new content,
that it simply became a habit to check them EVERYday!
Swallow Your Pride & Think of Your Fans!
Content creation is a journey and although we want to be at our "end-game visualization" the entire way, we have to appreciate our own journeys with ourselves and our followers. How can we map our own progress if we don't have enough points to reference? How is someone going to become obsessed with your content if there isn't enough to satisfy a fan binge?
I want to always have something to learn and look forward to by checking out my blogs, and although quality appears to be high up on the ruling class—consistency, may actually be king.
