Does’t it get frustrating, when you find a blog that you love, subscribe to their feed, then no new posts?

Lack of information and the imagination runs wild.

• Did the author have an accident, die, get kidnapped, or even abducted by aliens?
• Did the author decide she had better things to do with her time and abandon her readers?
• Did her computer crash, internet connection get yanked, her town hit by a hurricane?

Don’t leave your readers guessing. Either let them know you will be absent for a while or better yet write some posts in advance and set them to be published while you are away.

How do I do that? One way is to keep your post as a draft and then publish when the day arrives. True, one more step and you may not even be where near an internet connection at the time. In WordPress just change the date to whatever day in advance you want the post to show up. Other blogging platforms may do the same.

Space out your posts. Your readers may not have time to read 5-6 posts in one day. I know, you were on a roll and the creative juices were flowing. But then you may starve your readers while you catch up with your life. So space out your posts, just change the date to one in advance. Then you can concentrate on the next project without feeling like you’re neglecting your readers.

Keep that pretty smile on your face!

Heidi