Blogging takes time. There's no getting away from that. I think you can still have a fab blog, even if you don't have a lot of time. It's all about putting your time to good use. The first thing is to work out how much time you have to use on your blog, and work with it. It's no good attempting to post three times a day if you only have two hours a week spare.
Here's my guide to successfully posting three times a week in only 45 minutes a day! Just amend to cover the time you have and the posts you want to get done.
Saturday
10 Minutes - Read and respond to emails
10 Minutes - Respond to social media messages, mentions etc
25 Minutes - Take and edit photos for the next week's posts.
Sunday
10 Minutes - Read and respond to emails
10 Minutes - Respond to social media messages, mentions etc
25 Minutes - Write Monday's post, add images and be ready to just hit publish
Monday
10 Minutes - Read and respond to emails
10 Minutes - Respond to social media messages, mentions etc
2 Minutes - Publish your post
23 Minutes - Schedule week's tweets, Instagram posts, and Facebook updates
Tuesday
10 Minutes - Read and respond to emails
10 Minutes - Respond to social media messages, mentions etc
5 Minutes - Respond to blog post comments
20 Minutes - Get Wednesday's post ready to publish
Wednesday
10 Minutes - Read and respond to emails
10 Minutes - Respond to social media messages, mentions etc
2 Minutes - Publish your post
23 Minutes - Read and comment on some blogs you follow
Thursday
10 Minutes - Read and respond to emails
10 Minutes - Respond to social media messages, mentions etc
25 Minutes - Get Friday's post ready to publish
Friday
10 Minutes - Read and respond to emails
10 Minutes - Respond to social media messages, mentions etc
25 Minutes - Join weekly linkys
Also, think about spare time you might not have considered. How about reading and commenting on some posts on your work commute? Respond to messages on your coffee break. Use your time wisely and it really is possible!
This is the bare minimum I think you would need to do in a week, but obviously, the more time you put into your blog, the more you will get back.
Do you think this is do-able? Let me know in the comments!
