Should there be a set pattern to your postings?
like current affairs on Monday, humour on wednesday etc?
This will not apply if yours focuses on niche area of say technology.
I am wondering about this because I read that it makes reader wait with anticipation. Any insights?
If you blog frequently and can definitely stick to a schedule and if you have a large fans who religiously follow your blog it may make sense.
Most of the blogs are not so professional and hence do not rigidly follow such a timeline. Bu again, it is left to individuals. :)
Well said. Most of the bloggers here blog for fun. If we follow such rules, blogging will be just like the work at office.
@Ranjith: Yeah! :)
@Umeshji: Yes, it should come from the heart. That is the essence of it. :)
Nope there is no schedule for blogging, because it is supposed to emerge from one s heart
@Umeshji: Yes, it should come from the heart. That is the essence of it. :)
That is what is known as a series of posting. You can create a series on 'Life in India' or something like that with some ten articles in it and post one every week. If you write interseting things, your readers will come back to read them. It is something like the serials on the television.
What ranjith said makes a lot of sense. I mean I agree that it will kinda become like 'work'. But it is the way to go.
It is your call. If you feel you can take up such a job, go ahead! :) If you can pull it off, you will reap good rewards of constant following.
So it is confirmed. Many indian Bloggers blog for fun and it isn't a profession or an income source, for many.
Why would a personal blog be constrained by such regularities.
However, I find this quite an idea. I might try this, also it is challenging. I always find very inclined to poetry, and since I write more on society/emotions, I believe I get away from other things I love such as articles, technology, economics, movies, music, TV shows etc.
A blog need not cover all the aspects of life and we just need to write about those things that inspire us.
No
Sorcerer's reply as usual. Crisp and to the point. :P
But whom was the no for anyway? :D
Pattern sir.
((Then again you said it: Technology niche would most likely not be game for it))
A personal blog might follow a more flexible approach. However, for a serious, professional blog, this is a terrific format. The cavaet is that one has to diligently adhere to the schedule to create interest and trust among the readers. It is a promise you cannot afford to go back on.
@Murali,
After I thought about it ove the weekend I realized that schedule really becomes a problem if you have a format like Monday this, Tuesday that.
But as @ranjith said if you make a series saying next one month i am going to blog about a particular topic, it solves the schedule problem. But still you are going to make 6-8 posts in next month for the reader to be interested.
.... And when you select a topic for a month, create a special page for it which would contain a brief introduction to the topic, links and summaries of various posts. Readers find it interesting that way.
I don't have a set pattern for my blog, I just post what I want to. That's ok right?
Alia
after going through the replies, I would like to add two points.
1. It depends on the theme of the blog. Blogs on themes like technology, society and politics will certainly benefit from regular updates.
2. Updating frequently just for the sake of it, should be avoided. More priority should be given to content. :)
Well,
Ranjith has a good point , as usual.
I started last week with cartoons. But this week was a total washout. Just posted on for Take flight with colors. Sometimes I wish I could go to work one day of the week and blog rest of the days.
Well, someday maybe..
If you have the passion for blogging, you can atke up blogging as a profession. 
Folks,
Now that the contests are out of the way, I thought I will return to my regular scheme of things. I have couple of posts lined up. But after that as @Ranjith suggested I am going to embark on a series of (humorous posts) on a topic. I am going to take the liberty of the schdule (2 or 3 per week). But the topic will be the same.
I have couple of topis in my mind. (But both needs like 50-100 posts!!!)
1)MahaParaatha recooked (That's how MahaBhaarath was pronounced in Discovery Channel :) )
2)Standuteese Socrates (I am reading history of philosophy and let me tell you, it is a gold mine to make fun of)
So I am posting this because,
1)which topic will you like?
2)Do you have any other suggestions?
3)More importantly, Will you help me at least by reading and clicking on like buttons :)
That is a very good idea. But Mahabhaarath is what everyone is somehwhat familiar with. You can choose something which we are not aware of, something like Buddhist scriptures... You need to work hard, though.
The people at IndiBlogger are always ready to help you.
If you would like to write about Mahabharth then give it a personal touch and ask other bloggers about their opinions regarding some important events in that epic and pblich them along with the regular post.
Yep, You are right. Oh! it takes a lot of commitment and every time I think about it I just tell myself I will decide it later.
The difference is, the TV guys get paid for producing S****
@Ranjith,
Buddhist scriptures. What are you taking revenge on me for? :)
No, I am not going to write Mahabaratha. I am going to write it the funny way like all my posts.
Not me! Difficult enuff to maintain alongside work as it is... would be nigh impossible to maintaining such a themed routine!
Only those who are compltely into blogging or set apart greater time for it can do it.
