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How To Keep Your Blog Busy During The Holidays

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Ok, you've got a great blog going; with newsletter subscribes 
coming in more often, traffic building and people posting 
comments. There's only one problem now. The holidays are here 
and that means you're business than ever (especially if you sell 
retail goods) and don't have time to blog! You worked hard to 
create a successful blog and don't want to let it slip at all over the 
holidays. Besides, it's the long term marketing that will help you 
over the slower periods of the year. What can you do?

Try pre-scheduling your posts. This is the single most effective 
method. You can save valuable time through the year by doing this 
when you are busy or want some time off. You can do this by 
using your blog's scheduled post feature or you could blog by email 
and set your email client to only send the mail at a pre-set date 
and time. If you're using Outlook, there are plugins you can 
purchase to help you send scheduled emails.

Something else you could do is invite some guest bloggers. You 
can hire someone. Many times people are more than happy to blog 
on sites for an affordable fee. You could also invite owners of 
related businesses to post. This is a great idea because you may 
not need to pay out any cash and you can return the favor when 
they get busy. Guest writers are a good way to get some time 
away from your blog, allow you to concentrate on holiday sales 
and a wonderful way to introduce a fresh perspective.

Here's another idea. Have an assistant post some holiday articles 
related to your business for you. Articles about the holidays that 
people find useful such as shopping and budget tips, recipes and 
etiquette do very nicely. Everyone wants their holidays to be less 
expensive and most enjoyable, so these topics are something they 
can use. If your assistant can add information to relate those 
articles with your product, the better. With that holiday feel in the 
air, you may be surprised to see how much traffic you end up 
getting. Possibly more than normal.

If you decide to post tips be sure you don't p9ost all of them at 
once. Tell people they are getting on of a series and post a short, 
high quality tip each day or even once a week. This will keep your 
readers coming back and keep your blog alive. 

Try audio. Speaking comes more naturally to us than writing and it 
also requires less effort and time to make a post. Record a short 
under 5 minute clip about what's happening during the busy 
holiday period. Tell people about your sales, share how you helped 
a customer out of his holiday shopping dilemma. There are many 
tools you can use for a small cost such as AudioAcrobat and 
HipCast. You can record it and have it posted to your blog 
immediately.

There's no need to abandon your blog at this very busy time of the 
year. By using the advice in this article you will ensure your blog 
isn't neglected as you continue to build relationships with your 
prospects though posting.

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