When I took a reader survey a few weeks ago, I had an overwhelming response from you saying you wanted to see more fashion posts and blog tips! I thought that was pretty neat because I honestly wasn’t expecting that. I thought I would have more requests for recipes and parenting posts. While I will definitely be sharing all of the above, I thought today would be an appropriate day to share how I go on vacation without missing a beat on the blog because, well, I just got back from a 5 day vacation and over the weekend I had a post go viral. Yep, you read that right. I still had an amazing week on the blog even though I was resting and enjoying family. So, how do I do it?
How to Go On Vacation Without Missing A Beat On Your Blog:
- Schedule posts on social media. I wrote a post a while back on how to appear to be on social media all the time without actually being there. While being present on social media is very important in the world of blogging, it is also a good idea to schedule posts for when you can’t be around as well. This helps reach your audience at different times of day and really helps when you are super busy or on vacation.
- Plan out your posts the week before and double up. I like to write a post a day, but if I know I’m going to be out of town, I try to write 2 post a day the week before I leave so that I have my posts already written and scheduled. I didn’t get all of them written before I went to Florida last week, so I ended up writing one while I was there, but I was able to enjoy the trip and schedule all of the others.
- Take your community with you on your trip. I did this by snapchat-ing our trip. Sometimes I upload a few pictures to Instagram and I always blog about it after the fact, but I am kind of in love with snapchat lately, so I thought it would be fun to snap a few extras and take you guys on vacation with me! (come snapchat with me @logancan) As a blog reader and fan, I love to see other blogger’s snapchats and IG pictures when they go on vacation. It makes me feel like I’m sharing in their vacation and it’s fun!
- Use your apps. That’s why the iPhone was invented, right? Reply to comments (this continues to be my greatest time-management struggle), emails, tweets, its. all from your phone. I tried to catch up on emails and things in the car on our 7 hour drive. I also did a lot of brainstorming during that time and came up with a few ideas for blog posts. Bonus!
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What tips do you have for going on a vacation without it effecting your blog?
Great post! I was just thinking about this as we prepare for a trip this summer!
-Lee Anne
http://lifebylee.com/
How fun! I hope you enjoy your family vacation!
These are great reminders for prepping your blog before taking that trip! I’ll be heading down to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico again the first week of April. During the 4 weeks I’m there I’ll be bringing my laptop and doing a bit of blogging to stay on top of things. Someday I hope to be so ahead of the game that I’ll have blog posts all lined up several weeks in advance. Ahhhh…Here’s a toast to dreams and goals! 🙂
Oh, wow! That is a long trip! I don’t think I could ever be an entire month ahead of schedule, but who knows. Miracles do happen sometimes… haha
Great Ideas! I definitely try to prepare and schedule posts before I leave…sometimes it works and sometimes It doesn’t. I definitely think snap-chat and instagram help keep my followers in the loop.
-Ashlee Michelle
http://www.makeupandmodifieds.com
What’s your snapchat name? I have been loving it!
It’s ashleedarling9. 🙂 Come say hi on snapchat. I love it!
Great tips! I love snapchat too! Great way to keep in touch on social media!
I really have been loving it!
All good tips! Honestly, if I’m on vacation other than sharing some posts of what I’m doing or capturing some vlog footage, I’m usually trying to stay off of my phone.
I totally know what you mean. That’s the only way you can truly relax these days.
Yes! We travel all the time and these are great points. Anytime we take a longer trip (like last week) is when I have guest posters post for me 🙂 It makes it much easier on me especially the week before!
I haven’t had any guest posts on my blog in a while, but that is a great idea! I’ll have to remember that for next time!
Great tips! Now I just need to plan a vacation so I can test them out! I’ve never scheduled any posts on social media (except blog posts). I’ll have to read your other tips to find out what the best apps are!
Hootsuite is what I use the most. Buffer is great, too!
Great tips! Having posts prepared and scheduled is so important and pre-scheduling social media posts are a big help as well.
I couldn’t agree more!