The Life of a Blogger

I hear way too many times how lucky I am to get sent blogger mail, how they should start a blog - and how easy it all is. Too many times I have had to defend my phone use - too many times I have spent telling people how it is so much more than just writing the content, so I thought I would share with you the effort it takes to run a fully functioning blog...


As I post every two days, this is two days worth of effort, the more you post, the more effort.

DAY 1:

IN BED

6.30am: Check emails to read latest blog comments, check for any new emails, delete all the spam then feel annoyed that companies take it upon themselves to sign you up to various newsletters.

6.35am:  Check Instagram, check my followers count to see how many I have lost overnight *grrr* ... reply to comments left on my own posts, keep up with my favourites, comment on at least 20 photos, like a lot more, watch a few stories, follow a few people then check todays posts are written up in my drafts. I then use various apps to see who has unfollowed me, and unfollow back if needed. 

6.45am: Check Snapchat - watch my favourites if they have posted, interact and open any snaps sent overnight - check how many people have viewed my oldest snap.  

6.50am: Check Twitter - reply to tweets, check my followers, then spend a while scrolling through and interacting with others, retweet if I can, and have a blether. 

7.00am: Schedule Tweets, mind numbing, soul destroying scheduling tweets. I post about 15 times per day on twitter though Buffer, Scheduling takes about 10 minutes of writing up the posts I want to schedule, or reposting previous Bloglovin' & Snapchat Links. 

7.10am: Check Stats, google analytics and Bloglovin' 

*At this point I have been lying in my bed on my phone for 45mins to get everything done, if this isn't done (If I sleep in) the day then falls to bits as I attempt to catch up and feel lost*

IN THE CAR OUTSIDE WORK/COLLEGE

8.45am: Post On Instagram. 

8.50am: Start Snapchat Story, update on plans for the day, confirm the days lipstick.

8.55am: Check Emails

BREAK

11.00am: Check Twitter, interact & post - delete auto DMs. Unfollow if being rude & pushy.

11.05am: Check Instagram, respond to comments, comment on more pictures and check messages.

LUNCH TIME

1.00pm: Check Snapchat, Respond to Snaps & Post

1.05pm: Check Emails, respond to emails, send links to posts if needed, respond to PR Emails.

1.10pm: Post On Instagram, interact, comment on posts, post on Insta-Stories.

1.15pm: Check Twitter, Interact & post.

1.30pm: Reply to blog comments left on latest post, ensure the links are working correctly.

HOME

5.00pm: Check Emails. 

5.05pm: Post onto Snapchat, Chatter, interact. 

7.00pm: Comment on Blogs, I will look at my latest comments first, then head over to BlogLovin' and comment from there, love and save posts - and follow some more blogs too. I typically comment on around 20 blogs per day. This takes around an hour. 

8.00pm: Twitter Chats. 

IN BED

11.30pm: Watch all SnapChat Stories in Feed.

11.50pm: Check everything one last time. 

DAY 2: 

IN BED

*REPEAT FROM DAY 1*

6.30-7.15

IN THE KITCHEN

8.45am: Post on Instagram

9.05am: To Do Lists - Start thinking about blog posts I need to do, write up and photograph. Think Instagram photos and content. 

9.15am: Comment on posts, check Bloglovin' 

9.30am: Take Instagram photos in my room if doing Standing picks (apposed to flatlays) as the light in my room is gone by 11am. 

IN TOWN

10.00am: Confess my love of coffee on Snapchat while drinking one.. I do love a costa *take pictures for IG and IG story too*

10.20am: Check makeup counters in Debenhams, Superdrug and Boots for new releases - then primark, tiger and paper chase for blog props!

IN THE KITCHEN

12.00pm: Check the mail. I am very lucky to get parcels sent, so I will check my postbox, respond to emails to let them know they arrived safely.

12.30pm: Take Blog Photos. Think ahead around a week of what pictures I need to take. Take a lot to have room to play with, make sure the lighting is good. 

1.00pm: Take Instagram photo flatlays for posts and filler Makeup of the day posts, post on IG.

1.30pm: spend some time on twitter chatting. 

2.00pm: Draft Save IG photos - Instagram now (thank goodness) have the function to edit, write the caption for and save posts. I will edit and write up my posts now and save them in drafts. This also gives me an idea of how it will look on my feed. 

2.30pm: Broken Links. Check them all using a web tool. Curse everything and everyone causing them to happen.

HOME

7.30pm: Edit blog photos. edit the ones I want to use, add names onto the photos, upload them into blogspot.

8.00pm: Pinterest. Forget I haven't done anything. Feel Guilty. Go pin some things - because I really have no idea how to work it.

9.00pm: Comment on blog posts. Keep up to date with my favourites, comment on some blogs which comment on mine, share the blog love!

IN BED

10.30pm: Remember I have to write a post. I wish I could say I was organised and write these a month in advance, but lets face it, its currently 10.57pm and I am writing this when it goes live at 12am. NICE.

11.00pm: Check and add all the links to the post where needed, hit schedule.

11.30pm: tell myself tomorrow I will be a better, more organised blogger. 

Are you a blogger? Can you relate? Or are you not and horrified by the amount of effort? or is it to be expected? Let me know in the comments below :) 

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