Some time ago I wrote a post about building blogging skills based on a list by Chris Garrett (on a blog that is no longer live unfortunately).

One of his tips was to delegate, and this was picked up in the comments of that post so I thought I’d list some ways delegation can help your blogging:

1. pay someone else to write some or all of your blog posts
2. have regular guest bloggers in your blog. For example, I used to have a web designer include articles in my newsletter.
3. use RSS feed to collect some relevant material to add to your blog (similar to a guest blogger but totally automated!)
4. write the posts yourself but get someone else to enter them into the software, adding keywords, categories, etc
5. have someone else manage your blog and website – software updates, adding new graphics, collecting stats, etc
6. finding ideas – have someone else research topics your readers are interested in so you have a list to work from when it is time to write
7. outsource multiple tasks so you have more time for blogging – think about your bookkeeping, filing, writing, graphics, negotiations and sales

While it isn’t something to delegate, I would also suggest keeping a notepad or computer document handy to note ideas at any time. Any time you think of something to blog about, write it down so you don’t have to spend time with bloggers block – and you don’t face the frustration of knowing you had the perfect idea yesterday…

How do you ensure you have enough time for blogging?