Tips For Blogging While Traveling

Tips for blogging while traveling. Are you headed on vacation this year or off to visit family? We’ve compiled a list of tips for blogging while traveling to help keep you safe, your content fresh and your readers engaged, even while you are gone!  {this post has affiliate links}

I’m personally just coming back from a week-long trip to San Antonio, with my kids, my aunt and uncle and my grandmother! This was by far the easiest trip blog-wise that I’ve ever done, all because I did the things I’m sharing with you today!

1. Don’t Say You’re Leaving / Guest Posts – This probably goes without saying, but it’s important enough to repeat! Don’t forget that your blog, and all your social media accounts are public. Any one can access them so you don’t want to make any announcements or even allude to the fact that you’ll be out of town until you return. You don’t want to publicly state “I’m going out of town in March and I’d love for you to guest post for me…” but, you could ask for guest posts in the weeks leading up to your trip. Use one guest post a week, and spend your extra time writing your own content for the week you’ll be gone. This will make sure that you have new content going up while you are away, without it being evident that you are away from home, the way that a week of guest posts or a silent week would.
2. Schedule Posts for After the Vacation Too – Make sure to also plan ahead and schedule a post or two for after your trip. Coming home, unpacking, washing clothes and getting the kids back on schedule is always a challenge, so it would be advantageous to have a couple days worth of content prepared in advance for this time as well, so that you have extra time before you jump back in with both feet.
3. Admin Buddies – If you have a close blogging friend that you trust, consider adding her as an admin on your Facebook Page for the week. She can write updates for you, and point readers to the content you have already prescheduled to post while you are gone. In exchange, you can offer to do the same for her when she goes on a trip in the future. You could also exchange pinning responsibilities and pin each other’s content while you are each out of town. (Read tips for making this easier here)
4. Hootsuite – If you don’t have any one able to run your social media for you, and you can’t (or don’t want to) do it from your phone, you can also preschedule social media posts using Hootsuite or another website that allows you to schedule out social media posts. I’ve heard that these programs sometimes drop tweets or statuses, but even having a few updates would be better than a week of silence!
5. Let Go Of Your Stats – Realize that your stats will be lower this week, even if you preschedule a post for every day of the week. You are on vacation and simply don’t have the time to pour into promoting posts and engaging with your readers that you normally do. That’s totally okay! If you posted stellar content that week, which might have gotten overlooked, you can always promote it again next week. Go on vacation recognizing that your stats will be lower and that’s okay. If you can maintain the willpower, try to avoid looking at them at all.
6. Limit Your Time – If you choose to use the computer at all while you are gone (leaving it home is always an option too!) limit your time spent behind a screen. It’s amazing what can be accomplished in even just 10 minutes a day if you make boundaries for yourself and stick with them!
7. Notebook It – If you are like me, even if you are giving yourself a break from blogging and editing, you won’t be able to take a break from writing! In that case, bring along a notebook and jot down ideas for future posts there. This way you’ll still have lots of fresh content when you get home, but you won’t be tied up behind a screen for your entire trip. (I always carry a mini notebook in my pocket, just in case I get inspired on the go!) 

What is your best tip for bloggers going on vacation? Share in the comments!

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