It is well known that blogs with daily or nearly daily posts get more visitors, but how to handle days when you are traveling, busy, or just don't feel like writing? The best way to ensure that your blog is updated daily is to write blog entries in advance.
Unless you blog strictly about current events, you can write several posts on days when you do feel like writing, and schedule them for future posting.
Consider maintaining a constant backlog of future-dated posts - enabled for automatic publishing on specified days.
For my main blog, I always have at least a week's worth of daily posts scheduled.
Moreover I schedule the posts for the same time each day - which gives readers an even greater sense of dependability.
For Blogger, click on "Post Options" just below your post to access Post Date and Time.
For WordPress, enter your desired post date and time in the "Publish" tab in the upper right of your Add New Post screen.
The best content for your blog is always your own writing - either posted every day or scheduled for daily release.
However, when you run dry, it's nice to have something new show up automatically on your blog.
You can display content from another blog or blogs in your sidebar - not just the names of the blogs, but actual content.
This keeps your blog fresh even when you skip your own posting.
Ensure that you have the permission of the blog's owner to republish their content.
For Blogger, click Add a Gadget under the Layout tab.
Currently, the Blog List gadget is at the top of the list of gadgets.
Check Snippet, and then click Add a Blog to Your List.
For WordPress, click Appearance on the Dashboard page, then Widgets, Then RSS.
Happy Blogging...