Should We Unfollow Bloggers For Posting Too Often?

The topic of unfollowing bloggers for publishing blog posts too often tends to resurface from time to time (Many bloggers have brought up this topic on numerous occasions in the past and I have a strong feeling that it will be addressed in the future by other bloggers in the blogosphere).

The God’s/Goddess’s truth is that people have mixed feelings toward bloggers who publish content on their blogs too often.

So, today, I am going to delve deeply into this highly controversial topic.

What is Viewed As Posting Too Often?

The concept of posting too often varies from blogger to blogger; for example, it may be perceived by others as:

• A blogger publishing content on their blog numerous times a day.
• A blogger publishing content on their blog daily.
• A blogger publishing content on their blog a few days per week.

Crazy, right?

Well, it all depends on whom you ask.

Many WordPress bloggers have admitted to me that they would unfollow a blogger who publishes content on their blog numerous times a day.

Is this a fair thing to do?

Once again, it all depends on whom you ask.

And, why is that so?

Because what annoys one person may not annoy another.

In my case, I am not at all annoyed by any blogger who has chosen to spend their time publishing blog posts numerous times a day (I am guessing that I am in the minority where this one is concerned).

And what is my reason for not being annoyed whenever a blogger publish blog posts numerous times a day on their blog?

Because they are entitled to publish content on their blog as often as they like.

Also, I do not spend the whole day rummaging through the WordPress Reader.

To my understanding, most WordPress bloggers tend to get highly annoyed whenever they see countless links to blog posts from the same blogger on their WordPress Reader.

If you are someone who publishes content on their blog numerous times a day, you can make things less stressful for your fellow WordPress bloggers by spacing out the times that you publish your blog posts; for example, if you publish one at 8:00 AM, you can publish the other blog post of yours at 12:00 PM and the next blog post at 4:00 PM (The funny thing is that in spite of doing all of that with the intention of making things easier for your fellow WordPress bloggers, there are those who would be hell-bent on unfollowing you for publishing content on your blog numerous times a day).

In regards to a blogger publishing content on their blog daily, I am all for that too (Providing that they can do it without burning themselves out in the process).

Some people claimed that they would unfollow a blogger who publishes content on their blog daily because they are unable to keep up with the pace of reading their blog posts.

Are you surprised by that fact?

Well, I am not!

Why?

Because we are all different, my friend.

You and I might be able to keep up the pace of reading their blog posts daily, but, unfortunately, there are those who cannot.

However, if you are aware of this fact and want to publish content on your blog daily, do it.

Do keep in mind that people who like reading blog posts daily will follow you and those who dislike the idea of a blogger publishing content on their blog daily will unfollow you.

I also have no issue with a blogger publishing content on their blog a few days per week either.

Once again, the issue here, is that some people are unable with keeping up with the pace of reading blog posts from a blogger that publishes content on their blog a few days per week (Those people who are unable to keep up the pace will unfollow, whereas, those who can keep up the pace will continue to follow).

The Way In Which We Use The WordPress Reader May Have A Part To Play In All Of This

Earlier on, I said, “I do not spend the whole day rummaging through the WordPress Reader.”

Therefore, it is less likely that I would become annoyed by seeing posts from a single blogger in a very short space of time.

I spend approximately fifteen minutes with the intention of locating a blog post that interests me via the WordPress Reader.

When I locate a blog post that is of interest to me, I will spend approximately seven minutes of my time reading it (I will do the same for each blog post that is of interest to me).

As far as I am concerned, it is almost impossible to become annoyed by seeing numerous posts from the same blogger on the WordPress Reader when you are spending a lot of your time reading blog posts thoroughly.

And, why is that so?

Because after you have thoroughly read the blog post, the WordPress Reader would be populated with new links to blog posts from other bloggers (That is provided that you refreshed the page).

For the record, it could prove somewhat annoying if you scrolled all the way down and you saw back-to-back posts from the same person on the WordPress Reader.

So, is it really mandatory for you to scroll all the way down on your WordPress Reader?

No, it is not!

Scrolling all the way down is optional; it is one of those choices that we can ignore or put into action.

It was also brought to my attention that there are WordPress bloggers who do not use the WordPress Reader.

Therefore, those people who do not use the WordPress Reader will be unaffected by this.

The Way We Handle Our Email Messages May Have Something To Do With This

Those bloggers who do not follow bloggers via the WordPress Reader are known to follow bloggers via email.

And, it is a known fact that whenever one of their fellow bloggers publishes content on their blog regularly, their inbox becomes cluttered with email messages (Which is one of the reasons why some people unfollow bloggers for posting too often).

I do not follow bloggers via email (So, in this regard, I am unaffected).

If you are the type of person who likes to clear out their email inbox in a day’s time, you will find it difficult to do so because as soon as you attend to a message that pertains to a new blog post from a fellow blogger, read their blog post and clear it out, you will be faced with a new one (You are left feeling as though you are fighting a losing battle).

So, what should you do?

You could resist the urge to clear out all of your email messages in a day’s time. Give priority to those email messages that are of importance to you and ignore the rest until you are ready to go through them.

What About The Person Who Logs Into Their WordPress Account Once In A While?

Truthfully, the person who logs into their WordPress account once in a while is not going to be affected by those bloggers who publish content on their blogs too often.

Why?

Because those people are happy to come across blog posts from those bloggers that they are following while they are logged into their WordPress accounts (They know that it is not a regular occurrence and they are grateful for what level of interaction they can acquire while they are logged in).

And, you and I both know that there is a large percentage of WordPress bloggers who log into their accounts once in a while.

Retirees Who Blog Have A Different Way Of Doing Things

Yes, it is true, my friend. Those retirees that blog on WordPress have a different way of doing things.

The average personal blogger would choose the route of publishing content on their blog once a day.

Whereas, the retiree (who has chosen personal blogging) is more inclined to publish numerous blog posts daily.

Why?

Because they have more time on their hands; which usually results in them publishing at least two blog posts of their own, participating in prompts and reblogging the blog posts of others daily.

On a positive note, these retirees are putting their minds to good use.

I would also like to state for the record, that not every retiree who blogs on WordPress is into this sort of thing.

However, we should not get angry with those retirees who publish content on their blogs numerous times a day.

Professional Bloggers Have A Different Mindset

Professional bloggers (those people who blog for a living) are less likely to be bothered by someone who publishes content on their blog too often.

Why?

Because most of their time is spent:

• Creating content for their blog.
• Sourcing guest writers.
• Promoting their content on various social media accounts.

Professional bloggers, on the whole, are busy people (They are too busy to engage themselves in the day-to-day pettiness of other bloggers).

Final Thoughts

I always check out a person’s blog before I follow it. I do it with the intention of finding out if I am interested in the types of blog posts that they publish and also to find out how often they publish content on their blog (In my case, I check to see if they are consistent; I will not follow a person who blogs sporadically).

In your case, you can do something similar; you can find out how often they publish content on their blog before following them (That could save you the trouble of unfollowing a blogger for posting too often).

Another thing to consider is that if you find yourself being annoyed with someone for publishing content on their blog way too often than you would like, the problem could be with you and not them (You are probably spending way too much time on WordPress).

Instead of getting annoyed with someone for posting too often, you can do the following things:

• Spend less time on WordPress.
• Check your email account less often.
• Spend more time researching your chosen topic.
• Spend more time creating blog posts.
• Find the time to have an actual face-to-face conversation with someone.
• Explore the outdoors.
• Watch a movie.
• Read a book.

Those things that I mentioned will help you to take your mind off of bloggers publishing content on their blogs too often.

In all fairness, each blogger in the blogosphere is entitled to publish content on their blog as often as they like.

Therefore, you would be forcing them into doing things your way by implying to them that they should post less often.

Blogging is a form of self-expression (And, in some cases, some people need to express themselves more than others).

Also, there is no rule that states that we should read everything that they publish (You visit the blog posts of others out of our own volition).

So, allow bloggers to do their own thing; much in the same way that you are free to do yours.

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