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@AndreaUpdyke I'd love to know thoughts on recycling old content. I have a popular posts tab and have started a little archives series on the weekends. I feel like there are some older posts that deserve a little revival. Ideas?
about 1 year ago - Comment
Sarah56 you could write a little pithy intro on why you decided to report it, what's happening now that made you think of it?
about 1 year ago
@babysteph I like to occasionally give myself a break and post from my archives from time to time. Lots of times I forget I even wrote certain posts, so it's fun for me to read, too.
about 1 year ago
Jennifer James I would recycle old posts, but I wouldn't do it much because you don't want to turn off people who have already read it before.
about 1 year ago
Emily Lots of blogs have tabs where they link to their favorite posts - it's a great way to invite your readers to get to know you and see your best.
about 1 year ago
laura vanderkam I've been reviving some old posts as guest posts for other places (HuffPo, etc.) Figure it's a different audience, tweak it a little to update...
about 1 year ago
Cooper You could do an oldie but goodie guest post swap with blog friends!
about 1 year ago
Maria Melee Oh man I hadn't thought of that. I REALLY enjoy reading older posts from bloggers I've only recently or somewhat-recently discovered. One cool way I enjoy personally is when someone just links to an old post in the middle of a new post if it relates. Like back when [this happened] I felt like [this] but now I feel [blah blah blah].
about 1 year ago
parenthacks I think putting together aggregations of posts by topic (think "Best of") really helps. Also, get a good-quality site search installed. My Google Custom search isn't perfect, but it helps. There are "related post" widgets, but they only go so far.
about 1 year ago
StockpilingMoms I have a tab that says "Good Reads" for mine.
about 1 year ago
Brandie I think it's fun to do that - and I love reading other people's old posts - it can be a good gauge on how far you've come, remember a special time, etc, etc.
about 1 year ago
Alphamom i think the easiest is basic proper tagging, then having a plugin widget at the bottom of the post for "related posts." I think the Link Within widget is nice if you have pretty pictures. But you need to go back and tag everything well first to make sure your older posts show up in an automated way.
I also like Emily's idea.
about 1 year ago
traceyclark Good question. Old and burried content can still be so relevant. I love the idea of rehighlighting burried content. As long as its billed as such, i think it's good.
about 1 year ago
Petit Elefant I do it once in a while. I think sometimes readers weren't around for something I did in the early days, and seasonally I bring back relevant stuff.
Totally.
about 1 year ago
RobynsWorld I like that swap idea Cooper!
about 1 year ago
traceyclark I love everyones thoughts on this. Awesome ideas.
about 1 year ago
Maria Melee The "related posts" plugin in Wordpress is also a lot of fun and a no-effort way to bring older content to the surface.
about 1 year ago
Ana L. Flores We did a "Beginner's Guide to SpanglishBaby" post on our 1st anniversary. We linked to our favorite posts in different categories. We also use Related Posts, Popular Posts widget and a Featured Content gallery which rotates posts randomly
about 1 year ago
@AndreaUpdyke Love these ideas!! Thanks everyone
about 1 year ago
cheeriokeeper Great ideas! Wish I'd been around for this talk! :)
about 1 year ago