Hi,
How many posts do you think you should have in the queue before launching a blog? How many posts do you think you should have live before you start marketing it? I am launching a new blog next month and waiting until I have 20 posts in the queue, but maybe I should just go for it???
Also, I am currently hidden from the spiders...thinking I would make myself known when I actually start adding live posts. What do you guys think?
20 posts is enough to launch the blog. Its better to involve in promotional activities. And make sure to update the post frequently.
i only have 10 post before lanuch my blog.
10 to 20 posts
20 posts are good for launching a blog, even google is also recommending 20 posts for submitting for their google adsense.
Including the total number of posts you've made and an activity graph. What it does not include, however, is a month-by-month count of your posts. To find that information, you'll need to look elsewhere on Tumblr.
20 post are really enough, You can also start with 5 to 7 Blogs too those will be also helpful for startup. As you will publish your post Google will start indexing them and you can publish rest blogs post.
Actually this is up to you, at least one article is enough. I also when launching a new blog never think how many posts I have to write, as long as the blog template is sorted and neat.
Why do not you just start :)
If you try to write 1 blog post every day, it can go pretty fast.
Just get it online and add content 2-3 times a week.
Hi there. It's always better to have couple of blogs ready before launching the site. You can have some of them back dated months from the launch to make your site appear good. If you'd like more tips on this, I can share with you a free sign up link where you can find more detailed instructions. Just send me message everyone you wish to.
Thank you :)
Dear in blogging you need to contribute continuously on your blog. I have two blogs so I update those blogs 7 time in a week. That means you need 7 article to be published in a week at least. That means you need to post 1 article per day on your blog to make that blog viral. It is a very slow process so you should be very passion in this field. !-!
I hope you understand that what I am trying to say. 20 posts is good to start with but you need to post regularly on your blog.
Thank you.
Launch with 5-10 solid, evergreen articles, make the site crawlable, then publish consistently. Start light promotion once you have enough content to keep visitors engaged. Let Googlebot discover the site naturally through Search Console, internal links, and a few quality backlinks.
I wouldn't wait for 20 posts. I think 5–10 useful articles are enough to launch, then keep publishing on a regular schedule. Getting the site indexed early also gives search engines time to discover and process the pages.
I've been using this approach while working on a few sites in different niches, including Spotich.com, PixPulse.net, MotorTriage.com, and Fontgener.com. Publishing useful content consistently has been more practical for me than waiting until a large number of posts are ready.
I'd launch, allow crawling, and keep building from there.
Forget the magic number -- the real point of a launch queue is consistency, not volume. Around 8-12 solid posts covering your core topics is a good target: enough that a first-time visitor sees a real blog instead of an empty shell, and enough that you can publish on a schedule while writing new ones.
A few things that matter more than the count:
- Quality over quantity. Five genuinely useful posts beat twenty thin ones. Your first posts also set the tone for what the blog is about, so make them your best work.
- Cover the basics first. If someone lands on day one, they should be able to tell what the blog covers and find a few posts that answer the obvious beginner questions in your niche.
- Keep a small buffer. Having 2-3 finished drafts in reserve means you can stick to a schedule even during a busy week, which is where most new blogs die.
And don't overthink the spider question -- blocking crawlers until launch is fine, but there is no need to hide for long. Just remove the block when you are ready and submit the sitemap.