{"id":10336,"date":"2015-06-10T07:03:00","date_gmt":"2015-06-10T14:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dlvrit.com\/blog?p=10336&#038;preview_id=10336"},"modified":"2026-03-31T13:07:23","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T20:07:23","slug":"working-from-the-beach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dlvrit.com\/blog\/working-from-the-beach\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Tips to Get Your Blog into Bikini Shape Just in Time for Summer Vacation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With one simple Google search, you can discover how to summer proof your hair, windows, makeup, gadgets\u00a0and home but <strong>how about your blog?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I grew up believing that summer is a time for <a title=\"No Time to Spring Break \u2013 Think Again! 5 Reasons Why You Need to Take a Vacation from Your Business\" href=\"https:\/\/dlvrit.com\/blog\/2015\/03\/excellent-reasons-to-take-a-vacation\/\">vacation<\/a>, and one can leave non-vacation activities behind. However, once you have established a small business,\u00a0maintaining\u00a0your social media presence while vacationing is a necessary but tricky proposition.<\/p>\n<p>Despite\u00a0dreaming that perfecting your social media strategy means <em>&#8216;sipping margarita&#8217;s while relaxing on a friends boat,&#8217;<\/em> planning for time away from your business does not have to mean silence on social media.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10391\" src=\"https:\/\/dlvrit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Blog-and-Social-Media-Vacation.jpg\" alt=\"Take a Break: How to prepare your blog for vacation\" width=\"759\" height=\"381\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dlvrit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Blog-and-Social-Media-Vacation.jpg 759w, https:\/\/dlvrit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Blog-and-Social-Media-Vacation-300x151.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 759px) 100vw, 759px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5_Tips_to_Keep_Your_Blog_Active_While_Youre_Relaxing\"><\/span>5 Tips to Keep Your Blog Active While You&#8217;re Relaxing<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Here are five\u00a0tips to\u00a0&#8220;summer proof&#8221;\u00a0your blog\u00a0by queuing up quality content in advance\u00a0leaving you with free time to relax with a good book by the pool (don&#8217;t forget SPF-50!).<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Tip #1: Repurpose\u00a0and repost content from your archives over time.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Dig through your blog archives to find a great piece of <a title=\"Best practices in reposting content from blog archives\" href=\"https:\/\/dlvrit.com\/blog\/2014\/09\/dlvrit-q-makes-it-easy-to-schedule-blog-content\/\">content to share again<\/a>. Your new followers will think it is new content.<\/li>\n<li>Go over your Google Analytics stats to see which content has trailed off in traffic over the past few months. Reshare with new graphics or new text on different networks.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Tip #2:\u00a0Make a list of quality blog post ideas you can implement in a short time frame.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Infographic Opinion Post:<\/strong> Find a compelling <a title=\"Tools to Create Quality Infographics that Boost Social Shares\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.dlvr.it\/2014\/10\/tools-to-create-quality-infographics\/\">infographic<\/a>, cut it up into pieces and add your commentary in a blog post. We all have an opinion! Search for relevant infographics in your area of expertise on Flickr, Google Image search, or Pinterest.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Just the Facts:<\/strong> Compile stats to make a case for any topic that your audience will find useful. For example, ask a question and use 3rd party data to back it up. \u201cWhat drives readers to <a title=\"9 Irrefutable Laws for Writing Irresistible Headlines \u2013 Backed by Data\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.dlvr.it\/2013\/09\/9-irrefutable-laws-for-writing-irresistible-headlines-backed-by-data\/\">click headlines<\/a> in a social media stream?\u201d<\/li>\n<li><strong>Do a guest post swap:\u00a0<\/strong>Ask a valued business partner if they\u2019re interested in trading some favorite\u00a0older posts? New readers (and potential clients) will see your stuff, and you won\u2019t have extra work!<\/li>\n<li><strong>Piggyback Post:<\/strong> Find competitors top linked posts and make them better. What competitor content attracts high-quality links?<\/li>\n<li><strong>Write a thank you post.<\/strong> Think of a person who has helped your business in the last month.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tweet, Facebook or Pin a tip.<\/strong> Send a quick message that is relevant to your customer&#8217;s needs. Make it a weekly or regularly scheduled action.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Tip #3: Curate\u00a03rd party content.\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Spend a few minutes <a title=\"5 Benefits of Content Curation and Why You Need a New Body Double\" href=\"https:\/\/dlvrit.com\/blog\/2015\/05\/content-curation\/\">curating content<\/a>\u00a0from sources you like and your audience might find interesting. Spending ten minutes now will save you in time in the future. Curated content keeps your social accounts active when you can\u2019t.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Tip #4: Schedule your content.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>First things first, schedule your content and social media weeks in advance (or even the entire summer). This way, your afternoon by the pool will be uninterrupted.\u00a0One obvious choice is dlvr.it. Read:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dlvrit.com\/blog\/2015\/06\/7-ways-to-drive-traffic-with-dlvr-it\/\">7 Ways to Boost Social Media and Traffic with dlvr.it<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Tip #5:\u00a0Stay in touch (but not too much)<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Make yourself semi-available! Take a quick glance to ensure your posts have gone out as scheduled and in the correct time zone. Also, check that preview links are showing up &#8211; then quickly get back to your book.<\/p>\n<p><strong>One more thought: Don&#8217;t post as much! It&#8217;s OK to decide to take Fridays off \ud83d\ude42<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>___<\/p>\n<p>Are you taking a summer vacation? Hopefully, the answer is YES!<\/p>\n<p>How are you managing your blog or business? 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