{"id":826,"date":"2010-05-24T10:23:07","date_gmt":"2010-05-24T17:23:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.dlvr.it\/?p=826"},"modified":"2026-03-30T11:00:42","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T18:00:42","slug":"trickle-spread-your-posts-out-over-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dlvrit.com\/blog\/trickle-spread-your-posts-out-over-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Trickle: Spread Your Posts Out Over Time"},"content":{"rendered":"

Have you ever wished you could trickle your posts out over time, rather flood Twitter with a bunch of new items at once? <\/p>\n

Now you’ve got an easy way to spread your posting over time with dlvr.it’s Trickle feature! This is a great option if you want to avoid overwhelming your followers and friends with sudden bursts of posts.<\/p>\n

Here’s an example of how Trickle can help you:<\/strong><\/p>\n

In a publishing frenzy, you publish 5 new items in rapid succession Without Trickle, all five of those new items are posted at once, flooding your friends and followers with your content. <\/p>\n

With Trickle turned on, however, your content would flow out smoothly over time.<\/p>\n

    1. Let’s say your feed it set to update every hour, and post up to a maximum of 2 items per update. You turn on Trickle (post newest items first).<\/p>\n

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    2. You publish 5 new items at once (items A, B, C, D and E).
    \n3. We’ll update your feed, and of the 5 new items, we’ll post the most recent 2 (items A and B).
    \n4. An hour later, we’ll update your feed again, and post the next 2 items (items C and D).
    \n5. And an hour after posting C and D, we’ll update your feed again and post the final item (item E).<\/p>\n

    In the example above, you avoided flooding your followers and friends with 5 new posts at once. And instead, you spread your new posts over the course of several hours. <\/p>\n

    If you wanted to reverse the posting order and post the oldest items (E and D) first, that’s easy too. Just set Trickle to post oldest items first.<\/ol>\n

    To start Trickling your content:<\/strong><\/p>\n

      \n1. Sign up for a dlvr.it<\/a> account.
      \n2. Edit your feed
      \n3. Select the “Feed Update” tab
      \n4. And set your feed to trickle items out over time.\n<\/ol>\n

      Note:<\/strong><\/p>\n

      This feature has been available to dlvr.it users for a while. However, many new dlvr.it users ask about the best way to spread their content out over time. We thought a quick blog post on Trickle would be a great way to formally introduce this powerful tool.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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