1) Keep the number of posts per week low, no more than 2 or 3. If you’re really serious about building your brand start at 1 per week. At the beginning you’re going to be really excited about your blog and want to write every day. That enthusiasm is hard to keep up. That’s why most blogs disappear after 2 months.

2) Add a minimum target for networking and social media participation to the list (each week: 5 comments on 5 new blogs, 10 comments on blogs you like, submit one thing to Digg, spend 10 minutes networking on stumbleupon). In your early weeks, channel your additional energy into additional comments and making additional friends on stumbleupon. Join Entrecard and stop using it after two weeks - the initial returns are great but they taper off.

3) Make the calendar for at least 3 months, 6 is better. Most blogs die after 2 months or less. Make a commitment to yourself to outlive the average at the onset.

4) Print the calendar and put it somewhere that you’ll see it. It will be a constant reminder of the commitment you’ve made to yourself and will keep you going.

After I started blogging and freelance writing , initially I was also finding it difficult to manage the work. But then I decided to follow a schedule and now things have streamlined for me. And that has also brought posting consistency in my own blog.