Blog Maintenance Checklist

Daily

• Check comments and trackbacks.
• Delete spam.
• Reply to comments.
• Check incoming links.
• Check dashboard for WP notices.

Weekly

• Check plugins for updates.
• Check latest database/files backup.
• Update widgets and blogging software.
• Study bandwidth usage and re-evaluate hosting plan.
• Check server uptime statistics.

Monthly

• Validate HTML and CSS using validatorw3.org.
• Study server uptime reports and re-evaluate hosting.
• Check accounts of blog members.
• Refresh header banner and site images.
• Check sidebar links and blogrolls for dead links.
• Track visits and new referrers.
• Update pages.
• Track your ad revenues and blog expenses.