This post has turned into some of my best work, so go ahead and read it! The post helps you consider what to do going into blogging, during blogging, and on the verge of quitting blogging.
Before you start a website, you have to think it through. I have said before that you have to just jump out there and do it, but that is difference. Look in a clearer light, look through water actually, and you will see what I mean.
You must take the jump when there is something stopping you, for if there is something slowing you down you have to get past that wall.
You should remember hearing that you have to take the jump, land successfully and be in the spirit to start and succeed. This is true to get over anything that is stopping you. You have to flip over that worry and fear, the fear of imperfection or the pressure built up. Follow the path of where you need to go, where you need to start, and you will reach the treasure.
You must assure you self with confidence that you are ready to face the challenges that a blogger has.
Before the stage where you have to jump, then you must think through what you plan to do and the challenges you face. You must confront these problems with a key, so you know how to solve the puzzle. You must find the trapdoors, and later you must get around them. You have to wonder if you will have enough time to put into your projects, and must know if they will be successful enough for you to sacrifice time for. The valuable time that you spend blogging can cost you.
Even if there are traps, you must confront them somehow.
Just because you have trouble blogging doesn’t mean you should give up and quit right away. If you do so then the time you spent will feel to you as a waste. Two things for you: do not give up at every tough spot; and if you do have to quit the time you spent was by no means a waste. You should also know that you cannot flee from your fears and troubles. The challenges that you face must be dealt with, do not run from them, play them. Here is what you do for traps:
” I sense a trap.”
” Next move?”
” Spring the trap.”
(If you don’t know that is from star wars.)
Love what you do, or else there is no point.
As shown to me by myself and a fellow blogger, you must love what you do for it to be successful. To me this applies practically everywhere, but for some it may be in only blogging. Basically, if you do not enjoy what you do then your work will not standout and shine making others not enjoy it as much. If you put love into your work, the work will reflect that love and joy.
Try new things.
Having to love what you do does not mean you shouldn’t try new things. Experimenting is something crucial in many aspects of life, and blogging is one of them. So go out and see what you can do!
This post was written very well I think, surprisingly well for what mood I am in. Writing this has caused me to notice these tips, and they reflect on me and what I try to do. I have had not the best day, but I have noticed what I wrote and I am feeling more in the spirit now. I hope these tips have done the same for you and that you will treasure them to remember when you are on the verge of a blogging breakdown.
July 22nd, 2008 at 6:27 am
Blogging, and especially blogging to make a few extra dollars has proven to be much more challenging than I originally thought. See I expected to write a few posts (maybe one of two a week) and then get huge amounts of traffic without doing any marketing.
The biggest hurdles I have faced with my entrepreneur blog is bring in traffic. Marketing takes a lot of your time and you need to be prepared to do it otherwise it will be very difficult to grow your blog.
Thanks for the post
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July 22nd, 2008 at 8:03 am
Welcome for the post Ryan
Making money online has proven much more challenging than I thought, and so has gaining traffic.
In October when Green Flamingo started, having the mush blue theme, it had a different soul. It was more of a personal blog, and also I wanted to get content before promoting it. I thought that when the first link came from lionandmagicboy.com, a fairly popular site, then traffic would start flowing because of people wanting to read of my endeavors. Then the blog changed and so on and I started trying to make money online.
July 22nd, 2008 at 12:23 pm
I think the hardest part to blogging is to sustain the motivation and keep the passion alive and that’s where the average Joe fails most of the time.
Interesting read, Nathaniel.
Yan
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July 22nd, 2008 at 2:08 pm
Yes, I agree with you. But, I think it is only the one’s honest regular posting with quality article makes him/her a good blogger. And the friends like you who give morale support to beginners and also experts to walk on the blogging’s right path.
Thanks for showing right path…
Regards,
debudeodhar
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July 22nd, 2008 at 5:49 pm
@ Yan - it is hard to keep the passion alive. As you notice most talk of blogging as work. When I first started I thought of it as something fun, and all I wanted was for people to read what I wrote. Now I still enjoy blogging, but in a different sense.
@ Debudeohar - posting regularly is a great point to talk about, with quality included. This writing was how to narrow down if blogging was for you. And thank you for the compliment.
July 23rd, 2008 at 2:04 am
You certainly have the right approach to blogging as they say “when you love your work, never a day is a work day”. I haven’t been blogging long enough but one thing is certain I do enjoy every minute of it.
Yan
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July 23rd, 2008 at 6:36 am
@Yan - it is very good that you enjoy blogging, and if you continue to do so I think you will go a long way in the blogging world.