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What are some of the most common blogging mistakes?
You can start a blog with relative ease. That is why so many people are attracted to doing it. And the fact that you can actually make money writing about things that interest you makes blogging even more attractive.
Once you have spent a lot of your valuable time and energy putting together a good blog, it would be a shame if a few easily avoidable mistakes hurt your chances of turning a profit from your efforts. But making missteps while promoting your blog can affect how much money it makes in the long run.
If you want to make money as a blogger, here are some blogging mistakes you should try to avoid.
Lack of Promotion
Countless bloggers have had this experience. They spend hours putting together their blog. Then they take a break, and go out to do something fun for a few hours. When they come back, they expect to see that their blog has had dozens of visitors. But they are disheartened to find that not a single new viewer has visited their blog.
No one is going to know your blog is there unless you tell them about it. And a blog without visitors will not make money.
You can get the word out about your blog with article marketing, or social bookmarking, or by telling people at message boards about it. There's plenty of advice online about ways to promote a new blog. Take advantage of it.
Going "Live" To Soon
While promoting your blog is important, you have to know when to start promoting it.
If you want to make money blogging, you probably want to start telling people about it as soon as possible. But you don't want to introduce your blog to the world too soon.
Have you ever visited a blog that only had one or two very short posts? Did you decide this blog was a great source of interesting information, and that you had to visit it again soon?
Probably not.
If you have gone to all of the trouble of getting people to visit your blog, you want to give them something so good, they will want to come back for more.
Don't start promoting your blog until you have 5 or 10 good posts. This should only take you a week or two to accomplish. When visitors see that you have lots of good content, and you update regularly, they are much more likely to make a return visit.
If you put in the time creating a good blog, you should reap the benefits. And, by avoiding these common blogging mistakes, you will increase your chances of success tenfold.
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If you're new to Internet marketing, you may not yet have everything you need for your home office. Many people find they work better after they have all of the things they need for their business. Productivity can really go up if your office is equipped properly – even if it's nothing more than a laptop and convenient Internet connection.
A computer and Internet connection is the most obvious thing you'll need. It doesn't matter if your computer is a PC or Mac. Either will work just fine for your marketing efforts. Just keep in mind that most Internet marketing software is created for the PC, so if you have a Mac, you may need to make sure you can also run Windows programs on it by using a Windows emulator, or installing Windows on your Mac.
Your computer doesn't have to be a high-end model unless you intend to do a lot of extreme graphics work or video editing. Most Internet marketing tasks can be accomplished well even on systems that are several years old.
You should probably have a high-speed Internet connection, but if you can't get one, you can still work just fine. You might be slower, but you can still accomplish most tasks on a dialup connection.
A few things might be out of your reach on dialup. For example, you might not be able to do much video marketing if it takes you 12 hours to upload a single 10-minute video. But for the most part, you can do whatever you need to on dialup until your success takes off and you're able to upgrade.
You'll need a comfortable place to work, with an ergonomic chair. Most people find they're most productive if they have a clean room with few distractions. Your work surface should be as clear of clutter as possible. Have folders ready for projects and a place to store and file your receipts and other things you print out.
You don't have to have a separate office, but you'll need to make sure you can have a little quiet space if you need it to work. If you live in a small apartment with a family, you may find it difficult to get any privacy, so a good set of noise-reducing headphones and a good white noise CD or MP3 can really help. White noise will help block a lot of bothersome noises, and will help you focus on your work. Music can also work, but it may be too distracting for some people.
Some marketers find it very helpful to have a small refrigerator and microwave in their office area. This way, you can easily grab food and drinks without breaking your focus too much. If you only have to walk three feet to grab a soda, your focus won't be broken as much as it would be if you had to travel downstairs to the kitchen. But at the same time, it's equally important to take some small breaks to relieve stress and maintain your sanity.
A fax machine and printer is a very good purchase. Many companies will require you to print and fax documents like a W-9 tax form. PayPal occasionally restricts accounts for various reasons, and then they often require you to fax certain documents to them in order to reactivate the account.
Having a fax machine can save you from having to travel to Office Depot or Kinkos while you're panicking because your account is restricted during a big launch! Have a good planning and scheduling program, and keep your tasks well organized and documented so that you can achieve your goals easily.
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Just few years ago I met one of my friends who told me that he had so many ideas about nightclub business that he wants to put on his blog, but whenever he tries to write something on his blog, his hands seem to become paralyzed for some unknown reason.
Do you have a similar problem? You see, most people have several great ideas inside their minds which can bring fortune worth millions of dollars out of nothing! But unless you share those ideas with others in a coherent manner, your readers won't stay on your blog for long!
The problem with most people is that they don't know how to turn their abstract ideas into concrete pieces of writing! They don't know how simple it is; all you need is just a little bit of knowledge and practice. If you are looking for a way to improve your writing skill then read this article. Who knows, it could prove to be the most important article you have ever read this year!
Don't Think Too Much and Just Write
The first thing you need to do is to start the process of writing itself! Don't think too much about perfect grammar, spelling or any of those kinds of technical things. It is your IDEA that you want to convey to your reader, rather than your knowledge about linguistics or your writing expertise.
In fact, if you have ever read some of those top selling books, there are a lot of errors in grammar and spelling. But that's what makes your readers like you; you are not writing for technical paper or medical science journal; instead, you are writing for your best friend and average Joe and Betty.
Have a Catchy Title
I once read in a marketing magazine that you get no more than 10 seconds to captivate your reader's interest and attention! This means that, if you couldn't catch their attention within 10 seconds, they would move on to another blog. Therefore, it is essential to have a catchy title for your blog post that would attract their interest.
Learn from real life examples by looking at some of the best seller books on amazon.com. Try to mimic how the author writes the title! Once you become good at creating catchy titles, you can develop your own writing style.
Pay special attention to the following words and try to include as many of them as you can in your title: how to, tips, secret, money, sex, power, etc.
Keep Practicing
Learning the art of writing effective and captivating blog posts is no different than learning how to ride a bicycle. As with any new skill that you learn, you need to keep practicing it over and over again in order to master it!
I remember my first bicycle lesson; I was so lousy that I would get several scars every day. Eventually, after several months of training and a lot of mistakes, I've gotten very good at it. The same holds true for writing! Keep practicing it and eventually you too will become an expert at it!
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