Blogging For Beginners - Common Blogging Mistakes

[Faith B]

If you are a complete beginner, Blogging for Beginners is definitely a good choice. You can find tons of useful tips here. But you should remember that blogging isn't an easy task, so you should choose a platform carefully. Also, you should make sure that it's easy to use. If you are new to the whole process, you can start by reviewing some facts and common questions. This will help you to begin blogging quickly.​

1. Assuming that your audience will be interested in what you have to say: While there are many bloggers who write about their personal experiences and feelings, they don't realize that readers actually care about the content they read. A good blog strategy will focus on the topics that your audience is likely to be interested in. You'll want to make sure that your readers will stay engaged, and you'll also want to know what your audience is looking for. Don't try to get readers to care about you. Don't be selfish. Focus on your audience. Don't be too focused on your own stories. Instead, write about your experiences, and share them with others. You'll find a new audience and a steady stream of traffic. You'll also gain experience in this field and learn from others' mistakes. You'll need to think like your readers. Don't write as though you're writing for a broader audience. You'll only be writing for yourself, so it's important to make your content readable.

2. Attempting to cover too many topics: Trying to reach a wide audience is always a risky idea because your readers will be disappointed and may not be interested in what you're writing about. Instead, focus on one or two niches and try to avoid the temptation to branch out. It's important to be consistent, though, so that you can get better results faster. You should never post more than once a week or a day. If you're blogging about a specific topic, you'll have a more targeted audience and be more likely to convert them into leads or customers. The topic should be a topic that you're passionate about.

3. Writing about something you don't know a lot about: You don't want to bore your readers with general topics that don't relate to your niche. In addition, you don't want to write about a topic that you don't know much about. Creating a blog about your niche is not only more targeted, but it can also help your audience to find you. Writing about a topic you don't know about will definitely not attract an audience to your blog it might even be boring when you want to write that way you may want to give up on your blog that is why it is advisable to go for a niche you are passionate about.

4. When you don't do enough research: If your blog has a broad audience, you'll need to write about several topics. Don't limit yourself to a single topic. If you're passionate about a variety of topics, your readers will find you fascinating. In fact, they might even want to subscribe to your blog. If they do, they'll be more likely to follow your posts. Don't bore your audience with a particular topic always make sure you keep them updated that's why you will need not to get tired of researching to write a benefiting/helping articles to bring traffic​

 

[Mika]

I have been blogging for 2 years and based on my observation and also experience the biggest mistake committed by most bloggers is unrealistic expectations. A lot of bloggers expect the traffic to pour into their blog and they believe they will start printing money. Well, due to these unrealistic expectations a lot of bloggers abandon their blogs within 6 months. When you decide to blog, you need to prepare for a long race. You need to be prepared to work for 1-2 years to see any positive results. If you decide to blog for money, you should probably never start a blog. This is not the field for anyone who wants to make quick money. If you want to make a lot of money, do something else but never blog. You should also never attempt to blog if you are not passionate about writing. Blogging is basically about writing. Blogging calls for multiple skills. You need to be a good writer, digital marketer, and SEO expert. If you are not good at writing, marketing and SEO, you should probably never start a blog. You cannot succeed as a blogger if you do not have any skills and expertise in these area.

 

[Shaf]

When I started blogging two years ago, I had so many expectations from it. Most bloggers promote it as possibly the easiest way to make money online but for a beginner, it's not. I think having wrong expectations of making money fast without stress just by putting up a few articles on a blog, is probably why many people fail at blogging.

Another one is believing it doesn't need capital to start. TO be honest, I would never advice anyone who wants to monetize a blog to think that way. Trying to avoid spending and using shortcuts and free tools will just prolong the process and you will still have to purchase them eventually. When you have a lot of competition who are doing all they can to stand out and using tools, not using them will place you at a disadvantage.

 

[Jasz]

Blogging is a great way to share your thoughts, experiences, and expertise in an informal setting. There are many factors in how successful your blog is, but the most important aspect is that you put thought into every part of it.

Here are some common mistakes beginners make and how to avoid them:

1. Don't write aimlessly

It's best not to start a blog with no purpose or goal in mind. Once you start writing, then you can figure out what you want to talk about, but know the direction you want your blog to take before you begin.

2. Don't obsess about the length of your post

There's no specific word count for a good blog post, but it should be long enough to get your point across without rambling on too long. A good rule of thumb is just to say all you have to say and then stop writing. If you find yourself adding more just because, then consider splitting it up into multiple posts.

3. Don't write only when inspiration strikes

If you're not feeling inspired at the moment, don't force yourself to write just for the sake of having content on your site. It will show in your writing and readers will be able to tell that it's not

 

[sincerem]

I got your point right, I've always focused my attention to learn and drive more experience around blogging. I have some intermediary experience with blogging. But other of my in-demand tasks online given me some earnings aren't allowing me or given me the needed attention to focus on my blogging career. I created one in the past which was done blindly, because I really don't know how blogging operates in the past. I couldn't understand what SEO, and marketing is all about. That's why the blog failed woefully to drag traffic. Because i lack that marketing skill especially. Since then to now, my knowledge have expanded when it comes to marketing. I know it wouldn't be straight away to make money from blogging even if I got ways of bringing 2k+ real users daily to my blog. It means I need to keep the traffic coming, which is consistent, such isn't easy to sustain if my contents aren't worth it. So, everything isn't about the marketing aspect, but also the content at which I share or post to my blog should worth it for the visitors to hang on to my blog and not feeling disgruntled dye to lack of engaging contents.

 

[Chibson]

Blogging is currently one of the best business ventures in which anyone can think of venturing into in 2022. There are a lot of mistakes people make when they start blogs and one of them is trying to cover so many topics and same time .

This is why it is very important for you to choose a particular niche and specialise on it. if you do not have any niche, there is a high chance that you would probably not succeed as a blogger because you cannot be a jack of all trades.

There are a lot of things people are interested on and if you focus on solving problems with your blog, then you will definitely succeed.

Another big mistake people make when they want to venture into blogging is their inability to learn search engine optimisation very well. Search engine optimisation is very important as a blogger if you really want to overcome competition and become a successful blogger.

As a blogger it is very much important you try as much as possible to create good content so that your blog can easily be monetized. If you become a successful blogger, you can also make a lot of money promoting different affiliate products.

 

[Jasmine]

I am blogging for four years and I make money from my blog. The first money I made was from paypal donation. I asked my friends and family to encourage me by donating me. I manged to get $50 in the first month. Since I had recovered my investment (domain and hosting cost), I was not in a compulsion to recover my investment. I posted on the topic that I knew very well, however, before I posted, I did a research to see if there are similar topics. I always avoided publishing on heavily saturated topics because when you publish on the topic that is extensively covered online, it is really difficult to get traffic. Publishing on saturated topic is one of the common mistakes done by bloggers. I also made sure to provide enough information on my post. I see a lot of people doing lazy writing, they do not provide unique and new information, they do not have enough information on their post. If your article is not useful and interesting, if it is not unique and original, if it does not provide any value, you will surely fail as a blogger. Always publish medium length article, don't post short posts.

 

[Setho]

There actually some things that a lot of people who are just coming in today blogging world do not know about it and they end up making a lot of mistakes that can be able to prove costly for them.

1. Search engine optimization is everything . There are some people who actually involve a lot of time into search engine optimisation and they do virtually nothing about social media or the quality of the content that they are posting . You are much more likely to get traffic from the quality of your content and also from social media more than the way you can be able to get from search even though search is much more solid .

2. Responsive website . A responsive website is one of the things that search engines usually take on high alert . It is very important that you should constantly evaluate how easy it is to be able to navigate around your website . This is going to include things like how easy customers are able to find articles that they want and also how many advertisements you are placing and how it is affecting their experience of the website in general .

 

[btaliat]

Blogging is not as easy as many people do think. The wrong notion that people have on blogging has made many people being in blogging all these while and never made anything tangible from the blogging. Most people have even misjudged blogging as not being profitable when they are the ones that are not doing the right thing that are meant to be done.

The first mistake a blogger always makes is to choose the right niche. It is not every issue that are saleable. And even if all topics are saleable, it is not all topics that a blogger needs to be blogging on. There should be focused on only ones that the bloggers have much expertise on and that will be blogging on most of the time.

Another mistake that bloggers do make again is not updating their blogs on a regular. Blogging needs updating. In fact, it is always better if a blogger is known for a particular time that he does update his blog. And not only this, he should always be taken into cognizance the feedbacks from the users.

Good content is what is needed. When a blogger gives quality contents, people will be attracted to the blog.

 

[Lens1000]

Points that you have raised are very important . The major thing that bloggers should do is to ensure that they try to catch the attention of the readers. If you want you readers to be thrilled, you will have to put yourself in their position. This entails asking yourself " If I were the reader, what exactly will I be looking for in the text. If you could answer this correctly, you have succeeded in gaining the attention of your readers. You should always dish out the quality content. By quality content, it means it must be the one that adds value to the readers. This is the only thing that will make your readers to keep coming back. You will be sure to see them more often because they knew that your content are impeccable. Another thing that could cause a setback on the proceeds of blogging is that many bloggers get tired within the first six months if they are not getting money from the blog. It is very important to pass across that blogging is a long-term game. It may take you 2 to 3 years before you would start earning from from your blog .

 

[blessingc]

As much as you might read and re-read your blog posts after you publish them, you're not the only reader, or the intended reader. You should not think of ideas that only interest you.
Write freely not a stiff writing, be able to captivate the attention of audience from the beginning, make sure there is suspended, so they can read and get the point as time goes on.


Easily the most common mistake I see in business blogging is that companies don’t write on topics relevant to their audience. If you do not know who is your competition and who you are up against you will fail most likely. If you blog without direction and planning most likely your blogs will end up being submerged in millions of blogs that get published every day.


Your content copy has to have a perfect balance of information and persuasion to make a sale. Thus, you need to make sure that you are writing content after doing thorough research on a given topic.
With every business trying to make their mark with content marketing, you must promote your blog posts on social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Linkedin to increase your content visibility.
Blogging is a very lucrative career option for individuals and an absolute necessity for businesses focusing on content marketing.

 

[Ajebo25]

Blogging is a way by which website owners and bloggers or writers can make money with their blog the common mistakes which bloggers make is that they want to do everything at the same time they're like rushing some even just create their blog post a few articles then start looking for answers approval which is very very wrong you need to work on your blog for some months perfect everything before even thinking of monetizing your blog but some bloggers don't know this they want to earn money as soon as they create that plug the thing is that easy .


I know it cost them some money too create their website but they need to come down I think we need to teach those new be plugins that it's step-by-step in order to make money from blogging they always look at those I want to compare it with their own which is very wrong you need to put your own mindset to work don't do copy and paste because that is what most new bloggers do they rephrase other people's articles then put it in their blog and letter complaining of not getting adsense approval they need to know that it is their fault they need to work on their side they need to add the footer disclaimer about us and other things on their blog before they could get access approval and monetize their club they're also need to learn how to get traffic from sites like Facebook Twitter Instagram nairaland and other websites they need to learn how to drive traffic to their blog