There is so much information floating around about how to be a good blogger. I've touched on a few of those topics on this blog already, but today I'm doing something different.
There's a lot to learn from more experienced bloggers, so I've rounded up 5 things these bloggers wish they knew before they set out on their blogging journey.
1. Allyssa Barnes
"We're wired to follow in the footsteps of successful people. You want to be a success, they're already where you want to be, so you do what they're doing in hopes that someday you'll be in their place. While that's a great way to learn and it'll most likely put you on a path to some success, don't get hung up on copying the techniques of others.You need to think about your goals first. How can you accomplish them? If somehting another blogger is doing will help you get there, then great. But if you're using an expensive tool because everyone else is, but you're not seeing any results or it's not relevant, then what's the point?
Do you. You and your blog are unique. And there isn't just one path to success."
2. Stephy Lately
"Authenticity is key. Don’t cover up who you really are. I am not saying you need to air your dirty laundry -just be you. That is what people want from a blog. The rest of the internet is peppered with commercials and airbushes and sugar-coated everything, we have enough of that. We want someone real, someone we can relate to."3. Refined Relvelry
"Blogging is without a doubt more work than I thought it would be. It requires more hours of work than I thought it would. It's more stressful than I thought it would be. My first few months of blogging, each post took me 15 minutes, at most. That was if my graphic was super fancy. Now, blog posts take me far longer than that. It's not unrealistic to work on a blog post for an hour or more, significantly more if the post requries photography. It can be draining. It takes more oraganisation than I would have dreamed. It's just a lot of work. "
4. The Mostly Simple Life
"There is SO much you can do to try to get more people to read your blog. It's not all worth your time.
I was constantly busy trying to market by blog, but it wasn't productive busyness.
I participated in blog link parties quite often. Those parties took up a chunk of my time to properly participate in but I hardly got any traffic or readers because of them.
When you're trying to get your blog going, it's important to use the time you have wisely. It'y always good to try new things but if those things are paying off for you in the way you would like, they;re not worth your time."
5. Gillian Perkins
"There are only two ways you'll ever possibly stick to a blogging niche.
1. Choose a blog topic about something that interests you, but accept from the get go that you aren't obsessive about it and never will be. But ONLY do this if it's a profitable niche and your blog is part of a much bigger monetization plan.
2. Blog about an underlying theme in your life that's been there for a long time. For me, those things are "success", "entrepreneurship", "personal development", and "how to make money".
Alternatively, if you aren't hoping to earn money with your blog, then write about whatever the heck you like. Or have ten different blogs on different topics and post on each of them only when you feel like it. This won't make you rich or famous, but it can provide and enjoyable creative outlet."
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