Are you looking for tips on how to avoid negative thoughts about your blogging career?
Do you feel like you want to stop blogging because of different reasons out of your control? If you’re thinking this, here is a list of actions you can take to avoid negative thoughts to rejuvenate yourself in blogging.
1.Never write with the intention of making money
Nowadays, more and more people are getting attracted to blogging. They think it’s an easy way to make money online. But, those who are in the blogging field for at least a year know the reality that it’s not a short cut route to make money. Unlike any other field, you need to do your hard work and have to be dedicated to it to make any progress in this highly competitive field.
If you think of money as the primary factor, you may not be able to succeed further after a certain period. The time you spend worrying too much about money, you also start thinking of stopping your blog. The best thing you can do at this time is to concentrate only on creating quality contents.
The more quality content on your blog, the better chances of success. Eventually, you’ll reach a day where you can earn from your blog. Also, make sure that you keep on researching for better content ideas for the success of your blog, and implementing strategies for generating more traffic to it.
2.Time is a big factor for the success
If you want to be successful in blogging, you need to have sufficient time. Don’t think that you need only time for writing the article or blog post. You need to find time for replying to comments. You should set a time for other activities like improving SEO and other such important things of your blog.
So, it is not just the time needed to write an article. Most people successful in blogging say that – if you don’t have time, never start blogging. I totally agree with that argument. I can say that it is a truth from my experience.
What can you do if you don’t have much time to spend for your blog? You may not get sufficient time after your day time job. You might have parental responsibilities like looking after small children and hence less spare time. Are you facing any other similar situations like that?
Do you often think of abandoning your blog as you don’t have enough time? If you are thinking the same way, please continue reading to know what is the best thing you can do instead of leaving your blog forever…
Here, my suggestion is to continue your blogging activities in whatever little time you have instead of totally neglecting it. You might get more time in future when you can be more active and take the blog to the next level.
I am suggesting you not to abandon your blog because there are numerous other benefits you can have if you continue with your blogging journey. For example, if you are a student blogger and you blog about the subject you want to study, you are never wasting your time. So think twice and decide whether you can be able to get any more benefit from your blog before abandoning it. Hopefully, you may continue it and make it to the next level after some period.
3.How long can you earn from blogging?
How long can you earn money from your blog? Is it possible to make it a lifetime career when you can gain regular income from it? I know that you will be worried about this real fact about blogging too. But, remember this is not a worry for just one person like you. Even, the top bloggers around the world have the same feeling.
So, what can you do? The best way to tackle the situation is to start researching and find out a few other ways of making income online, or offline. For example, if you are good at graphic designing, you can try to have an income generating business running a graphic design firm.
You can have an eye on various other resources of getting money like freelance writing or any other field where you can make good progress. If you can get income from one more source other than blogging, you feel more secure and confident. In reality, no one is a hundred percent sure how long we can earn from blogging. So, start thinking about having a secondary source of income for your financial security.
4.Blogging is a dull and boring job
Once you start blogging, you feel excited about it. You may dream about big things to happen too. You get the feeling that you are going to be popular or famous very soon. But, after a certain period, you may realise that blogging is a dull and boring thing to do in life. You get the feeling that no one is going to help you in anything, and you have to do many things all alone.
If you’re undergoing a similar situation, it is time to find some source of motivation to keep yourself going with more enthusiasm. Here, the best thing you can do is joining communities and get more active in it. PAC is one such community you can opt to join…
You can find other sources of inspiration with respect to the niche you have chosen for writing. I would say the ways of inspiration varies from one niche to another. A technology blogger may be interested in reviewing very recent gadgets while a travel blogger finds interest in a new tourist destination.
You can even think of changing your niche if that gives you more motivation to write. Even established bloggers like Neil Patel started a blog on nutrition that is an entirely different topic that he used to handle in his other blogs. I can say it is an individual choice to make changes in your approach if you are bored of certain aspects of blogging.
Bottom line
It can be a good idea for any blogger to have an analysis of what are the negative thoughts that pull you back from your blogging journey at times. If you can find yourself a solution for those negative attitudes or thoughts, you can be able to better yourself in the field of blogging.
To your success.
Reji Stephenson
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Hi Dan,
Nice to see your comment here. I totally agree with you that we have to be committed to our blog over a long haul to make it big.
Once again thank you very much for your valuable comment.
Have a great time.
Reji Stephenson
Hi Reji,
You are right, it’s true that so many people are making a full time income from their blogs but it’s also true that it’s not a day job.
You’ve got to be committed to your Blog over the long haul to get the traction you need to Make a Full-Time Income from your Blog.
I like all the points you highlighted.
Nice one, keep it up.
Dan
Hi Reji… You are so right about blogging taking time because of the other aspects we don’t always think of. But if we don’t reply to comments, and visit others’ blogs, then we don’t have as much interaction or feedback. Thanks for this great post!
Hi Willena,
Thank you for your comments here and I agree with you that if we don’t reply to comments and visit other’s blog, then we don’t have as much interaction on our blog. Looking forward to hear from you again.
Have a great time.
Reji Stephenson
Hi Joy Healy,
Thank you very much for your comments. Regarding the post, I can say that the success of a blogger is related to the amount of time he or she can spend with it. When we do it as a part-timer, we may not get enough time to finish so many blogging related activities in a less period of time. So, I don’t think it is a shame that you abandoned two blogs and now concentrating on one only. I can say that we can study a lot from failures so that we can definitely make progress next time. If you are confident and work systematically, you can make your current blog a great success.
Hoping to see your comments again.
Have a great blogging journey.
Reji Stephenson
Good tips Reji, When I started out blogging I had way too high expectations of what I could achieve and it was very depressing! I had been told I needed to blog every day, or at least 3 times a week write a very long quality post – and it was wearing me down, especially as I had three blogs and was only doing it part-time!
In the end I lowered my sights to something I could achieve by dropping two blogs and posting just once a week on one blog. The two abandoned blogs are still “out there”, but as I’m no longer involved in that niche I’ll probably take them down when the domains need renewing. Shame, but better to keep up my current blog which I find far more interesting.
My solution may not be perfect for a career blogger, but it’s a part-time venture for me so it suits me just fine.
Joy
You really covered quite a few topics in one post, Reji.
What I think I appreciated most about it was that you focused on the reality of blogging, not the fantasy of being a blogger. All things are possible with blogging, just like with other careers. The only thing stopping a blogger from being successful is the blogger themselves. You have to have focus, know your priorities, be consistent, trustworthy and ethical (in my humble opinion).
I hope many aspiring bloggers read this post and consider carefully before committing to blogging. They will be way ahead if they do!
Deborah
Hi Deborah,
Thank you for your presence again. I really like your positive attitude in your comment. I agree with your opinion that we should focus, know our priorities, be consistent, trustworthy and ethical as a blogger. Me to hope that this post will motivate many other bloggers to have some positive energy.
Have a great day.
Reji Stephenson
Great post Reji. One of the biggest things for me with blogging is to write for the audience, but also writing content that has a purpose. When your content has a purpose and engages with the reader quickly, it can lead to long lasting relationships with those readers.
I look forward to reading more from you here.
Great stuff.
Hi Barrie,
Thank you for your comments here. I totally agree with you that the contents we write should have a purpose for the audience and that is one of the big challenges for a professional blogger. Hoping to hear from you again.
Have a great day.
Reji Stephenson
This is a really well balanced article, Reji. I’d encourage anyone to blog if they find it interesting whether they have time or not. Even if they post infrequently what does it matter if it’s just for enjoyment. There are always communities to join so that you get some people reading what you write.
What’s kept me going for so long is covering topics that fire me up the most rather than generic. What interests me has changed over the years because I’ve learned about things I had no knowledge of and new resources have developed since I started (Facebook for one).
Hi Sue,
Thank you very much for your comment here. Good to hear from you that you encourage anyone to blog if they find it interesting whether they have the time or not. One important thing I noticed is that if you involve in blogging related activities, you will be learning a lot of things automatically as a part of the whole process. So I too believe it is good for anyone to continue blogging even if they don’t have sufficient time to publish a post frequently.
Hoping to hear from you again.
Have a great day.
Reji Stephenson
Hi Reji ,
I like your first point ,never write with the intention to make money.
This can take time and if we blog only with this in mind sure it will
get frustrating. I think most bloggers start because they have
something to share and a passion. I think the best really is to
be in a community ,this helps to keep negative thoughts away
and can give more motivation .
Thank you for the good tips
Erika
Hi Erika,
Good to have your opinion here and happy to note that you like the first point “Never write a blog with the intention of making money.” and follow only your passion on the subject. Otherwise, it may be frustrating if we can’t make income from it.
Like you said, the best is to be active in a community so that it will motivate you time and again.
Hoping to hear again from you soon.
Have a great day.
Reji Stephenson
Hi Reji,
You have a great point, and I totally agree with you.
We do need our daily dose of motivation 🙂
Thank you for the wonderful post!
Hi Emi,
Good to hear that you agree with my points. Also, I am happy to note that the post gives a little motivation too for the bloggers.
Hoping to hear from you again.
Have a great day.
Reji Stephenson
Hi Reji,
It is true that blogging is sometimes boring and mundane but you are right about not giving up. It’s a learning process just like everything worthwhile is.
We are the only ones who can control whether negative surrounds us or not. Personally, I’ve always thought negative takes a whole lot more energy from you that being positive.
Thanks for the great post.
Hi Mona,
Thanks for your valuable comments on the post. I agree with you that blogging is a learning process too. We will be learning a lot of new things as we involve in blogging related activities. I believe we have to find our own ways of motivating ourselves to make it a success as each bloggers situation is different.
Hoping to hear your valuable insights again.
Cheers
Reji Stephenson
Hi Joan!
Thank you for your comment and good to hear that you agree with most of the points on the article. Hoping to hear from you again.
Have a great time.
Reji Stephenson
Hi Reji!
As I am a blogger and am in it for the “long” haul, I 100% agree with you on all of your tips on avoiding those negative thoughts 🙂 Thank you for your value and the awesome tips!!
really a informative post reji sir… every blogger should read this..thank you
Hi Ramsai,
Thank you for your encouraging words.
Have a great day.
Reji Stephenson
Hi Reji,
I think some people have too high expectations when they start blogging. Most bloggers have to put in a great deal of work before they see big results. So I caution people to lower their expectations. Also, realizing this, will make it more sensible for you to pick something you actually want to write about. When you have passion about a topic that will let you persevere your odds of feeling successful with your blogging efforts is much higher.
Have a great day.
John.
Hi John,
Thanks for your comment here. Regarding the topic, I totally agree with your point that many people have too high expectations when they start blogging. Also, they think it is an easy route to make money online. Once when they are not able to reach up to their expectation, they get frustrated and lose the interest. But, when we are passionate about a particular topic that we write, we feel more interested and motivated.
Once again thank you very much for your visit and the comment.
Have a great day to you too.
Reji Stephenson
Hi Reji,
Congrats being an Expert blogger here at PAC! Keep it up.
Good to read this post the wonderful tips and suggestions related to blogging.
Yes, for a newbie it is always frustrating when not getting the desired results, and in such cases many leave the arena soon! but your encouraging tips here will help such people to go forward with their limited time. I could very well relate many of the areas you mentioned in this post.
Keep sharing.
Good to read your first post here.
Best Regards
~ Philip
Hi Brother Phil,
Thank you very much for your encouraging comment.
Great to hear from you that the post provides the readers with wonderful tips and suggestions related to blogging. Actually, I wrote the post keeping in mind the newbie bloggers and hence to give some motivation for them.
Even though BG Jenkins posted the first comment on my first post here, you are the first to make a comment from my native place in India.
Hoping to have more interactions in future too.
Once again thank you very much for your valuable visit and comments.
Have a great time.
Reji Stephenson
Words of wisdom, Reji. Blogging does require commitment and sometimes changing direction to fit your audience. However that doesn’t necessarily mean you have to change your brand, but it may me you have to change how your present things to bring more value to your audience. There may come ebbs and flows like with anything… and I agree with your thought about not quitting. Great article.
Hi BG,
Thank you for your valuable comments here on my first post. Regarding the post, I am not suggesting to change the brand but states that it can be one among the strategies to take if the situation demands. It is now common with many bloggers thinking of changing their niches or start a blog in a different niche due to various reasons of their choice.
Once again thank you very much for your insights.
Have a great blogging journey.
Reji Stephenson