Last updated on August 1st, 2018 at 06:40 pm
One of the biggest hurdles a new blogger faces is how to blog effectively when they get stuck. When you finally launch your blog, you’re probably so excited that you took the leap and are working towards your Internet dreams.
Congratulations, you’ve now joined the millions of blogs that are available online. So now what? At first it’s exciting but soon you’ll start to second guess yourself.
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Hey Susan!
Great tips, as always. I recognized myself is most points you mentioned, as my day always starts with checking my rankings and page views.
Instead of creating valuable content that can help others, most people (including me) waste too much time on the design and other parts of their blogs. There is no way to increase your page views when you are not creating something valuable for others that people will want to read and share.
By the way, this is the first time I’m commenting on your blog. I recently found it and now I’m checking it on daily basis. Keep up the good work, I really enjoy your content.
Best,
Velin
Hi Velin,
Welcome to the blog, I am so glad that you enjoy the content. I try to make it as helpful as I possibly can.
You’re right, checking your page Analytic stats on a daily basis is a bad habit. I still find myself doing it sometimes. (I am getting better at not doing it, but it does take time to break that habit)
Glad you finally decided to comment, nice meeting you and feel free to stop by anytime.
Hope you have a great day 🙂
Susan
Hi Susan,
I agree to your points that many bloggers waisted too much time checking their rankings, page views, etc instead of creating quality content.
My blog is relatively new, however, I tried so much to avoid focusing on my stats, instead, I ensure to create more high-quality content to help me build a loyal readership, and traffic.
Thanks for sharing Susan!
Hi Moss,
I’ve seen your blog and you’re on the right track to creating awesome high quality time. As your blog grows, you won’t have any trouble growing your audience.
Thanks for taking the time to stop by and comment.
Have a great day 🙂
Susan
Hey Susan,
People always discourage others. If someone wants to grow, he/she should focus only on the goal. I remember when I used to check the page views multiple time in a day.
It doesn’t matter how many visitors you get. Everything changes with the time. Blogging is a long process and people should remain consistent.
~Ravi
Wonderful Susan,
It’s quite, common for a new blogger to get criticized by other so called bloggers. And i agree, there are people who just comment to bully even if they don’t know what they are doing at all… And the advice would be, publish their comment without hesitation, not let them decide what you are up to, instead show to whole world what the commenter was up to… A focused blogger never be effected with such things…
I love the point, you have mentioned, treat your blog as business.
Certainly this the formula of growing. Build your personal brand as the businesses do showing good social media presence and creating marvelous content around your niche and also making new friends….
Have a great day, a good read!
Navin
Hi Ravi,
Yeah, it’s easy to get discouraged at the beginning because most people think that they can grow their blog in a few weeks.
Consistency is the key to blogging.
Thanks for taking the time to stop by and comment.
Have a great day 🙂
Susan
Hi Navin,
That’s the cool thing is that you get full control over who’s comments you want to publish on your blog. Me, I would prefer not to publish anything negative on my blog.
I try to keep trolls off my blog after all, I am running a business and don’t want to deal with negativity.
Thanks for taking the time to stop by and comment.
Have a great day 🙂
Susan
Hi Susan,
You’ve summed it up so well. A lot of new bloggers get discouraged in the early stages of blogging. There can be several reasons for that. You have fairly discussed the important ones. I usually give the same advice to my readers that take the first step and you will start growing. Blogging isnt any traffic race but it’s more about providing value, sharing experiences and engaging with an audience.
Thanks for sharing great tips here.
Arfa
Hi Arfa,
It’s so easy to get discouraged at the beginning because you work so hard and don’t see the results. It does take time to grow a blog.
You’re definitely right, providing value and sharing your own personal experiences is a great way to gain an audience.
Thanks for taking the time to stop by and comment.
Have a great day 🙂
Susan
Susan, Even us bloggers that have been around for some time now get stuck. I sometimes think “will this one be good enough?” “Will it generate traffic? ” Etc.
We should focus more on what can we do to help others. When you get questions from readers, blog an answer to them and others who may have the same question.
We just have to DO IT, like the Nike brand phrase from years ago. No more thinking, just do it!
Thanks for the inspiration on this one Susan 🙂 Have a wonderful weekend!
Hi Lisa,
It’s so easy to get stuck when things aren’t going the way that we had hoped.
Great tip on just doing it not matter what.
Thanks for taking the time to stop by and comment and I hope you have a wonderful weekend as well.
Have a great day 🙂
Susan
Hi Susan,
I so much believe in the core message of this blog post. I used to care a lot about what people think; it wasn’t helping. It’s not just about blogging, in fact, it’s a lifehack.
We care so much while wearing clothes, buying shoes, sharing our blog post, and pitching our service.
I’m reading Tony Robbins’ book “Unlimited Power,” and it’s helping me so much so that it’s changing the way I think about business. Not only did it make it more confident, but I also learned how to react to certain things in life.
Some of your points are incredible — like “don’t wait for the approval” and “don’t listen to people.” I liked this blog post. It made me happy that you talked about all this.
Hi Hassaan,
I know what you mean, I think we all go through that stage in life where we seek approval from other people.
Glad to hear that you’re getting over that by reading Tony Robbin’s book. I love that book.
Thanks for taking the time to stop by and comment.
Have a great day 🙂
Susan
Hey Susan, great stuff as always 🙂
I find that some niches / demographics are much more vocal than others, for one reason or another. Some people who are into video games, for example, won’t waste a second to put you down if they disagree with something you wrote.
Thankfully, exposure is what gives you a thick skin. So you keep on publishing and learning from good and harsh criticism alike.
And as far as being stuck, i tend to suffer from the complete apposite: I have more ideas than I can handle in 24 hours, so I try my best to ignore them and simply write them down for future reference.
– To our success!
Elvis
Hi Susan,
Thanks for sharing wonderful tips for newbie bloggers. And yes, one has to sacrifice something, to squeeze time from our daily schedule for blogging. This very much applies to me. Hoping to start working on my blog more.
Regards,
Disa
Hi Disa,
Yeah, it can be challenging when you’re not a full-time blogger yet.
Glad to hear that you’re going to be working on your blog more.
Thanks for taking the time to stop by and comment.
Have a great day 🙂
Susan
Hi Elvis,
You’re definitely right, putting ourselves out on the Internet will definitely toughen us up. We can’t always care what people say.
Glad to hear that you never have any issues coming up with ideas.
Thanks for taking the time to stop by and comment.
Have a great day 🙂
Susan
Hi Susan,
I think what was so important about that you shared here is that people need to not worry about if things are perfect.
They just have to do what they know they can do, and make it happen.
Of course, you’re going to pick up some new tricks and spend time studying new things.
But you can’t get stuck there.
You just have to keep moving forward.
Like you say… it’ll all come together eventually, if you just keep doing what you’ve gotta do.
-Donna
Hi Donna,
Perfection stops us from moving forward. Just do it and make the changes as you learn.
Thanks for taking the time to stop by and comment.
Have a great day 🙂
Susan
Hi Susan!
Good Day!
First of all thank you for share an amazing article, this really encourage me a lot. I was really fed up about my blog due to lack of some good knowledge.
You exactly said the right thing don’t get stuck there, keep moving forward. Now I will really get time to write an article on daily bases.
~Christina
Hi Christina,
Welcome to my blog and I am glad that the article motivated to help you keep moving forward.
Blogging is tough and can be discouraging at times. Just keep pushing yourself forward and learning and implementing and I have no doubt that you will see the results you want.
Feel free to come back anytime you want.
Have a great day 🙂
Susan