11 Useful Things I’ve Learned In Over 10 Years of Blogging
Simple and practical lessons everyone can easily adopt.
I see blogging and writing in general as a way of transmitting information to the readers. It’s like an extension to speaking, permitting the writers to get their messages to the users differently, targeting different markets.
I have been blogging about different topics on multiple domains. I wrote both technical and personal posts. The biggest achievement is that I had learned many things and cashed out some Google Adsense paychecks while doing it.
These are the things I have learned in over 10 years of blogging and writing content.
Are you ready?
Blog About Everything Worth Mentioning
Share your personal experience. You can write about food, products, travel, work, self-help, et cetera.
What is important is to always have the reader in mind. Personal stories are awesome, but articles sharing practical advice are better.
Readers may not care that you have bought a new phone, but they would love to read a personal review about it. This way, your article will help the persons interested in buying the product themselves.
Define Your Own Writing Style
People may read your blog for either the information they receive or because your writing style attracts them.
Boring topics can be written in interesting ways, as well. Using proper language and an attractive writing approach, the article will be enjoyable even for the people not interested in the product itself.
Product reviews are usually boring and technical, but everything changes if you insert a personal story inside.
Don’t React Negatively to Trolls
The more active you are, the more criticized you and your work will be. This is somehow normal.
Don’t get affected by internet trolls. It’s easy to differentiate honest feedback from trolling, and you should act accordingly. Always have in mind that some people love disputes and have enough free time to generate them.
Personally, I interact minimum with trolls and try to moderate the discussions when needed. I don’t like censorship either.
Listen to Feedback
It’s okay to be stubborn, your blog, your rules. But don’t ever neglect feedback.
A blogger’s main job is to deliver content to the readers. The writer must understand what the readers want to read and adjust it.
Also, it’s not the end of the world if some readers don’t agree with your opinions. This is the awesome part, actually. Friendly disputes help you and your blog to grow.
Don’t Let a Single Comment Unanswered
Reply to all the comments you receive. Don’t let a single opinion unanswered. If people spend time reading your work, you should also spend time showing your appreciation.
Treat your readers fair and don’t neglect them. The more interactions you have, the bigger your blog’s value gets.
Don’t Overedit Your Work
I'm not too fond of perfectionism. I find it a method used by some people to waste time while pretending they do something important.
It’s okay to edit and rewrite your articles, but don’t exaggerate with this. Trying to do the perfect work puts useless pressure on your shoulders.
Instead of overediting, focus on improving your writing skills and study relevant material.
Don’t Exaggerate With SEO
I find SEO as a shortcut to getting more views from search engines. However, not all of your articles have to be written in an SEO manner.
SEO is a compromise you need to make to get your work discovered on the search engine.
Personal stories do not need to be written with SEO in mind.
Work When You Are Not in the Mood
If you want good results, treat your blog as a job, not a hobby. Write when you don’t feel like doing it.
If you can’t find the proper motivation or ideas, you can perform research and study different angles.
Writing down many raw ideas is very useful; you can develop them when you have your writing mood.
Create a Blogging Strategy
Don’t always write about random topics and wait for the results to appear. Define a strategy instead.
For example, if you want to be contacted by people to test products, you have to focus on product reviews on your own at first.
Random topics are okay, but they don’t help you evolve very fast.
Write From Coffee Places
I love to write from remote locations. Working from coffee places helps me boost my creativity. Also, it imposes a fake deadline, and this makes me more productive.
It’s crucial to find ways to keep your mojo running.
Build Your Tribe Around Your Blog
It’s crucial to use different methods that help you build a community around your blog.
Promote your work on Social Media and build a mailing list to reach more people and facilitate everybody to subscribe to your work.
The more subscribers you have, the better results you’ll get.
Blogging is difficult, but it is awesome to manage to integrate your writing habits into your day to day tasks. I know it’s a lot of work, but it’s worth it.
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