Stay The Course, And Don’t Give Up

Build A Better Blog Day 20

Todays tip is for those new bloggers and those who are feeling like their blog isn't going any where. My recommendation to you is stay the course. There are millions of eyes reading blogs these days but there are 10 times that many who aren't. Eventually, your reader base will grow.

Many people today are writing one or more blogs. Although writing more than one blog can tedious and time consuming, it has its advantages.

1. If you a feeling overwhelmed cut back on the number of blog posts you write.


2. Reduce the number of blogs you maintain. Use the process described in Seth Godin's book The Dip: A Little Book That Teaches You When to Quit (and When to Stick).


3. Ask your readers to help. Give one or more the opportunity to write for you, and then go on vacation.


4. Narrow your blogs focus which may make writing posts easier


5. Start commenting on more blogs. Read more blogs. If it's writers block this can help.

The over all point here is not to give up, especially if you've invested a large amount of time and effort into building your blog. But be careful not to let the quality of your writing slip. Don't get sloppy or write pointless posts. Try and keep your goals high.

ProBlogger's day twenty post: Run a Reader Survey