Not Updating
It never fails. Somebody sets up a new blog and is all excited about it. We see a furry of posts for the first few days, maybe even a few weeks, and then the number of posts starts to go down until the blog is hardly updated at all ( it happened with me also). Nothing kills a blog faster than lack of updates. If you are going to blog, then pick a posting frequency and stick to it. Whether it’s one post per week or 10 posts per day, make a commitment to keep your blog updated. A non-updated blog is nothing but a dead blog. Why any one want to look for the same what he has already know.
Blogging Only For Money
If you’re blogging only for money, then you’re in for a shock. Yes, you can make good money with a blog, but blog is not designed to make money but its to share ideas and interested, it takes a lot more than “no effort” when you talk about your interests, if you are trying to impress the world by saying what it want to listen, you will not be popular. Just say what you want to say it makes you real and popular. Way real pearls are costlier than the artificially generated? 99% of blogs on the Web cannot make more than $100 a month. John Chow dot Com makes money because he don’t blog for money. If the only reason you’re blogging is to get rich, you will fail.
Rushing a Post
I am sure all bloggers have all been guilty of this - I know I have. A hot story comes up and you want to get it out ASAP, but in your rush to get the post published, you forget to proofread and just hit the Publish button. Whenever I’ve done that, there have always been mistakes in the post. Before you hit Publish, take your time to double/triple check the post to make sure it’s free of errors. If you spot an error after the post, correct it immediately.
Not Being Personal
A blog is not CNN or News.com. People read your blog to get your opinion and your point of view. Give it to them.
Being a Copycat
What makes your blog stand out from the millions in the blogs here? Is your blog unique or is it just another copycat? This is certainly not the first blog to write about making money on the Internet, so what makes my blog stand out other than me posting pictures of my favouret actoress?
You can write about the same thing as the next blog, but you need to add your own views to make it unique. Don’t just copy and paste what another blog posted. Give your opinion because that’s what blogging is all about. The most unique thing about your blog is you and you thinking.
Not Replying To Comments
A blog is a two-way communication tool, but many bloggers forget that. When readers comment in your blog, please answer them.
Not Reaching Out To Other Bloggers
The best way to get your blog noticed is by saying hi to other blogs in your niche. The easiest way to do that is to comment on their blogs. I will be interested to check the comments on my blog and I visit the commentators' site to know about the guy. I have discovered many great blogs this way. Other ways of reaching out to other bloggers includes linking to them, sending trackbacks and adding yourself to their MyBlogLog community. If you’re really creative and have a bit of money to spend, you can even try sending a Google IM ( I discuss about this in my future posts).
Writing For Google/blog providers Instead Of People
Too many bloggers get too caught up with stuff like key phrases, keyword density, making sure your content is Google friendly, etc. The only thing I have to say about that is; write for people, not for Google. You can have the most perfectly written Google optimized page in the world and still not ranked number 1 because Google follows people. People won’t read a page written for a search engine because it makes no sense.
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