Awesome Blog Mistakes to avoid in First Year

Happy Sunday! Tomorrow is 8th of February and it will be the first anniversary for this blog. Thanks god after 1 year this blog is still a live.

I’ve learned more last year about websites, blogs and internet. Lots of what I’ve learned through my mistake (try and error) and learned other people’s mistakes.

Lots of people ask about what it takes to write a successful blog. For me, making early mistakes and learn from them because experience is the best teacher.

Nothing is perfect – Perfectionism will only hold you back. Slowly move on till you feel it is perfect and don’t think to get everything perfect at first place and start writing on a blog.

Yes, believe or not I’m not perfect though I’m trying to get perfect. With 2009 being my first year of blogging I have mistakes along the way.

By giving you look at my mistakes hopefully you can avoid doing the same. Here is my list of mistakes that I’ve done in first year of blogging.

Not posting regularly

I don’t make any schedule when to publish articles. Because I feel – “this is my blog, it’s up to me when I should publish a post”.

Boy, it’s totally wrong. We’re blogging to provide information for people. People waiting for our articles. If we keep silent for 1 week without any articles, people will go away and forget our blog. Unless you’re blog for yourself and never thinking about the blogging potential you may do so.

Time to time, I try to publish posts regularly but sometimes, it’s time consuming due to my status as a student, busy with lots of assignments, exams and etc. But I will keep improve myself in terms of article publishing.

Apologizing for not writing

I used to apologize when I’m not writing but then I realize who is actually care about that? Nobody.

Yes, nobody actually care what you’re doing because you’re nobody. It’s different story if you’re a celebrity. Either you create a posting schedule and stick with it or decide to write when you feel like it and do that. But don’t spend the first sentence or paragraph apologizing for not writing in days. No one cares all that much. Just write the post. Just write and write.

Subscribe to all newsletter that I found

When I started blogging, I want to gain as much knowledge as I can especially on blogging and make money online. But it’s just wasting my time and get me overloaded with the information. Hence I don’t know what should I focus on. But now I have only 3 newsletters that I subscribe.  I don’t want my inbox full with promotions and information that will kill me off.

Writing like lectures

You can read my early articles that I posted here. When I read them back, I laughed at myself because I wrote like a person who gave a lecture. Who want to read a one-way lecture? I want people involve in a discussion. I was killing blog conversation at the beginning.

Changing Blog Themes Frequently

I don’t think this is my biggest mistake though it’s wasting my times a lot. I do what I love to do till I found this current layout will be long lasting theme for me. (hope so). In order to remind you not wasting your time changing your theme but focus on creating good articles, I need to write this.

Finding a good theme that suit your blog is a crucial thing. You may find a free theme or premium theme. If money isn’t your problem than you should go for premium one. Since premium theme have many great themes that will make your blog stand out. They also have support for the themes.

What blogs mistakes that have you made?

If you’re a blogger feel free to share with me your own mistakes. Or if you’re not a blogger, you still can share your mistakes too!