Everybody writes lists on how to succeed at blogging and making money online. So I thought I\u2019d go against the grain and compile a list of how to achieve the opposite.<\/p>\n
1. Irregularity – This is probably the biggest killer so I put this one first. Irregular posting is a surefire way to kill off your blog. You need to make sure you post on a regular basis so that you\u2019re readers can establish some sort of timescale as to when you will be posting. If it\u2019s once a week\u2026 stick to that, if it\u2019s once a day\u2026 stick to that. But don\u2019t try take on something you can\u2019t handle so you end up losing interest or not being able to keep up. Something mental like 20 posts a day\u2026 you might end up running out of ideas so quick that you could not post for a week. Keep your posting regular!<\/p>\n
2. Writing for search engines – Another deadly killer. In-fact, you can still get traffic to your blog obviously if you just write good organic text, but the main point here is it will only ever be that. It will be hard to establish any sort of word of mouth, blog to blog kudos or social following unless you are strongly opinionated or an exceptional writer or both. Make sure you write for your readers, not Google.<\/p>\n
3. Lack of effort – This is obviously\u2026 well, obvious. But alot of people do it. Sometimes you can start to build some traffic and you think you can just start riding that traffic and you become sloppy. Or sometimes the opposite, you\u2019ll get no traffic so you\u2019ll become annoyed and just do wild or sloppy posts. Make sure you always keep up your post quality to entice your readers and keep your blog a fresh quality source.<\/p>\n
4. Not citing sources – Sometimes you can just do this accidentally, you can forget to credit people. Make sure you always give credit when due to make sure nobody thinks you are a content duplicator. Also, if you are a content duplicator\u2026 DON\u2019T BE!. It\u2019s one of the most annoying things ever and in the end, will get you nowhere, remember to cite your sources if you ever happen to \u2018borrow\u2019 something.<\/p>\n
5. Lack of creativity – Try and be as fresh as you can be. Obviously if you are in a saturated market it can be hard to come out with constant fresh posts, but that\u2019s where personality comes in. Don\u2019t be afraid to be yourself and give your opinions in your posts and be as creative as possible, people get fed up of reading the same stuff. Stand out from the crowd by pushing your creative intelligence to the limit.<\/p>\n
6. Bad grammar – Generally this wont kill a blog off but I think it can harm the perspective your readers have on you. Good grammar and spelling will help make your blog and you seem more professional so\u2026 just use the spellcheck. Is it really that hard?<\/p>\n
7. Swearing – I actually swear alot in real life but this isn\u2019t a good thing for a public blog. I mean\u2026 it all depends on who your audience is and if you can get away with it but generally I would avoid swearing alot as you could kill off alot of \u2018easily offended\u2019 people. Which like it or not, could be good potential readers.<\/p>\n
8. Lack of opinion – This is similar to the creativity point but I think it should be said again. Bloggers with strong opinions succeed, why? because there are alot of people who agree with them! obviously there are also alot of people who don\u2019t agree with them. But what do they usually do? argue! which creates? more comments, which creates? better blog! So let your true opinion come out in your posts and don\u2019t worry about who you\u2019re pleasing, there will be enough people out there who agree with you.<\/p>\n
9. No marketing – Try and market your blog as best you can. I mean, even if you are absolutely BROKE, no money to market what so ever. Marketing can still be done. Think about it – social networking, forums, friends, viral marketing. There\u2019s lots of ways to get your blog seriously noticed without money and I think your brain can conjure up a smart enough way to do it. So do it!<\/p>\n
10. No branding – Another big killer. Without a brand, or something unique, a logo, tagline or something to identify your blog in a unique way. It\u2019s unlikely that you will stand out in people\u2019s mind. As I instantly think of a branded blog I think of Shoemoney<\/a> because his blog is branded so well, I immediately think of the big S logo. It\u2019s class. Do something to help readers identify your blog and stand out from the saturated, ad covered blogs they come across every other day.<\/p>\n The End!<\/p>\n Source: <\/span>Here<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n