This is probably going to be the craziest post I ever write here, but I thought it would be a great idea to do something like this here, as it is just another blogging tip.
Now, I’m all for blogging. All of my websites are blogs as a matter of fact, WordPress specifically. I just think that this post will actually help a lot of bloggers now realize that maybe blogging isn’t there thing at the moment.
It’s hard at first, sure. But, as the statistics show, more bloggers will eventually quit out on their blogs than stick with them.
So without further ado, here is my short list of seven reasons why you shouldn’t blog.
1. It’s Hard To Budget Your Time Properly
Let’s start this list off with the most obvious point. Blogging requires a lot of time, and time is something that is hard to come by depending on your age.
What I mean by “budgeting time” is you are able to spend your time on certain activities equally. So, you can find it difficult to spend an equal amount of time on writing posts, promoting them, connecting with users on social media sites, replying to comments, etc.
It’s even harder when blogging isn’t your only online activity, and you probably have some things to do offline.
2. Blogging Messes With Your Head
Writing posts, and reading posts are full of the same thing. Blogs contradict in almost everything that is written on them. Whatever you write can contradict something you wrote in the past, or even something written on another blog.
It can be hard to know what is right and what is wrong, or even how to approach a problem because of all the things you have read, and how everything contradicts everything else. To some, it can be frustrating, I know it can be at times for me.
3. Interfere With Setting Priorities Straight
Doing what is fun is usually the first thing we all want to do right? We don’t like to do things that we don’t enjoy when there is something to be done that we enjoy.
That’s exactly how it is with blogging. I think blogging is super fun, and would rather be writing a post about how to blog instead of writing the biography of Abraham Lincoln form my A.P. History class. But, like time budgeting, you have to know what needs to be done in order of importance.
4. The Odds of Achieving Your “Success” Are Against You
Whatever your definition of the word “success” is in blogging, the odds of actually achieving it through a blog are against you. Since you are probably not alone in your niche, there s bound to be a ton of other blogs looking for that same success you are.
5. Blogging Can Be More Stressful Than Fun At Some Times
It’s true, blogging is not all fun and games. Sure, it’s definitely fun when things are going your way. But things won’t go your way all the time, and in fact can be mostly bad.
Blogging can get very discouraging if things go wrong too much, and dealing with some of these challenges can just become unbearable!
6. There’s Too Much To Understand
There’s too much to learn, and too much to teach that it all gets really overwhelming! On top of that all, going back to Number Two, there is so much contradictory in blogging that it becomes difficult to actually learn the correct information.
7. May Hold You Back
I believe that blogging can be something that you like to do, but maybe it’s not your “thing.” Maybe you have a bigger talent then blogging, or through blogging, you have discovered a new talent and mastered it from doing it on your blog.
Take me for example. I designed Blogussion, people love it. In return, I have been getting freelance clients, and my design activity has been booming ever since. I can blame having this blog as a distraction from me pursuing my design career. I don’t think that of course, but it could be holding me back for real.
Share your thoughts about this, and if you need to flame me out for kind of bashing blogging, then I will understand!
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8. If you suck at writing… You could be the most interesting and knowledgeable person in the world, but if you can’t construct grammatically-sound sentences, then no one cares. This sucks for interesting people, but it’s the truth. Nice list, Alex.
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Haha, I like that! I think I have heard that somewhere before, but never remembered it. Nice one Nick. :p
hmm, an entirely new view
btw, I registered here @ blogussion
please review my blogs and let me know when I can start writing !
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You’re all set to go!
I can really relate to some of those tips. But I keep doing it because it makes me a nice amount of money.
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So you have your purpose for blogging right there; to make money. More power to you Dean.
Hi,
my problem is time as well as internet usage. I stay in South Africa and the cost of 500mb is over $30. That is way high and it stops me from doing many things. My time is spread thin all over the place. Thanks for the points, it makes an interesting view
Wow George, that must be hard on your blog, but I do give you credit for at least trying to spend time on your blog. I wish you the best in your internet troubles!
Hey That’s a true post what you have written. Well written Alex. Really blogging takes away all my time. I am finding difficult to blog due to the time we must alot for it. And its really true that we get messed up thinking about things in blogging.
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I am really starting to not mind blogging anymore. I have been managing this blog alone for a while with Janith’s absences, and it hasn’t been bothering me much.
Sure, it gets annoying to do it all myself when I have busy days (today, Thursday is my busiest day online), but I have just adapted to it.
Great post, Alex! Blogging is tough, it’s something you should know going into the “game”. Time management is a must-have for bloggers who are young, have kids, or anyone else not able to devote 100% of their time to blogging.
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Time management is surprisingly a weak point for a lot of blogger from what I have heard. It’s kind of surprising, because I can manage myself pretty well I think.
But hey, we’re all different.
Oh it’s no surprise. I’m generally well managed, NOW that I have a 4 month old daughter. If you read my blog, you can tell when I wasn’t managing my time very well (around when she was first born). Now that I have a somewhat more structured schedule, it’s a lot easier to find some time to write.
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Those are damn good reasons, but I guess we are all here as bloggers because other things out-weight these reasons
But it is true, sometimes the reasons you’ve mentioned above can be strong enough to give up blogging – when that happens; we all need a kick of motivation.
Haha, yeah. It’s the survival of the fittest, and if you can’t hold your own again those reasons above then you will have a pretty hard time. D=