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Mistakes in blogging...

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I've noticed lately that many new bloggers can't wait to announce the creation of their blog(s). I'm sure part of it is excitement from joining the ranks of "bloggers" (eventually, you get over it) and part a desire to drive traffic. It's also not a good idea. Consider the fact that it is the content itself that will drive viewers to your blog. Nobody will visit to stare at your pretty blank blog. So best to have a good amount of content out there before publicizing it. I've shared that feedback with some folks who have contacted me to announce their new blog (with a reminder for them to ping me back in a couple months when they have some good content up). But it's something that I still see on a pretty wide-spread basis. Until you have some content, all you are really announcing is your intention to blog, which is considerably less engaging than actually doing it.

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  • Anonymous
    November 23, 2005
    Good point Heather. I love your blogs, by the way. Keep up the great work.

    Do you consider 30 or so posts sufficient for a formal debut;)?
  • Anonymous
    November 23, 2005
    Yeap, that should be enough.
  • Anonymous
    November 28, 2005
    Ah, the announcement of the new blog post. An old fave.

    Then there's the:
    1) I've been writing for my readers, and am trying to get back to what i started this blog for.
    2) The sorry I haven't posted much, I've been slammed blog.
    3) The, has it been three months since I blogged - so much has happened.
    4) The Time to quit blogging because it's so draining - followed by the
    5) I'm back, and just couldn't keep myself away
    6) The traffic analysis post over the last six months has gone up

    Most of these are social blogger specific - but you recognize them. All part of getting growed up.
  • Anonymous
    November 28, 2005
    Jim-that sounds like the non-committal blogger lifecycle.
  • Anonymous
    November 29, 2005
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  • Anonymous
    November 29, 2005
    Paul, you are right. Most new bloggers have good intentions and the mental search for blog fodder can be tough. I have trouble with it myself. I think the key would be for people to get into a rhythm with their blogging before the publicize it. You know, they should make sure it's something they can commit to for a while. Mostly, they should understand that to be a good blogger, you pretty much need to spend most of your blogging time reading others' blogs; in order to have something interesting to say.

    Having said that, I admit that there's some angst that comes with posting something that I am not sure meets my normal relevant/interesting filter (it's all an experiment with topics anyway). The fact that people come on here and post comments and even compliment me really helps ; )
  • Anonymous
    December 03, 2005
    Well with me I started with the intention of not blogging - I just wanted to post a comment on someone elses blog, and to prevent spam they made you be a blogger member.

    In the end I ended up making a couple of post, and then got addicted. Still, I think people would probably say I make loads of these mistakes - mainly because it is just about what I'm up to, rather than stuff other people would find interesting. My comments on other blogs are generally more interesting than my own blog.

    ME