Do you feel stuck with your blog? Maybe your page views are staying the same month after month or maybe you’re struggling to bring in new readers. No matter what you are struggling with, you’re not alone!
Every blogger struggles at some point. The key is finding out what’s preventing you from becoming a better blogger.
7 Things Preventing You From Being A Better Blogger
You’re Not Organized – Staying organized is so important when it comes to running a successful blog. Take the time to create an editorial calendar and even a social media calendar. You’ll be so much better off for it.
Not Being Original – Yes, I know that almost nothing on the internet is original but that doesn’t mean you have to copy everyone. Use the internet for inspiration and then turn it into something unique to you and your brand.
Overthinking It – Seriously, get out of your head and just do it! If you overthink every blog post, chances are you’ll never publish anything. Don’t worry about what other people think you simply can’t please everyone.
Comparing Yourself to Others – There are always going to be “bigger” bloggers and there will always be bloggers getting free trips or more sponsored posts than you. Just worry about yourself and how you can make your brand even better. Turn that jealousy into productivity! If you want something that another blogger has, make it a goal and work towards it.
A Sloppy Web Design – I hate to be so blunt, but it’s going to be hard to make progress in the blogging world without a decent looking web design. This doesn’t mean you have to spend hundreds or thousands of dollars, just make a few tweaks to clean up your site. Make sure your layout is organized, have a readable font and make sure your content is easy to find.
You Don’t Network – A big part of blogging is networking. Now, I’m not the most social person on the planet but networking online is so much fun. You get to know so many wonderful people that have the same common interests as you. No-one gets my love for blogging like my blogging buddies do.
Thinking You Know it All – Things are always changing in the blogging world and if you aren’t open to change, you can’t move forward. Always be willing to learn and try new things, it will make a huge difference! You will never know everything about blogging.
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I have been falling into the trap of comparing myself to other blogggers. All it does it get me down, which I don’t need.
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It’s an easy trap to fall into. I think we all do it.
GIRL- ME TOO. It is so easy to spend half a day looking at other blogs and thinking that your photography isn’t good enough or your writing isn’t striking enough… but just remember that your blog is a way of SELF EXPRESSION. It is an art form. That might sound so silly, but it’s true- just let yourself shine, make a list of things you like about other blogs and a list of how you can improve what you don’t feel like is a proper refleciton of yourself and then one day you’ll wake up and look at your blog and think “GOD DAMN. I AM KILLIN’ IT.”
This is coming from someone who took a day last week poking around the web and then cried for a day about how much she hated her blog. Such a time suck. Good Luck!
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Yes! It’s so easy to get caught up in this blogger is better than me or she has a nicer site or better content. I try to think “just be me” and the rest will fall into place.
Thank you for the thought provoking post Krisiti! Sometimes you have to step back and take a hard you at what you are doing a to see where you can improve. Then once you have an action plan in place you can move forward. I really needed this today. I will definitely be looking at some of the tools you mentioned to help with your organization and planning. Thank you for sharing the knowledge!
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You are very welcome! I honestly write it to remind myself since I’ve also been struggling. Sometimes we need a good kick in the butt to get motivated. I know I needed it!
Great article 🙂 thanks a lot for sharing the info..
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How does one network online? :-/
Hi Nikki, I would join Facebook groups for bloggers, linky parties, comment on other blogs and generally just anything that gets your blogs name out there.
I’m guilty of 3 of these. I’m working on being better organized, which is helping a lot. And from time to time I am guilty of comparing myself to other bloggers. But my biggest problem is that I overthink things way too much. I’m working on it.
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These are real helpful. Need all the help I can get to get mine off the ground lol
Really concise and to the point, enjoyed reading it. Everyone needs a boost and this post just did that. thanks a lot Kristi.
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Thank you!