Comments on: Feel Like You Have a Tough Mountain to Climb?

By: k.s.reddy

k.s.reddy — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 14:43:10 +0000

Good Post on blogs. In my opinion Tons and Tons of patience is required to build traffic to a blog. It may take one year or more also. Since from one year I am working hard on my blog. Now I am getting 50 – 70 users daily to my blog. Can u suggest me for better improvement?

By: BlogAngelTeam (Joanna)

BlogAngelTeam (Joanna) — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 10:10:51 +0000

Hi Chris

It’s a good reminder.

Sometimes I think we’re our own worst enemies though. The blogging world is so full of posts on “how to get 1000 subscribers in a week!” or “how to treble your income in 3 easy steps!” we fall into the trap of:

thinking success for others is quick and easy;

concluding if it doesn’t work like that for us that we’re not as good or successful as them; and

believing that if we could just read a few more blog posts on “how to be a successful and brilliant blogger…” we’d have it cracked :-)

Joanna

By: Christopher Borja

Christopher Borja — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 04:14:27 +0000

Good points! I’d say, with so much blogs nowadays, some basic points of why blog started in the first place has disappeared, like, blog was intended so the blogger can share what he wanted to share, spread the news and express him/herself. Cheers!

By: MaxieM

MaxieM — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 20:50:55 +0000

Nice checklist,Chris. Point no. 2 is a particularly good one to keep in mind. Because everything we do on the web is so easy and instantaneous, we have come to expect the same with everything else. Not so.

Keep up the great work!

By: Colleen M. Johnson, CMJ Office

Colleen M. Johnson, CMJ Office — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 18:07:53 +0000

I like your point that blogging is a competition with yourself, not with others. I have just started blogging. I agree that one shouldn’t compare with others. One should only look to gain knowledge and inspiration. I find blogging enjoyable and challenging. Challenging because I want to write interesting material for clients and others to read. Great points and great blog.

By: Chris Garrett

Chris Garrett — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 14:15:03 +0000

Exactly. If you blog for enjoyment does it matter that someone else makes $10k a month from theirs?

By: Dean

Dean — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 13:35:31 +0000

That’s a good point you make – “What does success mean to you?”

People seem to have a blog simply for the sake of having one, like getting the latest must have gadget. They then assume that if they build it people will listen to them. But if your just wibbling on about nothing then chances are people wont associate with it and it wont turn up in their searches.

You have to know why you’ve got a blog. Personally it’s for my own satisfaction – it’s a complete success because it keeps me happy.