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7 Blogging Mistakes that Can Stop Your Blog Growth

Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new

― Albert Einstein

So making mistakes is not sin not correcting it is foolishness! ;)

There are thousands of new bloggers coming up daily; most of them start make money, few out of passion and few to set up career, but we seen only few reach their goal and thousands of them fail!

And the reason is they don`t try to correct their mistakes.

Do You Make these 7 Blogging Mistakes?

If you`re a newbie or not yet started blogging, these are few common mistakes that you need to avoid to have successful blog.

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#1 Inconsistency in Blog Posting

I pray to be like the ocean, with soft currents, maybe waves at times. More and more, I want the consistency rather than the highs and the lows.

Yes being consistence is very important when it comes to blogging.

Inconsistency in blogging kills your blog. It makes your readers to lose trust on your blog. Also, it may affect your rankings directly or indirectly.

If you have more time for blogging and have lot of confidence that you can write daily, then go for it.

But If you can`t spend time writing daily (like me). Write 2 or 3 posts (at least 1) weekly and make sure this goes consistently.

#2 Underestimating SEO

SEO TACTICS
SEO plays vital role for blog success, underestimating it is big mistake which most of them doing.
Does this mean that worthy content is of no use? No, if SEO increase your blog visibility, then content attracts visitors to your blog.

Few quick SEO tips

Add keyword in your post title
Spend some time on keyword analysis
Improve your blog speed
Compress images before adding it on your blog
Maintain keyword density
Link to related posts (internal linking)
Build links with guest blogging, blog commenting, YouTube etc…

#3 Writing for Bots

In 2nd point I mentioned that SEO is important soon I added this point to make clearer, that we need to write to attract users to only bots.

I recommended few SEO tips before which helps your blog get more visibility but the last and important game is played by content.

What if I write worthy content in single paragraph?

Will not attract any user, internet users don`t have much time to read your paragraph writing. You need to write a readable post with bullets and highlight important points.

I`d like to mention about Internal linking here! This will help you to decrease bounce rate of your blog and give more information to user.

#4 No interaction With Fellow Bloggers

Interaction helps to improve your blog performance.
Being active in your niche network can bring you more opportunities.

You can Join blogging networks like Bloggers.com, Blog Engage.com etc… and connect with fellow bloggers.

#5 Ignoring Visitors

Engage with your visitors this will help you to know what your users need.

Blog comments are the place where most of visitors interact with blog owner, so take time to respond to their queries. Be first to help them if they have any problem.

When someone approaches you through email then try to add him and give quickly reply.

If anything went wrong don`t step back to apologies.

Another way to interact with users is Email marketing, send regular newsletter to your subscribed users, and suggest them few blogging tips. Give some special gifts to your subscribed users.

#6 Spending too Much Time on Blog Stats

Don`t expect too much from just born blog.

Your blog is new and it takes more time to get good results. So don`t spend time daily on analytics. Once a while is OK, but wasting time on it will not return you anything.

#7 Being Everywhere

Is being everywhere over the web recommended?

No am not against going social but if you`re wasting time being on all social networking sites by checking status, sharing and not spending time on your blog. Then I don`t recommend being everywhere.

Select few top social networking sites in which you can get targeted visitors. Like if you are targeting Brazil then your must not ignore Orkut! So depending upon your niche try different but less social networking sites.

It’s Your Turn Now!

These are few common blogging mistakes which I thought are important, Do you have more such tips? Please share here in comments. :)

Why My Guest Post Got Rejected ??

By Guest / Blogging, Free Traffic, Guest Blogging

Earlier this month my blogging freedom got snatched from me. I planned to start a guest posting campaign. I made my goals and targets according to it. I started writing articles with a motto 1 article a day and kept my frequency low and thought to speed it up with time but sadly that day hasn’t arrived yet because I faced rejection from many blogs. Almost 20% of all my guest post got rejected.

First thing that came to my mind was the feeling that I am a failure later I realize I am failure for sure but not a loser at all. I will try and win. ;)

Whenever my guest post got rejected I simply use to write to the author of the blog politely inquiring what was the reason behind not accepting my article. Most of the time bloggers reply because they have legit reasons for the disapproval.

As time passed on, I had a huge list of my mistakes and that were my weaknesses which now I am recovering from and sighting the positivity around my blogging career.

I have already realized guest posting is a very essential way to promote your word and market your blog and apart form it it is a great way of interaction and every other time when we write as a guest blogger we try to hit that blog which is ranking higher than ours so that ultimately it will benefit me and my efforts will pay me in future for sure.

One thing every blogger should learn is never lose the hope, never give-up and always be ready to learn from everyone around you. I began to lose but I was never late to press “Play Again”

Coming back to the point after being the rejected one I still have courage to accept it that even those of my post which were published got much criticism but that is not the end but then on the other side there were bloggers and their communities that supported and appreciated my work.

Read Also : 10 Tips To Right Compelling Guest Posts

So why my Guest Post Got rejected?

There were probably more reasons then you might expect from anyone though I don’t mind being called a Blogger in the making.

Intention:

When I started to guest post my only goal was to get more traffic only. I didn’t cared for any other thing and this was the point where I declined. Of-course you can not conquer the ground until you don’t have any good intention with the game. This was the only reason which is the base of all the reasons which I am going to share ahead.

I learned that what matters most is your intention not just in this field but everywhere else, in this life and hereafter too so make your intentions good, don’t turn that much hungry for traffic, readers, sales and what not.

All that counts in life is intention ~ Andrea Bocelli

Quantity over Quality:

I just wanted more traffic and the only possible way to get it done is writing more quest posts. Even today I write so less per week just 2 or 3 articles and when I am not mood there are weeks break but this summer I tried to write regularly and made up to 4 post every week even then I wasn’t writing 1 article per day and I really don’t take steroids to write 3 articles/day there are writers who do so but I can’t and that is why I lost the quality.

High Goals:

Well here the problem is not setting high goals. I must say have goals bigger than yourself but then do make them possible, do something for it. it is not just about setting them the actual part is how much of your time do you spend to make it a reality. How much do you kick out yourself from your comfort zone and do something which will make you successful.

I learned to go on skies step by step on my own pace which I enjoyed. I observed that don’t limit your goals but start from the beginning. Let the first things be first always, don’t skip it.

Going for Ease:

I am lazy as every other blogger out there. I just wanted to enjoy the perks of Guest Blogging without doing anything hard. I thought I am the guest so I will be treated like it as in real life but I was dreaming. When it comes to Blogging, your host acts like a guest. You are the one who provides him cookie so that he can publish your article. I use to submit articles without formatting and adding images and doing nothing related to tags/categories and other options in their dashboard. I don’t even proofread some of the articles because of my super laziness and procrastination skills.

I now understand the fact that I need to polish my article myself no matter how good is my article. if I will not do my work perfectly the host is not going to even read my submission especially if I am doing it for blogs that have ranking under 10k because if they have opened guest posting they possibly have more drafts from other and they literally don’t need my articles.

How I made my Winning Path?

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Since now I have gone through the most common mistakes I made, the requirement of the time was changing but first comes the realization. I realized that I am not doing good which saved me from some big failures. I did a lot of research on :

5 changes I adopted are as follows:

Write on the basis of quality
Do research work, don’t just brag about what’s their in your mind
Follow the guidelines
Don’t set high expectations
Publish the article on your blog after rectifying mistakes :P

For sure mistakes are stepping stones in learning: make mistakes, correct them and WIN. Make sure to read this post about 6 Tips to Write Guest Post that Will Get Accepted Immediately..

Over To You!

One thing I really wanted to tell is that Bloggers are awesome people. They don’t pull you down by rejecting your Guest posts they want you to rise in a better way :) so never get disappointed the next time your guest post is rejected. Think that you can do better and prove it.

SO what you do when your guest post got rejected? I’d love to hear from you!

When Should You Care About Comments and When Shouldn’t You?

By Ahmed Safwan / Blogging, Blogging Tips

Do comments matter a lot?

Should I answer all the comments?

Does this indicate my success?

Many ask these same questions and there is no specific answer. Many pro bloggers answer with yes and many others answer with no.

There is no specific answer for this question.

But here in this post I will show you when you should care about comments and when you shouldn’t.

So are you ready ? ;)

Let’s dive in!
get more comments

Here are the stages in a nutshell:

1- New blogger (comments don’t matter a lot):

2- You are building your community (comments matter a lot):

3- You are an authority now (comments don’t matter):

Let’s explore each stage: before we go also read Why You Should Comment on Other Blogs?

1-New blogger (comments don’t matter a lot):

When you are still new, comments matters but it doesn’t matter a lot.You may have many posts with no comments.Maybe all your posts don’t have any comment.

That’s why it doesn’t matter a lot.

What you can do now is to try to get more comments and respond to the small no. of comments you get. You must encourage people to comment. Try to increase it

You can also read Tips from my friend Rahul about How To Get More Comment Here!.

2-You are building Community (comments matter a lot):

Now, you are trying to build community. You want to build relationships with more readers. So, you must respond to each comment.

Also you can guest blog to get more people in your community and you must respond to each comment on that blog also.

You are building a community.

Try to comment on each post, if it’s yours on your blog or it’s yours on other blogs or even not yours on other blogs but it feathers your blog.

By commenting on yours you will build relationships with new readers. When you comment on others posts you will build a relationship with the owner themselves and with new readers also.

3-You are an authority (comments don’t matter):

Now you have your community.

You receive many comments on each post.

You are considered an authority on your niche.

When you reach this level comments will not matter a lot, why?

Because:

1-You have big community: they can comment on each other.

2-You receive many comments: you can’t comment on all of them.

3-You are an authority: this will make people read your posts and they will not expect a comment from you but they will comment.

Last words:

This is not last words about this topic. This topic is very big, but I liked to show you when you should care about comments and when you shouldn’t.

However, comments are very important even if you are an authority. If you will not comment then no problem but what will happen if you commented on the new visitor’s comment?

You have added another one to your community with this simple comment, because you are an authority, so when you answer the question of one of your readers, he will be happy and will be your loyal reader forever.

Did you see how does comment matter even if you are an authority?

Over to you:

What do you think about this post? What is your stage? Can we add other stages? :)

Is It Really Worth To Buy Traffic For Websites?

By Deny Saputra / Blogging

When you run a business, it is imperative that you bring in customers who will make purchases. Otherwise, how would you ever turn a profit? The same holds true of website businesses. If you can’t get people to your site where they can make their purchases, you’re not going to be in business for long. That’s why businesses invest in marketing to help expose their company and product and attract new customers. paid raffic Sometimes, part of that marketing budget might actually include the purchase of actual site visitors themselves. With this kind of strategy, businesses are hoping just getting customers there once will be enough to get them to make a purchase and to boost their search engine ranking for more exposure. Some business owners are afraid to make this leap though, because they are unsure as to whether or not buying traffic will be a profitable investment or just another cost to add to their budget.
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Want To Become A Famous Blogger? Then Read This!

By Hasan Ali / Blogging, Blogging Tips, How To

I know that every single reader of this blog visits and reads it to learn something useful and creative so that he/she can become a successful and famous. Am I right? Of course I’m. ;)

One thing I want to clear that famous and successful are not two separate words they are same. For example, if you are successful then obviously you will be famous. So as a math lover I always make things in equations :D so mathematically we can say that,

Successful Person = Famous Person

So don’t predict the article by seeing the title, the tips I am going to discuss will not only teach you to become famous but also tell you how to become successful.

Read : 5 Basic Pillars of Creating Successful and Profitable Blog!

How To Become a Famous Blogger

So without wasting our time lets get into our topic.

1. Start With A Personal Blog

If you want to become a famous blogger then the best way is to start a personal blog. Personal blog is because it is totally about you and the most awesome thing is that personal blog’s URL are the name of the blogger whom blog it is like (yourname.com).

But I know that most of you haven’t a personal blog, so don’t worry you can also become a famous blogger without it. ;)

2. Solve Your Readers Problems

You’ve might listen this sentence many times on other sites, but believe it is very important and effective also.

Problem solving blogs and websites get success in very less time and become popular. People on the internet will not visit your blog just to read what you are bragging. They want something useful, valuable or you can say that Tasty.

So be a problem solver in any field problems are every where just you have to think and the solution will come in your mind.

By helping your readers to get success, will become the cause of your success.

Read : Top 5 Tips for Becoming a Professional Blogger

3. Become Friends With Other Bloggers

Creating relationship with other people in your field is very useful; it is a source of great knowledge. Talking with experience people and learn from their failures and mistakes, can make you even better than them.

By making blogger friends more and more people can know about you and sooner and later everybody will know you and thus you will become famous.

Read : 5 Things to Confirm You Are Still A New Blogger

4. Promote Your Blog And Yourself

Promoting is the best and the direct way to make yourself and your blog popular. Many people skip this step and think that it is not important, but they are wrong, promotion is the only thing that shine up a business, that make a movie top on the box office, that make any thing popular. So don’t skip promotion do it side by side.

Now promotion has become very important for any blog. Because as you know that on the internet there are many many blogs of your blog’s niche so it has become very hard to overcome those blog and there is only way to do it and that is write gold content and promote, not only your blog but also yourself.

Read : 5 Things to Confirm You Are Still A New Blogger

5. Serve People Like Waiter

This seems like funny, ;) but it is true. I am sure you’ve gone to restaurant and seen the efficient waiters, who serve you like your servants. So I think bloggers should also serve their readers like waiters. Because readers are the only thing that make up a blog successful and popular. So we cannot leave them.

Now Its Your Turn!

Becoming famous is not important, how helpful, friendly and valuable you are is matter As I stated above people on the internet don’t visit your blog just to listen your bragging they want to some cool stuff that make them successful.

Simply I can say that they are selfish (Sorry :D but it is true).

So always seek for excellence not for success because excellence is the only thing that leads you to success. And also remember that success is not an overnight process, sometimes it takes a lot of time to become successful or sometimes it takes only some days to become successful.

Hope you learn a lot from my article, this is my first guest post on All Blogging Tips. Thanks to Ammar for publishing it.

What? You want to share more points? Then feel free to comment and share your views and ideas with us!