A lot of people get down to try and "make money from blogging" only to give it up down the line. I have listed 9 of the "blogging mistakes" that they should avoid and try not falling into the trap.

Not Updating Your Blog

You set up a blog and is all excited about it. For a few days, you get down to do a furry of posts and the excitement may extend to even a few weeks. And then, kaput, it is all over. The numbers of posts reduce and gradually the blog is totally forgotten.


PLEASE remember, don't ever fall into this trap. You can even hire a person to write the blog posts for you. Just remember that nothing kills a blog faster than the lack of updates. So, once again, I request you to maintain a blog “posting frequency” and stick to it. You will thank me for it later. Try and maintain one post per day or try allocating half an hour for your blog per day. A blog that is not updated regularly is as good as a dead blog and do you want that to happen to you ?

Blogging Only For Money

A lot of people have asked me quite often whether they could "make money from blogging"; and the answer to that question is YES !! But I have also told them that it is possible for anyone, to "make money from blogs". But the reality is that, most people who write blogs exclusively to make money really DON'T make a lot of money.

Now why is that ??

Some of the many reasons for this is because blogging is an organized, disciplined and ongoing process and fresh content is always necessary and no sooner people forego this due to other commitments, they lose out. This is one of the reason why more that 80% if not 90% of the bloggers don't "make money from blogging". Also don't think when people tell you that blogging only for money is bad. It is just that you expect results too soon and you invariably cave in and forget about it. You do this daily bit and suddenly you will be shocked to receive this check and will be thinking whether this was due to your efforts.

So, go ahead enjoy it - think of it as a part time hobby. There is also no harm if you lose your spontaneity - just have a back-up blogger or writer ready to write those posts for you.

Proofread, Proofread And Proofread

Always proofread your post prior to posting it. What I mean to say, all of us make mistakes while typing. The proof of this is the number of mistakes that you tend to make while chatting with a friend (and you take it for granted your friend on the other side understands your mistakes).

But in a blog post, you cannot overlook this mistake, you have to proofread it atleast twice, before posting it. If you write something at night, just save it and read it twice in the morning before posting. You will notice the difference.

Ofcourse, recently, there have been a number of blogs that have wantonly come out with posts that contain mistakes - but they can afford to do so. This is because, this is their USP (unique selling proposition). In other words, they are writing for their friends. Their friends tend to understand their slangs and mistakes better than correct perfect sentences. In other words, it is slang what sells.  But this can be applied to only a small percentage of people (generally the younger generation). Besides, you also need to have a large reader base or friend base

Be Personal

This is another important aspect that you have got to remember. Writing for a blog and writing an article are two distinct styles. Blogging is more personal. It is as if you are having a conversation with a virtual partner and not providing advise to a class or lecturing a room of students on a topic. While your knowledge of the topic would be appreciated, you lose out on the personal side – so write for your readers

But another mistake, don’t get too personal – control your language, no f’s and sh*t and other lose slang – whatever said, people respect you more without it.

I hope you get the point with regard to blogging being more personal

Respond To Comments

Responding to comments is what brings back readers to you. Successful bloggers always interact with their readers and they try and establish a link or a connection with their readers. Once you establish a connection with your readers, they will often drop by your blog to check what you have written recently. Very important


Be Original

Again, if you find some interesting topic in some other source, say a blog or a website link – give them credit. It gives your blog a lit more value.

You don’t need a small post to ruin your reputation.

You may have not realized and could have got carried away by the source – but sometimes the feedbacks could be nasty. So try and be original. In fact, people would most probably be only happy to have their topic copied, if proper credit was given to them. Say, an additional link.

Writing For The Searching Engines Instead Of People

People get carried away by key phrases, tags, keyword density, making sure that it is Google friendly and the rest of the jazz. But what they tend to forget is that it is people who would be reading their post and not search engines.

Now I am not saying that you don’t have to be worried about SEO and keyword densities, but your first priority should always be your readers. When you proofread your post for the post for the second time, check for the keywords and their positioning and basic optimization, i.e., opening, end and the middle should be optimized well with the main keyword. That’s more than sufficient.


Not Being Passionate About Your Topic

Successful bloggers are always passionate about their topic and they also maintain a high blog posting frequency. Now if you have ten blogs and you say that you are passionate about all of them – how are you able to maintain your blog posting frequency ?

Practically impossible !

So one or two blogs max with a decent degree of passion will get you more distance than 10 blogs with no passion or a zero posting frequency !


Try Giving Your Readers The RSS Facility

Now, I am not certain that this would increase your reader-base, but do it – it has helped me. Generally, people in the same line prefer to interact with each other, share ideas and help each other and the RSS facility is a big help

Lastly, for those with intentions on "how to earn money on the internet" or on "how to make money from blogging" try and get my Freelancing And Blogging Handbook

It could help you get your act sorted and organised sooner than you think... So let’s get down and begin to "make money from blogging