4 Myths about Blogs
Let’s get real. Blogging weeds out the weak pretty quickly. I wish the internet had a way of erasing all those blogs that have been sitting idle for a year or so untouched. A few million, poof gone.
Facebook is kind of the same way. There are more profiles than people. Ten of millions of fake, unused profiles. Like space junk. Sorry small rant 🙂
Blogging can be super rewarding for those with passion, purpose, and some serious desire.
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For those with whims of ambition followed by groans that things are not progressing fast enough, well peace out.
Successful bloggers will tell you that they didn’t make it overnight.
Most take about two years to make a steady income and those who found fame and fortunes before that invested in coaches, mentors, and courses to speed up their learning and earning curve!
So I wanted to address a few myths that come with blogging. Anyone researching blogging has probably seen a few of these before but sometimes a new article or author’s spin on things creates a different perspective.
That there is a definitive guide for starting a blog.
I have found a few decent ones and Browser to Buyer by Abby Lawson is pretty dang good.
This is less for the blog set up and more for the opt-in creation, email list building, and converting visitors into buyers!
Abby has been consistently hitting $30k months for a few years and has a SMALL team, as in 3. If this sounds like a dream come true, click that link above!
Blogging is very much a learn as you go trade. Do not let planning stop you. Jump in and start learning because you’ll never have it all ready before you launch.
If you are feeling like a hot mess, and you want to feel more like a success, I highly recommend clicking this button and taking my free 5-day assessment. It’s designed to help you get clarity around what you want and how to get it!
That you can’t blog while working and raising a family.
 I work full-time, raise four children completely on my own and shuffle two sports, music lessons, youth group, exercise, tutoring, church, and this blog.
You do not have to publish every day. But you should show up almost daily. This could be a post, Instagram caption, facebook live, email, webinar, or even a string of tweets.
People need to get to know and trust you before they will ever buy from you. Showing up regularly is how you build that trust. And share really helpful and consistent content.
Set a schedule you can adhere to. If your business is important to you and your goals, you’ll prioritize the time to get r’ done. I am sleeping one less hour a night so I can get up and get stuff done before waking my kids up for school.
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That you need to be on all the social channels.
This is the one that frustrates me the most and scares good people away from even trying. Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Periscope, etc. There are too many to count these days.
Pick two and work them good. Let the rest go. Not even kidding. Melyssa Griffin is an online guru. She fully supports my claim in this article.
If you try to be everywhere at once, your content will suffer.
If you hire someone to manage all your social accounts, your budget will suffer.
Also, consider what platforms your audience needs.
A food or fashion blogger might prefer Instagram and Pinterest. Business bloggers love Facebook and Linked-In. Me, I’m going Pinterest and Instagram.
Pinterest has been a game changer for me, as in almost a 1600% increase in traffic since starting it. I rely on Pinteresting Strategies for my pin strategy.
There are tons of people teaching pin techniques or offering Pinterest management, but honestly, I can do this on my own because of this resource. And her emails are the most opened thing in my inbox.
She consistently updates her content and studies Pinterest saving me tons of homework on my own. Her ebook, link above, was the best investment in my blog to date.
That you have to find a profitable niche and blog about that.
All people do not share the same interests.
Blogs about weight loss, fitness, food, making money, these typically tend to be the “in” markets. But millions of people who start blogs in these categories fail every year.
Don’t force yourself into a category that you have little interest in. People will see right through you if you are blogging about something you don’t have any passion for.
Stick with whatever it is you really want to write about and spend the time searching for your authentic audience. If you build it, they will come, sort of.
You do have to put some effort into SEO and getting traffic to your site. But staying true to your self and your passions will always benefit you more in the long run than jumping on a bandwagon you are clueless about.
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Blog Resources I Recommend
I use and strongly recommend ConvertKit and think they are hands down the best email list service out there. Nathan has some mad people skills! And he pays his success forward in some pretty amazing ways.
Pretty excited about that and hope my audience is too.
I have a Canva account and have been experimenting with designs. Canva is free!
As for hosting, I use Bluehost. I have an entire page dedicated to this resource. This is the link.
xoxo– Deanna
P.S. If you think you are ready to lay aside your excuses and start your own blog, here is a link to a step-by-step tutorial with lots of little extras.