Top 7 Reasons Why Your Blog Sucks

What is the one criteria to become a successful blogger? Avoid mistakes like plagues. While it\’s definitely forgivable to make mistakes due to carelessness, it\’s wrong if you are not even aware of it in the first place. Recognize these 7 mistakes to avoid falling into the same trap millions have before you.

1. Your writing is boring – Ever come across writing that are both educative and entertaining? The simplest way to add life into your articles is by writing your post the same way you talk. It adds personality in your post.

2. Your blog revolves around you – Stop talking about yourself already. I don\’t know you personally, and I couldn\’t care less about your ramblings. Tell me something I can use in my own life. Facts, stories, not boring personal stuff.

3. You\’re repeating what others are saying – If this is your plan to reach blogging success, you\’re not going to make it. What every blog needs is uniqueness, and unique certainly doesn\’t come from repeating what has been said.

4. Oh no, not your favorite music on auto-play! – So as soon as I access your blog, the ukulele string quartet starts playing? I\’d rather hear an accordion band. Don\’t add music to your site. Half the people won\’t like it and the other half will find it\’s a distraction.

5. Nothing but a wall of text – I\’ve written many articles on what makes a good articles. Not once is this point missed out. It\’s that important. And remember to put some relevant pictures to go along with your articles. It may take some time to find one, but it\’s well worth the effort.

6. You post once a month – If you are serious about blogging, you should at least post thrice every week, for the first half a year or so. This is the bare minimum, I would say. Big blogs have multiple posts every day. Now I\’m not saying you should do the same, but at least you should keep your posting schedule tight until you build a substantial amount of audience.

7. Your blog design is no good. When we start blogging, we always have the tendency to go for free Wordpress templates. While I\’m not totally against the idea, but I\’m sure you heard the phrase, you get what you pay. In the case of “free” templates, it\’s going to hurt you more than do you good.

Good news is, its never too late to correct these mistakes.

Nik Imran is the author of IMakeABlog, a blog that provides guide on blog setup. If you have no clue as to what constitute a blog, you can check his article where he answers the most basic question in elaborate fashion. What is a blog? Get a totally unique version of this article from our article submission service