When you first blog, you might be on the learning path. You are not sure what you want to target and often your site’s focus is not really honed in really well. Discovering your path in blogging takes time and a lot of bumps along the way.
With so many sites out there that try to assist their readers on how to run their own blogs, there are still a lot of mistakes made. This is okay. The fun part about blogging is that is really is a learning process. You learn how to use the software, how to write and express yourself better, how to engage with others online, how to promote your site, and in many cases how to make money from your blog too.
It is no rush for you to get to your goal. You will make mistakes and remember… as I said, that is okay. As your site grows, you will find what your readers are interested in and tackle those topics with zest.
Throughout the years I have seen a lot of websites. I have seen a lot fade away. I have mentioned this in the past. This is because the person did not have enough time for their site and really discovered that blogging may not have been their games. Others stopped blogging on one site, re-focused, and started with a fresh site to go with new topics.
And let me share with you – I did a lot of re-focusing. You better believe it. Almost 10 years of blogging and I had gone through a lot. I had a mega site of all sorts of stuff like my personal like, to WordPress and web design, and more. I divided and re-focused into three different websites: Blondish.net, WPAddict.net, and Mommy-Blogger.net. Each of these sites were me, but with topics to keep those solely interested in specific topics coming back. While some people liked my WordPress articles, they did not want to read about my personal life experiences, and vice versa. And some of my mommy blogger friends were just blown over by all the tech lingo too…lol.
While what I did was a little tedious and I may not flat out recommend, I am happy with how my blogging path has gone. I can blog about all the things I want, and where I want to without any hindrances. I never have to debate if I am out of topics.
I know there are others bloggers out there that have come to the point where they are not sure what to do with their website. It might be due to lack of knowledge or passion, or even lack of time to manage.
If there is ever a time that you are unsure of what to do, step back from your site and ask yourself:
- What do you want to do with your site?
- What do you REALLY like to talk about?
- Are you reaching the people you want to reach?
- Are you willing to re-focus your site and do what it takes to improve it?
The biggest thing out of that short list is – what you want to write about and share with others. It is important that after every time you tweak your site’s focus, you are happy with your decision and eager to come up with fresh content and topics to keep both yourself and your readers entertained.
Blogging ain’t perfect. Even journalists that step into blogging never get it right the first time. So dive in, have fun, and blog!
This is a great post. I love your idea of separating your interests into different blogs to keep readers happy. I may have to look into this in the future since my interests are relatively widespread.
Thanks!
Colin
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I enjoyed the article because, as a newbie, I'm always looking for ways to better my blog. I appreciate your candor regarding your blogging experience. Good to know that certainty is not an absolute!
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I totally agree with you in this, that starting a new or first blog does not give us any idea on it how to chose a best niche for the blog etc, so we keep on posting variable things, later we discover variable things on blogging and learn alot of new things. So take blogging as a fun ., not as a way to earn .. have a happy blogging 🙂
Hi!! Nile… pretty interesting!!! I really like your article as I am also writing for a website
and trying to grab more readers…
Thanx
Nile! i fully agree with all of your points especially "What do you REALLY like to talk about?". it is important because when you start a blog of your own interest it means a lot. on the topic of your own choice you have more knowledge and you and you will give more time to it. it a actually adds the "will" factor into it. thanks for the thought provoking article.
Hello Nile! It's an amazing engine-starter for people who plans to go Blogging. I like the message you were trying to impart here. That it's okey if we don't get best results right after. It's a learning process and writing is fun. But he must also remember that "In the confrontation between the rock and the stream, the stream always wins not through strength but perseverance." Nice work!
Love your blog.You never cease to amaze me.I get reminded of this blog now and then when it shows up in my RSS feed. Please keep posting! Thanks!
Very practical tips Nile!! I agree that we should examine first on what we really want to write. The subject of our interest matter most in blogging! We have to make sure that the interest we have will also cater on others subject so you will have more readers coming everyday. Just be yourself and you will know what niche you would choose.
I really do believe that there is no such thing as a perfect site. everything starts from scratch. All we really neede to do is work hard and what we aim to do and achieve. Google does not let you stay page 1 if after working hard you stop it is a continuos process.
I’m kinda OCD, and in any personal blog I’ve attempted, they’ve just seemed to fall apart because I can’t remember to forget that it doesn’t have to be perfect and I just need to have fun with it! Blogging for business, however, is much easier and I seem to have a lot less stress over it. Still, I continue to try and up my game, create newer better content, and tweak the site to keep the readers, etc. It’s an ongoing process for sure!
Yes, I am willing to re-focus my site because first two points out of four have done by me but third one let me angry. I am unable to reach to my possible people. Would like to hear you. Thanks for sharing.
Excellent post. Always enlightening to read other bloggers’ stories of their online learning curves. Mastering any new skill in life has its inevitable learning curve and maintaining websites is no exception to the rule. In fact online it doesn’t seem to matter how much you learn there is always more. This is where engaging with others and reading their posts often provides those tips to make online life a little bit easier and more rewarding.