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41 Blogging Mistakes
The latest blogging advice article clues us in on 41 Reasons Why Your Blog Probably Sucks. These common mistakes include:
- No banner/ header graphic.
- Choosing a poor blogging platform.
- Poor blending of ads.
- Poor hosting.
- Using a really bad theme.
- Cluttered themes.
- Not emphasizing your best content.
- Too personal.
- Lack of topical focus.
- Lack of keywords.
- Not linking out.
- Not deep-linking.
- Not posting regularly.
- Blogging about blogging.
- Blogging about the money.
- Recycling content.
- Weak titles.
- Ignoring linkbait.
- Weak linkbait.
- Weak linkbait, part 2.
- Ignoring grammar and spelling.
- Starting too many blogs too soon.
- Being a know-it-all.
- Not enough variety.
- Irrelevant links.
- No long-term plan.
- Not getting the proper training.
- Lacking passion.
- Thinking that blogging income is passive.
- Unfriendly URLs.
- Bad directory structure.
- Canonicalization problems.
- Not analyzing visitor behavior.
- Ignoring outside but important factors.
- Partial-text RSS feeds.
- Not pinging blog directories.
- Pushing one type of feed reader.
- Not networking.
- Not using social media.
- Lack of patience.
- Openly insulting other bloggers.
You’ll have to read the full article to benefit from the author’s explanations and insight, but in the meantime, what do you do if you’ve made some of these mistakes? Don’t stress – read The Art of Stress-free Blogging from Web Worker Daily.
