5 Blogging Mistakes That Can Be Fixed [Right Now!]

Blogging feels so complex sometimes.

A lot of bloggers don’t have a plan to grow their blog or to create content or to gain more leads.

In reality, blogging is one of the finest ways to drive inbound site visitors and convert traffic into leads.

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All you need to understand is how to avoid these beginners blogging mistakes and have an easier blogging life.

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1. Content

When it involves running a blog, “Content is King”. Having a blog means posting regularly. Having consistent content keeps readers coming back for more.

And if having an engaged audience is what you’re after, then posting weekly or (at least twice a month if you are new) is crucial.

How to fix it:

Plan your content for a complete month.

Create an outline for a planned consistent content. Simultaneously, plan for the content you want to share on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

Write in advance really helps. Making sure I’m a week ahead of my schedule really helps. This could help you when you may fall sick or want to travel unexpectedly.

You’ll be protected and you will have a plan in your hand even if you are busy with other things.

Many websites agreed that the reason they stand out was that they posted regularly. If you aren’t able to maintain a posting frequency, you’re bound to lose your targeted audience.

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2. Email List

One of the biggest errors some beginning bloggers make is not collecting e-mail addresses of their readers from the beginning.

With email addresses, you got a way to stay in touch with your readers and alert them to any new posts on the blog.

You’ve worked hard to get all these readers to your blog. So building your email list gives you a way to contact your readers (and put offers in front of them) and is a big plus for blogging for newbies.

How to fix it:

The most crucial element to keep in mind when keeping an e-mail list is to not bombard them, Unwarranted emails with no valuable information are another common blogging error that newer bloggers make.

Moosend is a free mailing listing service provider when you have less than 2,000 subscribers. If you’re ready to put money into, a good deal of advanced email marketing providers are available. I recommend that you switch to ConvertKit so you can “tag” your subscribers after you hit a 1000 subs on your email list.

3. Images

Using images you have no permission to use is a mistake (like just searching Google Images). My favorite free image sites are Pexels and Burst by Shopify.

Also, consider the dimensions of the photograph as well. If you are using very large images for your posts, your website will take too long to load. I like to use tinyjpg.com to reduce the compression size of my images.

How to fix it:

The immediate fix for this problem is simple. There are many photo editing software programs like Canva, PicMonkey, and iPhoto available online. You can use them to resize images by importing them to any of the above software and resize it to make it equal to the width of your blog post column.

4. Engaging with Your Readers

Not interacting with your readers can be disastrous in blogging. If your reader takes out some time of their day to comment or compliment a post you’ve written, then you must take time to respond it.

Interacting with your readers is a great way to build a relationship with them. It will help to develop “evangelists” for you.

How to fix it:

Make sure you reply to every comment that is made on your blog and on your social media channels.

Improving communication with your readers leads to engaged readers. This will increase your daily visitors coming to your blog.

5. Promotion

Another mistake is the lack of promotion of every single blog post. You can have the finest content on your blog, but if you are not willing to promote that content, then no one will know it. And you won’t expand your audience.

While your content is the key to your blog, you also have to inform your readers and others about that post.

How to fix it:

• Email your subscribers: If you have a good post, email your mailing listing when you publish it.
• Cross promotion: You may have authors of blogs that frequently read all your posts. In that case, you can ask them to promote your blog. This will help you to gain more readers.
• Social media: Make sure that you have a presence on one or two social media channels and promote your blogs on each of them. (Pinterest is doing great for blogging traffic right now).

Wrapping It Up

Fixing these mistakes will get your more traffic, more readers, and an engaged audience.

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