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5 Reasons You’re Not Making It As A Blogger Yet
This is a guest post compiled by +Bisco Ibitade for OgbongeBlog
Blogging has become a major source of income to many, thanks to the evolution of social media and the successful bloggers from whom many have become enticed.
Before, you’ll hear people say you should do it for the passion, but in recent times, while a few still say it, many have given up on that idea. Most bloggers are now into it for the money. lol 🙂
While a lot do it for the money, many are towing the wrong path, expecting to get the right results, which is an aberration.
Even if you have Adsense account and your blog is relatively new, there is a high possibility that your ads account would be frustrating, due to the fact that your traffic is low, you don’t have loyal readers yet etc. but after reading this post, I believe your eyes would be open to why you are not earning yet.
Without further ado, lets get into why you are where you are as a blogger.
1. You are in the wrong Niche
If you are not in a niche where you are having fun, there is a high possibility you would fail (sorry to say).
If you came into blogging because of one famous entertainment blogger, consequently you named your blog “naijathis and naijathat”, with time, you’ll realize you are not enjoying yourself if you’ve got no passion for entertainment blogging.
Blogging is lucrative when you enjoy doing it, this way, you’ll be creative to generate ideas that would yield profit.
All you need to do, is to find something you love doing. No niche is bad. Some might look more profitable than others but if you are enjoying it,you’ll get people to like you and in no time, you’ll have made yourself an authority and a trail blazer.
Your niche should be one you can easily perform even when you are half asleep. When you find that area, never let it go.
2. You lack resources
I hear some people say they don’t have a laptop to blog with, they don’t have a modem with which to connect, they lack finance to subscribe etc…
With these excuses, how do you want to outshine one who is always online?
I wanted to give a guy a job to work for my client, since I won’t be available. To my surprise, he asked me to tell my client to pay him upfront so as to enable him buy data. I found that ridiculous but I still cared and wanted to help. So, I obliged but my client refused and we ultimately gave it to somebody else.
How do you handle running out of data and abandon your blog for another 3 weeks because you do not have data. If you need a laptop, smart phone or any tool to help you blog right, do get it.
HOW?
Get a job.
It’s more effective blogging if you have a job that funds your blog before you start making the profits’.
3. Zero, Poor or Wrong Publicity Method
If you blog and don’t publicize, then I wonder who would read your posts.
Entertainment bloggers tend to spam Facebook groups, but that’s not easy or adviceable for niche bloggers because the traffic won’t be targeted.
So publicity is very pertinent, but the method of publicity is very crucial too because you need to take your contents to a market were it’s needed. Imagine publicizing an agric blog to a mobile phone and tech community. You’d lose cash, waste precious time and be frustrated ultimately.
SOLUTION: Identify the particular market where your content is needed; don’t just start an ad because your friends are doing it, understand the need of your readers and meet it.
4. You’re following the crowd
If you came into blogging because of someone who made a lot of money, you are likely to do this because you will follow his rules and his rules alone.
However, the very first rule of blogging is that “Blogging has no rule”. Stop following peoples template and find what works for you. Your style should be your style.
I’m not saying you shouldn’t adopt people’s style, but you should make sure they are working for you, once they don’t, forget them, there is no rule to blogging.
Develop your style and don’t religiously follow their style because again there is no law.
5. You are not rendering services
I have said this time and again; I’ve made more money rendering blog services than I have from ads.
I get paid from what firms would call consultation (I don’t call it that yet) people contact me and ask me to tell them how I do things, I get paid designing blogs, adding some codes to templates, domain registering and setting up, and many other services and these requests come in so frequently that they give me tough time updating my own blog.
If you are not rendering services then you are losing a lot. Create a page on your blog telling your readers services you render and, post on twitter and on your Facebook wall services you can render and you will start getting requests in no time.
It can be anything, you can offer to update blogs for people ( 15 posts at $50 for 5 blogs would give you $250) and that is cool money for a start, and the interesting part is that you can use the same content(if it is an entertainment blog) for your own blog with only little or no changes.
You can do a lot of things, just be creative and see the cash start trickling in. To Your Success.
Over to you,
What are the little things you do that bring income?
What are the things you used to do that you later found out you shouldn’t or should have started earlier.
Share with us using the comment area below.
This post was written by Bisco Ibitade. He is a young ‘life Coach’ who does self development at Inspiredfully.com. He is also a geek. You can connect via (Facebook,twitter instagram = Biscoibitade)
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40 responses to “5 Reasons You’re Not Making It As A Blogger Yet”
Nice one bro
Glad you like it. Hope you put it to good use.
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Nice compiled list here. Emphasis must be laid on No #2, its like one is going from my city to Lagos without using a bus. Although one can still make it though, you know by *trekking* 😉 but it aint gonna be easy in which only strong determination and the strong will to succeed can help.
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surely. The issue of resources has really made many promising bloggers give up. Blogging requires a little amount of funding and when this is not met,you'll look unprofessional, unserious and results might not go your way,so I suggest bloggers get a day job for a start. Nice seeing you here,hope to see on inspiredfully too.
Nice ideas shared…its good and i love ideas such as this Healthcare and Fitness Blog Blogging is good but it takes time, hard work and few cash for promotion.
Well spoken, but what most new bloggers need is one-on-one guidance and encouragement.
True. Newbie bloggers need be humble and request help from those who have more experience in the art of blogging. thanks for checking and I hope to see you on inspiredfully too
This is very informative. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for reading. Hope to see you around again.
Instructive, educative and very nice. God bless!
Am glad you found this qualities in this post,I hope you put them to good use and improve in your blog journey.
Nice Write Up,More Pls.
surely more will come. Am glad you like this,do check back frequently.
Honestly…passion does it all. If you don't have passion for what you do, you will always have a good reason to quit.
With passion, when the going go tough, you will till continue.
You're right bro. Passion is essential. you also need fuel in the vehicle of passion.Thanks for reading.
This post is nice and helpful. But my main problem is how to start getting comments on my blog. The blog is new sha, and i blog about Tech, Mobile Phones and How To's. The blog is http://www.ultranaija.com
Great post from a seasoned blogger! @ http://www.nairaup.com. kudos Jide.
Hello Bisco!
I must confess. Your post portrays what we call "Atom Of Truth". Although i don't entirely agree with your last point, since its all channeled into making money and their are so many ways to go by that.
Apart from that, you just took silver and gave me gold.
Thanks Uche, I appreciate your suggestion. You see,the last point defines why some people are not making money on their blogs,while they are busy in search of adsense,they miss the fact that they know how to register domains and can charge for it,they can sell products and get a whole lot,you can setup blogs(you'll get offers by just placing a banner on your blog). the whole essence of this post is to highlight why people are struggling financially on their blog and I don't think running any service(s) should be ignored.. thanks for the kind words, and if I knew I was offering gold,I'ld have kept it..lol
Thanks for sharing. It's just the issue of getting ads, most named companies will never want to patronize a new blog. It's just a pity. We shall get there
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Thanks since my blog http://www.starttells.com rubs on the free hosted WordPress which doesn't support AdSense, I will make good use of the consultancy service. My Niche is in what goes on in the social media. Hope that's OK?
There is a quotes that said "chasing another person's dreams is a waste of who you are" so is better you learn from famous blogger but don't copy their style but use it to build up your style and blogging will surely convert for you in the meantime.
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I am interested in doing research for people is that ok?, Pls your response is important.
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Nice post,,, but am stil confused on what niche am really good at.. Cux I am not meeting up on the niche I am I'm now wich is entertainment niche…… Need help @yungwinnyboi@gmail.com….plss u can reach me with dat email..
NICE POST, THANKS FOR SHARING.
Thank you man! you really spoke some sense into me. coming from Bloggingcrib where blogging tips are shared
So Nice… Great Write up
Great tips. Something to enlighten to be better.
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