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Blogging Mistakes to Avoid - WritersLife.org - YouTube

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Sun 25 Mar 2018
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Blogging Mistakes to Avoid - WritersLife.org - YouTube   Grab your free writer's toolkit by going to http://www.writerslife.org/toolkit  Where to follow and listen to WritersLife.org:    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/writerslifeorg/    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/writerslife.org/     Twitter: http://www.Twitter.com/writerslifeorg    Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/writerslifeorg/    Google +: http://www.WritersLife.org/googleplus     Website: http://www.WritersLife.org   Products: http://www.WritersLife.org/shop    Podcast: http://writerslife.org/podcast    Join Our Team: http://writerslife.org/contribute/    Advertise your book and.or writing  https://www.facebook.com/WritersLifeAdvertisingPlatform/?ref=br_rs   Thank you for listening Please Share it. We LOVE to read comments so please leave a comment and subscribe to Our channel:  https://www.youtube.com/writerslifeorg Grab your free writer's toolkit by going to  http://www.writerslife.org/finish-your-book ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hello it's Peter here again from Writer's life and today avoid these blogging mistakes every writer knows that one of the ways you can attract a larger following and connect with your fans is by writing a blog however many writers feel that they don't have the time or would rather concentrate on that fictional work well blogging doesn't come naturally to all writers it's something that can be incredibly helpful when it comes to reaching new readers and keeping in touch with your old ones don't know wrong however and blogging can damage your writing reputation so here are some of the most prominent blogging mistakes that should you decide to write one of your own you should avoid at all costs first you try to do too much too soon set yourself realistic goals when it comes to blogging if you can only write one blog a week that's fine one good blog is better than seven half odds and wonders as long as you are consistent your readers will come to know when they can expect new content from you at the same time don't blog too infrequently otherwise they will just forget about earlier altogether a next try too hard you should aim feel blog to be informative and entertaining this doesn't mean that you have to turn into a comedian overnight write what you know be human and tried to pepper your writing with the odd bit of humor now and again if he tried too hard to be witty or funny the risk is you could come across as rather patronizing and annoying which will turn readers away from you instead be clear and compelling and people will respect you for that and next you'll I don't try to entice your readers in with overly dramatic headlines and then disappointing or completely irrelevant content by all means write catchy headlines that will get readers to take notice of click-through but if he consistently under-deliver they'll soon catch on and not bother to engage with your blog at all next you can't accept criticism now as writers you'd think we would all be perfectly accustomed to accepting people's not so complimentary reactions to our world the truth is however it's always going to hurt and if someone doesn't like what you've written and lets you know about it this can be hard to take your might think because you've spent your time carefully crafting a blog post that you think will be helpful and useful to your readers that they should be happy to receive it well unfortunately it just doesn't work like that use readers comments as feedback and try to improve accept that not everyone will like what you do if you can't do this and any negative feedback is likely to make you retreat into your writing shell and never venture back out then perhaps blogging is not for you but next you hate it at the end of the day if you really can't stand blogging it's so likely that you're going to keep reserve blogging is tricky you need to fill up with new ideas for context and need to set aside time at least each week to write edit upload and share your for them to have any effect at all remember blogging is not the be-all and end-all when it comes to marketing your work so if you really can't stand it it's probably not worth spending your time on and don't forget if he's struggling to write or finish your book our free writers toolkit can help with it you'll learn how to overcome procrastination get organized stay focused find time to write and finally get your book published direct access now while it's still available simply go to http://www.writerslife.org/toolkit that's it for now be sure   to give us a thumbs up and subscribe to our channel for more and I'll see you next time

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