5 Things You Need To Be Prepared For When Starting A Blog

There are a lot of things that you have to keep in mind while starting a blog but before you start a blog, you should be mentally prepared for failures as well. In some cases, you will not be able succeed in your plans and sometimes, there will be a little delay before you finally start seeing the results of your hard work. One advice that I would like to give you here is to be patient.
It takes time for things to click in blogging world but once they start clicking, your entire life can be changed. In this post, I’m going to talk about 5 things you need to be prepared for before starting a blog.

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1. Guest Post Rejection

As a blogger, you will not only be writing posts on your blog but you will be writing guest posts as well. In the beginning, you will have to reach out the popular blogs and offer them a guest post but once you will become a successful blogger, other bloggers will contact you and ask you to write a guest post for them. Guest posting is a great way to get more exposure towards your blog and also to gain some quality backlinks too. However, you should be mentally prepared for guest post rejection. In many cases, your guest post will be rejected but you should not let yourself down because you will learn a lot of things from rejection and you will not repeat same mistakes in future.

2. Delayed Monetization

If you are not making any money from your blog then I can understand your frustration. There are a lot of bloggers who are making thousands of dollars each month from their blogs and then there is you who is still waiting to earn his first dollar from his blog. As I told you earlier, it takes time for things to start clicking in blogging. You just need to be patient and wait for the time so that things start getting better for your blog.

3. The Give Up Moment

At many times during blogging career, you will feel like giving up all your efforts and divert your attention towards another field. Keep in mind that you are not the only person in the world who is thinking about quitting. Almost everyone in the blogging industry has gone through the same situation. As I said before, be patient and keep working with a steady pace. Soon, you will see the results that will boost your confidence level and make you motivated for blogging success.

4. Traffic Plateau

In the beginning, the traffic on your blog may be increasing day by day but after some time, you will realize that there is no certain growth in your blog’s traffic. This can be a difficult moment for any blogger but I can tell you from experience that this time will be gone before you know and your traffic will start increasing again. Only thing that you have to do is to keep working hard and never let anything stop you from achieving your goals.

5. Content Criticism

Since you are a blogger who writes public posts, anyone can read your blog posts. It means that you will be getting a lot of comments on your blog. Some people will comment only for the sake of getting a backlink and you should throw them in spam folder. Some people will truly appreciate your efforts and ask about your opinion on a certain topic. The most difficult part is where you start receiving criticism. If you are not ready to tackle criticism and use it for your benefit then you will never be able to become a successful blogger.