Bore. Boring. Bored. Aren’t you a little bored with blogs lately?
In the past few months, I’ve been to many meetings and conferences on blogging and have been introduced to many wonderful bloggers, but also plagued by many bloggers who want to start a new blog. It’s not the starting of the new blog that bothers me. It’s the subject matter.
Here is the list of what too many new bloggers say, proceeded by the words “I want to start a blog about…”
- SEO
- Blogging about blogging.
- WordPress
- WordPress Themes
- Web Design
- Making Money With Blogs
First, IT’S BEEN DONE!
It’s been done by the best of the best, people who have lived it, suffered for their decisions, and lived to tell the story on their blogs. They are experts who know their stuff and live it daily. They’ve been doing it for three, five, or even ten or more years. It is their passion, their goal, and their life.
And you think you can compete with that passion, experience, and longevity?
Second, how are you going to compete? Huh? How are you going to bring something new to the table?
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