Why Some Blogs Fail
Posted by Mike | Filed under BloggingThere are lots of ‘em!
There are a lot of new blogs sprouting everywhere, and it’s definitely not good to see that a big number of them just quit after a few months (or even weeks!) because they don’t have readers or they don’t generate that much income.
If you’re a newbie blogger, consider yourself lucky to be reading this. There are many reasons behind the others’ failures, and I wouldn’t want you to just hit the bottom when you’re trying so hard to establish your new blog.
Why some blogs fail…
People fail at what they’re doing because they don’t meet their goals… Simple as that. Blogs fail because they just can’t serve their purpose. Most of the new blogs are made just to generate revenue, and they just can’t do that! Why? Because to make money, you have to have some readers (to attract advertisers, etc.). And to do that, you MUST have great content.
So basically, a blog’s goal must be first, to have high-quality content, then to build a readership base, and then generate income for the blog owner (this is optional though). Bloggers, together with their blogs, fail because most of them just take a shortcut go straight to money making step.
You have to keep in mind that a blog needs effort and commitment, so make sure that you have the time to exert the effort that’s needed! If you can’t focus even just a bit of your attention to your blog, then it’s best to just stop. 
I think that they fail because the act of writing every day just gets too much for them. I have been blogging for two years and now have two blogs. Sure, producing content for each of them can be a chore, but if I didn’t want to do it, then I wouldn’t have started the thing in the first place. The failures are the ones who think that writing is so very easy.
Yes, I have to agree. People who fail are the ones who think that blogging isn’t a hard thing to do. Thanks for dropping by, Ken!
Many blogs fail also because they are HORRIBLY optimized for search engines and traffic from search engines don’t exist.
Haha, yes. You’re 101% correct Ryan.
Too many people try to follow a routine they cannot commit to (like posting everyday). Instead, bloggers should plan a reasonable routine to begin with.
I aim to post atleast once a week. I find that as I enjoy it and do not MAKE myself do it, I find the blog enjoyable and actually have to try and stop posting more than 3 times a day. lol
1 good tip for new bloggers who have loads of ideas for content. - limit your posts. If you have 5 great posts dont do them all on the same day. Write them yes, but publish them over time to keep a regular cycle of new content
Nice points and tip, Noddegamra. Thanks for that.
Timestamp-ing your posts is always a great idea. Balance them, don’t annoy your subscribers by publishing lots of posts at once.
My pleasure, Juggler.
It’s a nice site and I’ve stuck it in my bookmarks. If you are ever in a mood to swap sidebar links with The Money Blog, please let me know.
Sure, no problem. I’ll contact you when I have time. I’m busy preparing for school (our vacation’s almost over!
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I agree wholeheartedly. I had a blog hosted on Blogger that was very slowly attracting a loyal readership. I then switched to a new site. My biggest concern in doing this was that I’d lose some readers - not that I’d have to start anew with monetizing the blog.
Thus far, I’ve not done such a great job with frequent postings, but I think that’s okay because I blog when I feel like it. If I set my expectations too high blogging might become a rote task for me, and that’s the first step toward Blog Cemetery.