There are times we avoid blogging completely. We can always find good blogs with lack of contents or new updates. Well, there could be only one way we can identify a blog is not active; from blog post updates. Lack of new blog posts will definitely mark our blog as not active. It is not the link building, comments, pictures, videos, advertisements, templates or flashing things that make our blog active in viewer’s eyes. It is fresh new contents that defines a blog is active. Without it, search engine bots will crawl at lower rate, bounce rate increases, rss unsubscribe, loss of loyal readers and traffic even blog earnings drops too. In most cases, blogger’s reason will be “busy”.
Here is a list of reason that bloggers will give on not blogging issue:
1. Busy with current job
2. Busy with family responsibilities
3. Busy with new business responsibilities
4. Travelling
5. Holidaying
6. No idea on what to write
7. Not earning enough money to support blogging
8. Earning too much money to concentrate on blogging
9. Final Exams – Online Dating Tips
10. Too many Goals to concentrate – 2012 Doomsday Predictions
11. Not to spend too much time on the computer – Luana
12. Focus on studying/offline hobbies – Luana
13. Avoid addiction – Luana
14. Too many blogs to concentrate – Luana
15. Busy with social media – Benjamin
16. Meeting friends, going out. – Benjamin
17. Tired – Benjamin
16. Depressed – Neo
17. Frustrated – Neo
18. Bored – Neo
19. Friends don’t allow us to think for writing (Distraction) – Salvia
20. Takes time – Joe Pritchard
21. No motivation – Jason
22. Family issues – Jason
23. Lazy – Jason
24. Scared of success (No confidence) – Jason
25. Technical problem – Marly
26. You can give me more ideas to add here by commenting in this post…
However, there are so many motivations that can drive us to blog more and never give up blogging. I wish to have this kind of motivation few months ago, right before my interest in blogging slows down. Anyway, nothing is too late and with the New Year resolution, I wish I don’t give up blogging or even thinking about it. Below is the list that can truly motivate us to blog more. Feel free to add more in the comment section, as the first 11 recommendations will get a link in the list with dofollow value on their preferred keywords phrase. This is a PR3 blog with a lot of PR1-4 internal pages and this page might gain some PR in next update.
Here is the list of motivation to blog:
1. Getting more loyal readers
2. Getting more motivating or controversial comments
3. Improve language skills
4. Improve typing skills
5. Getting more traffic and money from blogging
6. Learning more about Internet marketing
7. Improve our online presence by re-branding our own name
8. Helping others in the same field
9. Tell Other About Our Goals – 2012 Doomsday Predictions
10. Get more friends – Luana
11. Paid posts – Luana
12. To get feedback – Benjamin
13. Time pass – Neo
14. Share my knowledge with everybody – Neo
15. Love to write – Joe Pritchard
16. Improve English / Vocabulary – Dana @ Blogging Update
17. Improve Writing Skills – Dana @ Blogging Update
18. Could change the world – Kim Bach
19. Fun – Kim Bach
20. You can give me more ideas to add here by commenting in this post…
Oh, I almost forgot to tell you that it is a permanent link.
for me the reason why we should blog is this:
* earning money
* meeting friends through net
* knowing more info in the net
* updated in showbiz,sports and news that happens around the world
the reasons why they did not blog coz:
* blogging is boring
here in our school. our teacher use blogging contest in order to teach the students to blog. coz competition is better than studying.. do you think iam right!!! ^_^
You are absolutely right. Competition perfects blogging industry. Good set of motivation given here.
I love blogging as a part of my SEO
Ok, that is one new point.
I avoid blogging if I feel stuck with writing. I try to make it a routine and blog in the morning but sometimes its not easy with a hangover!
It’s true. I always feel the same way too. It is just some other things like email, orders, etc get more attention than blogging.
I treat blogging like doing my teeth part of my daily routine.
That is a nice comparison.
Motivation
*It’s fun
*It could change the world
*It’s yours
Improving my English? I KNOW that it has – unfortunately my mothertounge – danish – has suffered, there are “some” different rules in danish, I’m especially having problems with so I’m having difficulty with “the concept in danish grammar called combined nonus”, credit card is kreditkort in danish – the standard rule is to combine nouns.
My problem made me create this site http://www.mellemrumssingularitet.dk (Space Singularity) – to help me be more aware of this – and it has helped.
Thanks for your input Kim Bach. I have added you points in this post with a link to your name.
It is difficult to learn English especially if it is not our mother tongue language. Personally, I know four language and English is in last priority. Blogging does help to improve our language in any language we write.
It is good you have create a blog about Danish and English problems. I’m sure many will find it useful.
I’ve been struggling with more time I now spend microblogging on Twitter and dedicating less time on my “traditional” blog. (Wow, can we really call it “traditional” yet?) But your list of reasons to blog outweigh the reasons not to, most of which I find to be scheduling/priority issues. And you’re absolutely right – the shiny objects on the blog (life feeds, ads, pics, joke of the day) do not bring loyalty or instill confidence in your readers! It’s regular content updates – good content, but fresh! And thanks for connecting with me on Twitter! I look forward to reading more. And I’m following back (@GothamCityGeek). ~Cheers
I guess this will eventually reach twitter too. Twitter is a good platform to get more traffic to our blog but it is not really helpful in SEO point of view as all the links are nofollow.
Thank you for the follow. Hope to see you more in this blog.
I guess this will eventually reach twitter too. Twitter is a good platform to get more traffic to our blog but it is not really helpful in SEO point of view as all the links are nofollow.
Thank you for the follow. Hope to see you more in this blog.
Improving my English surely give great motivation for me — especially English Vocabulary and writing skill.
Nice idea. I guess those who wants to improve English should start blogging.
Another reason is: technical problems.
Thanks for sharing. Will update your link in the post.
I agree there are plenty of reasons for bloggers to stop updating there blogs regularly. Family issues, motivational problems, or just plain being lazy lol. Some people get scared of success so they run from i like a fox with his tail between his legs. Great topic!
Thanks for your opinion Jason. Will add your link soon.