How To Keep Your Interest On Blogging?

by Fransiska · 4 comments

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Face it, like it or not, every blogger experiences boredom at some point or other in his blogging career. It's inevitable, as humans, we have a level of interest that can slowly fade away. How do we deal with it then? Do we really need to give up blogging career and find something new? Maybe yes, maybe no, it depends. Boredom is dangerous for a blogger, as bloggers need creative thinking, and boredom just gets in the way. Here's how to get rid of boredom and keep yourself interested in blogging:

1. Take a break

Seriously, this is the most proper way of dealing with boredom. Let me compare it with other things. For example, real life work. We go to work everyday, and sometimes we need to take a leave, be it for a holiday with family or to regain your working motivation. It's so to help you keep the motivation.

Or like me, I play games when I am bored and can't concentrate. ;)

2. Test another blogging platform

If you use Blogspot, maybe you want to test wordpress.com or self hosted wordpress.org, and vice versa. There are new things waiting to be discovered.

3. Join a Blogger social forum

And ask for their opinion. :D Simple, isn't it? Forums are for me the best way to ask help on the internet. Why don't you tell them you're bored and don't know how to get rid of it? Some bloggers might be crazy enough and offer you a sensational way lol. A couple of recommended forums: Entrecard and BlogCatalog.

4. Review your blog

Read your old archive, you might find something interesting from it!

5. Read other blogs

How do I search for a good blog to read? Try StumbleUpon, it has tons of a good blogs.

So how do you get rid of that boredom? Do tell us your spectacular way!

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About Writer [Blogging With Success]About Author Fransiska Ike is a Blogging With Success co-founder. She lives in Indonesia. Read her other posts, many of which are software and resource reviews.

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Creative Junkie May 22, 2009 at 5:48 PM

Funny that I’m reading this post today, as I believe I’m experiencing this right now. I’m not sure how I’m going to deal with it yet.

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Ruchi May 22, 2009 at 6:05 PM

Reviewing your own blog is an interesting point , i had never done it but it would be interesting to do it.
And you are right “Fransiska ” taking a break always help to keep your interest alive.

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Jerick Mac July 8, 2009 at 9:28 AM

this blog is a duplicate of your original article:

http://www.teratips.com/interest-blogging/

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SBA July 9, 2009 at 12:06 AM

Thanks. we will look at this. How did you find it?

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