The Blogger’s Block

They say that ‘an ounce of  prevention is worth a pound of  cure.’ Yet, how can this simple quote apply to blogging?

Let’s time travel forward into your blogging future, two years from now.

You’re earning at a fixed passive income of [insert your desired amount here] and then you say to yourself, “I’m doing good with my blog. What can I do to make the readers stay?”

And then it hits you: you must have written like hundreds of articles already for your blog, and now the dreaded moment of every blogger has arrived “what will I write about in my next post?”

by jpstanley

At some point in your blogging life, you will hit this very roadblock: the dilemma of what to write next. You will feel the blogger’s block, a momentary lack of ideas and interest for your next blog post. It’s very common and most of the time will definitely strike you if you have not updated your blog for a long time.

How to avoid the Blogger’s block:

• Depending on your niche, research is always vital for the next idea for your blog post. If you’re running a celebrity gossip niche blog, then go for blogs which offer the latest and hottest celebrity gossips. If you’re blogging about automobiles, check the official sites of the car makers or enthusiasts to know the latest information about the newest sports car or motorcycle. Put your unique spin on that information.
• Most newbie bloggers feel the need to update their blogs on a daily basis. This is ideal and at the same time, wrong. Why? Your new blog posts will overlap your other blog posts, pushing it far away into the older posts section. This was the mistake that I made with  my personal blog and now I am almost fresh of ideas with what to write next.For an average rate of updating your blog, it’s advisable to start off with two posts per week. Then if you see that your readers numbers are rising, then increase your posts per week to three. Go at your readers’ pace, not your own. This will also give you ample time to do some social bookmarking, blog commenting and so much more while waiting for the next idea to pop up through into that noggin of yours.

It doesn’t hurt to take a little breather from blogging, but make sure you’ve got enough articles to keep your readers’ attention.

“Slow and steady wins the race”, a quote definitely applicable to all bloggers.

When was your last block and what did you do about it?