I am the kind of person that cannot stand the word “can’t” so don’t you dare tell me your excuses when you fail at blogging. Trust me, I have heard them all. I have had students that could give me 10 excuses about not even managing to start the computer up for the day. I personally had never dreamed of not turning my computer on for an entire day!
When the excuses start, I know these people are not meant to be blogging.
A true blogger is a DOER! Bloggers do not wonder what might happen, they just jump in and do it! But Brian Clark from Copyblogger might say you are jumping into the wrong lake like Prince did in Purple Rain.
But lets face it, even if you do jump in the wrong lake, you might not have what it takes anyway.
When you fail at blogging you can use these 10 Excuses
1. It cost too much money
If you are a true blogger you will know that starting out does not cost a lot of money at all. Hosting a website and buying a domain name other main costs for new bloggers. If blogging is costing you too much money that means you are either lazy and get others to do your job, or you are lying about the cost. There is no need to outsource in the beginning as you should learn the ropes yourself so you know the job.
Many years ago I invested well under $100 to start my first website from scratch and now that same website has people wanting to buy it for over $100,000. In the early days I was offered $22,000 and did not take it. Lucky I didn’t!
2. Money returned versus hours spent was rubbish
People seem to often count the hours and then expect a certain amount of money per hour that was spent blogging. This is not how a blogging business works. You are building an empire, and it takes time. Just say you invest a full year of your time to learn and start this blogging business and you start to making money online to cover a full time wage. When the money starts flowing you do not have to turn up to work everyday. How much is your time worth then?
If you value your time as money then you must be a worker. You need to go out and get a job.
I worked hard to create this business and now this is how I work:
- If I do not turn up for work, I still make money.
- If I do not turn up to work for a week, I still make money.
- If I do not turn up for work for a month, my money decreases.
- If I outsource I do not have to turn up to work and I still make money.
- I can work from any location in the world with an Internet connection.
- When someone says “Will you be free at that time?” I have to say yes because I am always free.
This is a snippet from another article I wrote about my daily blogging routine.
3. I didn’t have the time so I will fail at blogging
Humans all have the same amount of time available to them during the day, so why are people saying that “they” do not have enough time? When they make a statement like this, are they implying that you have more time available than them? If you really want to do something bad enough, you will find the time to do it by arranging your priorities. It’s just as simple as that. Do not use time as an excuse when you fail at blogging.
4. There is too much competition
Yes there is a lot of competition out on the Internet, however there is also a lot more opportunities. There can be 100,000 or even more websites on the same subject. 10% of those websites can become successful, and the other 90%, the bloggers are using these excuses for their failure. Which blogger do you want to be? Do you want to fail at blogging and make all these excuses or do you want to be in that 10% of people that are successful?
I have been hanging around the internet for years and always see many potentially great websites come and go.
5. It is far too technical
Building a website and blogging definitely used to be technical, however now it is not technical at all and anyone can do it. You can even get someone to build a website for you for as little as $10, therefore avoiding those minor technical difficulties.You can outsource the work to someone who has experience.
After that you can simply start blogging your way to the bank. Yes it can be that simple if you love what you are blogging about.
I also offer free WordPress installation when you buy hosting through my link so this eliminates a lot of technical stuff!
6. You need money to invest
We have already established that Blogging can be the absolutely cheapest business to get involved with. For example you can get posting for the $4.95 a month and a domain name for $10 a year. Why would you complain about this? But some people still think successful bogging requires a huge investment.
I started my blogging business for under hundred dollars and never spent a cent for at least two years. (don’t quote me on that as I can’t remember the exact time). After being fully established and earning a great full-time income, I only then decided to buy Internet marketing tools and SEO tools that I needed to make my life easier. If you do have money to invest, then good for you, but spend it wisely.
7. I can’t be stuck on a computer all day
Becoming a successful blogger does not mean that you have to spend all day on a computer. You can go outside with a notepad and write articles, take some video footage, mingle with other like-minded people, and so on. I recently went to the beach for a holiday and took my blogging business with me. This is definitely not what I call being stuck on a computer all day.
I also go to the local cafe to blog, or basically anywhere I like. This is a crazy life!
8. It was boring and lonely
Blogging can be a lonely job but not if you are doing it the right way. Blogging involves getting involved with your blogging community and your website visitors. If you are building community with your blog then you will have more than enough people to take to…In fact sometimes too many. 🙂
You should also go to a blogging conference every now and then and meetups as talking to like minded people face to face is great!
9. Blogging didn’t suit me
This is probably a fair call. When you fail at blogging I do not mind if you use this excuse because you are obviously not meant to be doing it. If blogging didn’t suit you or suit your lifestyle, I am wondering if you ever saw any success at all? People often have trouble believing in something that they cannot see or have enough proof of. This is why blogging is a dream job, but does it really exist until you are successful at it yourself?
10. I am not good at it
If you are saying you are not good at blogging and using this as an excuse for failing at blogging then you are probably lacking in experience. Haven’t you heard the saying, “practice makes perfect”? You cannot expect to be a successful blogger overnight and there are always going to be many failures along the way. Failure is the only way to learn.
Even mentioning that you are not good at something shows that you have a lack of self-confidence. You will need to get rid of that trait in a hurry if you want to be a successful blogger. Just having that mentality will ensure you fail at blogging.
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What excuses can you come up with when you fail at blogging?
Of course there are dozens of other excuses that people will use when they fail blogging. Like I said before, I have heard them all. At one stage I had a student come to me with at least 3 excuses at every lesson he attended. Even after he started to see sales coming in, the excuses poured in faster. He gave up because I would not listen to his excuses.
Don’t let yourself make excuses when you fail at blogging. If you were a true blogger you wouldn’t even be thinking about making excuses. You would just do it!
If you do not use these excuses then there is a good chance you will not fail at blogging.
I agree with your, it isn’t advisable especially for a new blogger to outsource almost all of his/her blogging works because it will surely cost too much without any sure possibility that the blog will be earning soon to at least compensate all expenses made. It is important to sacrifice a bit and wait until it becomes more stable.
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Well, on blogging you really need quality contents so as to attract readers. So, on blogging we will be needing money to pay other content writers. Also, blogging is fun and lets you explore and learn new things, of course we need to do some research so that our content is high quality. Lastly, I’ll quote “A true blogger is DOER”, very nice I love it! We have to take the risk, how are we going to be successful and evolve if we are just stay on our comfort zones.
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The best excuse I can come up is this: I fail at blogging because I have moved on to something that is suitable to my strengths and that I am experiencing great success.
Blogging can be easy but other internet marketing techniques can be too.
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Hi,
I am a fulltime programmer from india.
these words are golden.
regards
vinodh
It’s not only applicable to blogging but the all the online activities itself. Many people are actually expecting that they will earn money right away without putting too much effort. They usually consider blogging as an easy task because everyone can work at home. Moreover, thinking that the level of committment/responsibility is far more lesser when they are working 9-5 jobs.
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Blogging is easy work, that’s what the majority of those who start a blog think, but once they have to write quality blog posts every day they will surely change their opinions.
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Blogging is easy when you are making enough money to pay great writers to create your content.
Yes, starting a blog not going to cost you a lot of money. The most important thing are efforts, patient and interest. Especially on interest, many successful bloggers start up just as a hobby than get bigger.
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No point of making excuses. All you have to do is try hard. I had almost no experience with blogging, but have started a blog, and I am pretty confident that I will make some considerable amount of money some day
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yea today i have just deleted my blog i know how hard it is to keep a blog updated weekly and daily and yes i do have some of the listed excuses -_- i think it’s better for me to post something else monthly
It’s really hard to work form home. I’m just starting out but I get more tired than in office since I do a lot more work.. Will see how this will work out 🙂
How about I’m just too lazy?
Many people think blogging is easy work. They forget the hours and hours and hours we all put in to perfect what we do and to get better at this skill!
OMG I have seen many lazy people…In fact many people get tired from working a full day..They need to relax but most bloggers work and then come home and blog… They are crazy people…:)
That are definitely alot of excuses that holds most people back from reaching their full potential. I’ve been there myself, I mean we all arent perfect but those who are able to get past their excuses are going to set themselves up to have a better chance to succeed for sure!
-Jean
This was little about me 🙂 But my excuse was somewhat different – I’m not native english speaker.. This doesn’t help at all 🙂 + I was lazy when I tried to be a blogger (wannabe). And now I just don’t have the time to invest in blogging because all I can make I pay for living. But I will think of something cool and be a millionare!.. or not 🙂
Everyone has something that could hold them back.. I have seen many successful bloggers that cannot speak or write English well make it…Even people that could not even use a computer…there are always obstacles and if you can get over them you will win!
Maybe you will come up with an amazing idea and never have to work as hard as bloggers do…:)
i am very sure that blogging takes a lot time to work on it’s post or sentences which i think blogging takes effort i mostly tweet however yea i can’t keep up blogging at all.
hahah ))) It seems like I had 9of10 from this list 🙂 I think I need to rethink that and start a decent blog!
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Oh no!!! At least you are coming out of the closet about this now! 🙂
On #6, you can start out using free services if you don’t want to shell out a penny at first. As you gain an audience and acquire sponsors, then it’s best to invest in a hosting service that provides value to your money.
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True Andy
I started using everything that was free and when it just got too much for me I got help! 🙂 I bought software or plugins and employed people for certain jobs.
Rather new to blogging myself and I bookmarked this information for future inspiration. I agree that venturing into another newness of techno sends out signals of dismay…maybe this can help. Realizing that sometimes we are no techno-phobe, just no techno-genius. It’s adjustments of our successes that grows on us. Stick-to-itness goes along way. Thanks, for the message, Mitz.
I think anyone can learn anything with a practice. Just keep doing something and you will be good at it…It is just that simple…
My husband and I used to make custom made furniture and a customer asked if we made Leadlight windows for the furniture… We said maybe.. We told them we would phone them to tell them the answer.
We had never even cut glass or anything like that, we only worked with wood.. So I went to a leadlight supplies shop and said to the guy…I will buy everything I need to make a Leadlight panel for a piece of furniture if you tell me exactly what to do with it all…
He wanted the sale and I got educated quickly for the price of the materials and tools…
My husband and I spent all night making this Leadlight panel to insert into the furniture… We put it in and phoned the customer.. They loved it and payed big money for it… Custom made furniture with hand made Leadlight…We laughed at what we had done…
We spent the next five years making furniture with Leadlight panels…
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Hi Mitz
I do agree with you about (anyone can learn anything with a practice. Just keep doing something and you will be good at it…It is just that simple…) also about hand made furniture ..I agree as it really happen with me as online blogger and in the furniture field.
Thanks for sharing your nice article …..Regards ,
Yousri
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Yes people get disapointed when I tell them they can do anything they want..but they have to practice to get good at it…This is because they were hoping I would give them an easy answer and for most people, there isn’t one. If you know you can do anything with a little bit of work then you wil be successful at everything.
Regarding part time bloggers, the most common problem is post frequency because of their daily job, to get over this problem I will suggest use mind mapping to create lots of idea at one go and later on write this articles in a single day.
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Great idea Paul.. Thanks for the tip! 🙂
I need to make real money and I can’t do it by blogging is also one of the excuses and sometimes lack of confidence are the main cause of the failure.
Hi there Farhan
Yes you are right…People think you cannot make money blogging…LOL Just because they can’t touch it or see it they think it doesn’t exist. Poor them for not believing and giving it a proper go. 🙂
yeah its cool… i think in the world every job has been competition, if we try something good we can make a different and we can get the winner in job, thanks…
Well This is what happened to me that i feel it was boring money is not the problem and i think its not much money that is required. No 7 and 8 is my problem.
Balance your life out…Don’t get stuck on a computer 24-7. Make time for other things..You should go out and socialize with real people… This blogging gig can be shut off from the real world.
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Everybody say that the point 2 is the most important… I think this is the point 4:”too much competition”. If you haven’t got competition, you are the best… No?
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Hi there
Lack of competition could also mean that there are not many people interested in the niche topic…
Number 2 is something that somebody commented on to me as well, I started in October 2010 and have only really just started to earn a few dollars and the comment was well gee when you look at the hours you have put into it. Yes, but many, many of those hours were spent learning, so naturally it has been a very slow process – especially since I work full time and have to do my marketing after work and at the weekends along with “life” stuff. I had a day off work yesterday and worked on the marketing from 6.30 am until midnight (with breaks), so the “I don’t have time” just doesn’t wash. If you have the burn you will do it. I have had many mornings getting to bed at 1 am or 2 am because that’s the only time that I have, but like you Mitz, I love it! I love the whole process and the challenge of setting up a new site and I love the online interaction. Gosh, I think you have covered all possible excuses! I can’t wait for my work mates to tell me how lucky I am when I leave my day job forever – because luck doesn’t even come into it, just hard work and a passion for what we are doing. One of my favourite quotes is: I will do today what others will not do, so that I can do tomorrow what others cannot do. Amen!
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Wow Jan I didn’t know anyone else was crazy enough to get out of bed in the middle of the night…LOL
I had to give that up but I still have to try and stop myself from working..I always loved working on anything I did but this is different!!
I can’t wait for you to tell everyone you are quitting the job…HA HA HA to them!
After you’ve done that they will be lost for words… I know people around me are…They are still not sure what I am doing even after all these years….
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Hey Mitz
That wasn’t getting out of bed in the middle of the night that was going to bed at that time! I still do it occasionally but try to be in bed by 11/11.30 so that I can be functional for the next day at work, I am by nature a night owl so I am OK with late nights. Originally I set my goal to make it in 6 months but I have had to reassess that – to much listening to the “gurus”. However I will keep on until I make it, I am seeing some progress after 10 months and still on a fairly steep learning curve so happy to be where I am. If I have to put retirement off for another 6 months, 12 months whatever it takes. The important thing is not to give up.
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LOL oh I thought you were crazy jumping out of bed in the middle of the night. I read things backwards sometimes…
What did you mean when you say “to much listening to the “gurus”??
Really calling them gurus is a total misnomer – they are the ones when you first start and are trying to find out what to do and what to learn who tell you that you can set up a site in 45 minutes and with 10 minutes work a day earn hundreds every day! When you have bright, new, shiny object syndrome you go looking at lots of things that will “make you rich quick” or at least sound interesting and viable and then when you sign up for a free whatever, you get bombarded with emails selling you stuff from their latest best friend and videos that take up your precious time. I guess it’s inevitable until you find the people who are true and honest that you want to follow and belong to their community.
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Hi Mark
Number two is the one that annoys me the most… I have had people comment about something being a waste of their time because the return is not there. Unfortunately their mind was closed and these people are still stagnant in the same position they were originally.
I didn’t think this post was encouraging but I just can’t help myself lately. I am glad you see it as “encouraging” I just hope I do not scare too many people off. 🙂
I am actually glad you published this post and I think we need more posts like these, because so many people who do make those excuses 9especially about blogging being hard, time consuming and not returning enough money) are sadly led to believe that its easy and that you can start making a living over night.
I think if people were more aware pf what actually takes to become a successful blogger, they would be fare less likely to fail and make such excuses for failing.
Good read Mitz.
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Too right Satrap!
If they were aware then they would be fare less likely to fail at blogging…
And blogging is hard and time consuming but worth it in the end! 🙂 I love it to bits!
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A blogger will never succeed if you he/she has all these excuses. It takes, time, patience, hardwork and research, for the blog to start earning considerable amount of income. Also, considering the philosophy in business, “Serve others before serving yourself.”
As often been said, “Failure is never a hindrance to success.”
It is such a nice and informative page that for one second i thought that do i use to think like this in my past when i started blogging and thankfully i didnt thought like this at all..Mitz tutorials always helped me a lot in my website work 🙂 thanks Mitz You rock 🙂
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I am very happy to hear you do not think like this Hasham!! That means you are a winner! 🙂
I think point number 2 is the most important one.
Initially, for bloggers there is a huge learning curve and monetary deficiency curve to over come.
It is this time period that really separates the wheat from the chaff, so-to-speak…
Great post and actually, pretty encouraging, Mitz. Thanks.
Mark
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