Are We Another Average Blogger in The Making?

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This is an interesting post. The above title “We” includes me. You heard that loud and clear. That’s what I call myself. I am an average blogger. Let me explain why. I developed this mindset after seeing what other bloggers are doing with their blog. Any blogger who blogs, no matter how unwilling are they, “Content is King” is the ultimate reason for a high traffic blog.

Every blogs need high quality content. No doubt about that. How do you actually define high quality content? First I want to bring to your knowledge regarding three bloggers whom I respect and admire. They are the ones who made me realize that I am just another average blogger. I am sure most of you have visited their blogs and following them on social media.

In case you have not done so, you really should subscribe to their blog. They produce quality content with lots of information. Who are they?

Steve Scott from Stevescottsite.com

I can’t remember how I came across Steve’s site but I am glad I found him. Steve is a blogger who is making six figures and recently spent seven months travelling Europe. He is full of experience in internet marketing and has lots of plan under his sleeve at the moment. His posting is regular and what I really like about him is he is able to maintain quality under such busy posting schedule.

Some post examples:

Get More Blog Traffic Blueprint (Week 3)

How to Research an Internet Marketing Niche: THE Ultimate Blueprint

Tristan Higbee from BloggingBookshelf.com

I know Tristan from a guest post he did in Kikolani.com and I have been a loyal reader of his blog since. Tristan has been blogging for seven years and he is a full time blogger. He is a creative and talented blogger whom I think he put it to good use. Take a look at his post and about page. You will find interesting infographics everywhere and that really interest people in how he does it. I believe Tristan is one blogger you should look out for in 2011 as he is doing everything right. Actively guest post in other blogs, writing ebook of his own and produce quality contents every week. Probably that’s because he has a gun pointing at his head

Some post examples:

The Single Most Important Elements of a Successful Blog

Blogging With a Gun to Your Head(or How to REALLY Get Things Done)

Blog Tyrant from Blogtyrant.com

If you have been reading Problogger, then you should be familiar with Blog Tyrant as he wrote a few guest posts for Problogger. I landed on his site not because of that through. I first head of Blog Tyrant through my blog friend Michael‘s blog.  Blog Tyrant was one of the blogs he predicted to achieve big things in 2011. His posting schedule is not frequent but once he put up a new post, you got to stand up and look up.

Some post examples:

How to Blog Part 1: The 7,089 Word Series You’ll Need to Bookmark

Blue Shirt Trust: How to Increase Conversion in Everything

I need to mention that the posts are some examples of their quality contents. These are not their most popular posts yet. Just imagine the importance of quality content they demand of themselves. I don’t see this as a comparison to them rather than they are a benchmark for us. This is what a blogger must produce in order to succeed.

Why are Their Posts Popular

There are some traits that you can see in their post which proves so popular:

Their post is long – Look at their post. Seldom did I see them publish a post with few hundred words. I don’t know what is the average words they write in each posts but I believe it’s at least 1500 words and above. Short post doesn’t mean bad post. However, you are able to stuff more information in a longer post and provide the information people want to read.

Creative headlines – They take extra effort to craft a sticky headline which prompts you to click and continue reading.

Rich in information – They have rich and deep information which can catch your attention. It gave you a “wow” factor and you have the urge to leave your comments and say thanks for such an awesome post.

You want to return back for more – This is one scenario we like to see as a blogger. If you can attract return visitors, it means people like reading your post and it’s much easier to convince them if you have a product to sell.

Worth bookmarking – The post is packed with information and call to action, you will find it is worth bookmarking for future reference.

We shouldn’t underestimate the requirements of promotion and marketing but great content is the foundation we require. With a solid foundation behind us, it’s much easier to convert extra traffic into loyal readers or subscribers.

Questions You Need to Ask Yourself

I don’t include the basics such as it should be helpful or unique because all bloggers want their post to be helpful. If you are writing in your own voice, that’s unique. But somehow, some will become great bloggers, some are good while other remained average. I believe my post is helpful too. But it doesn’t seem capable of creating a buzz. This will narrow down to few questions.

Do I have the talent?

Am I creative enough?

Do I have the copywriting skills?

Am I trying my best?

If the answer is uncertain for each questions, not surprising to find I am just another average blogger blogging online. You don’t need people to tell you that. By looking at your own traffic stats and your own blog content, you will know it. If 30 people reading your blog, you get 3-4 retweets, something is wrong.

In case you are wondering, this post is not written to run me down. I am not discouraged by the fact I am an average blogger (for now). In fact I fully enjoy myself in the blogosphere. I will continue to publish my post over here in Findmyblogway, enjoying the company of the awesome blogging community. My regular visitors and my blogging friends, your company is much appreciated.

My purpose for writing this post is more on self-reflection, not only on me but on whoever is reading. There are mainly two purposes for people to blog. It’s either for passion or for money. I tend to stay more to the first as blogging is my passion. As long as people want to read my blog, I will stay here for good. If you blog because of money or simply idolize the internet lifestyle, here’s what I have to say.

Give yourself some timeline – Blogging is not a get rich quick scheme but you need to set a timeline for your online business. Somehow if you can’t attract traffic or achieve anything within your timeline, you need to channel your focus and energy elsewhere.

Harsh truth of reality – You need to accept you are just one of those bloggers who fall into the category of failure if everything does not act according to plan. Ditch the thoughts of living an internet lifestyle and go look for a job.

Learn to let go – You just need to learn to let go. You are not cut out to live an internet lifestyle. You tried and did your best. But the results won’t come.

This Post is Not to Discourage You

I certainly hope you are not my discouraged by this post. My main idea is to let you know you are facing fierce competition in the blogosphere and you need to prepare for that. It’s not easy to earn money from blogging. If you can’t shake off the “Average Blogger” tag and start producing great content that people like, they would rather go to somebody else who can produce what they want.

Take some time of yours and ponder about this. See where you are going and then decide what’s your next step. For me, i will just be blogging happily as usual. Meanwhile please leave a comment to share your thoughts with us.

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