Blogging includes short, carefully selected information that people can consume fast. It’s slowly becoming the easiest way for people to consume information about topics that would take months to learn.
Learning how to curate your blogs should be done constantly. Whether a pro or a beginner, there’s always something new to incorporate into your style.
But do you know what to avoid when writing a blog post?
Well, avoid lackluster information and broad topics. Common mistakes bloggers make are:
- Choosing poor titles
- Choosing topics that don’t relate to readers
- Lacking consistency
- Giving lackluster information
- Choosing topics that don’t relate to readers
- Writing blogs without a Call to Action
Continue reading to get an in-depth look into these points.
What to Avoid When Writing a Blog Post: Discussed at Length
While blogging is a (potential) source of income for many, several mistakes will cost you dearly. Until you do it right, you can never make enough out of it.
So, what should you avoid?
- Giving Lackluster Information
Lackluster is information that’s poorly sourced and delivered. Often, bloggers fail to provide content-packed articles because blogging requires you to be brief.
However, poorly written and researched content might lead to the loss of readers. It also gives you a bad image as a writer.
To avoid such errors, take your time to learn about the topics you’ll write about and your target market.
Also, make lists of topics to write about, and don’t be afraid to scrape a blog if it fails to deliver what you intended.
- Lacking Consistency
Consistency in blogging is analyzed through the voice you use. Often, bloggers find themselves switching between voices.
Your article goes from first person to third person speech. While some people may not notice, others find such blogs confusing to read. Chances are, they’ll stop mid-way and possibly never come back.
To avoid this, remember this one rule, you should write all your blog posts in the first person.
While writing your blog, take time to read through your work and edit wherever necessary. It also helps to read your work aloud to get a sense of who the speaker is in the blog.
- Choosing Topics that don’t Relate to Readers
While it’s nearly impossible to please everyone, you can know what your target audience is into.
Learning what your readers want makes it easy to improve your writing. You’ll be concentrated on a specific niche and perfect yourself.
Therefore, before sitting down to write, find out what relates to your audience.
You can know this by:
- Doing extensive keyword research
- Staring a survey
- Asking readers to leave a comment on your blog
- Checking which posts has high traffic and engagements
With all of the above information, you can focus on content that meets your readers’ or followers’ needs. That also means it will convert and attract many views if not buyers.
- Writing Blogs Without A Call To Action (Cta)
Readers come to your article looking for something. They either have a question they hope you’ll give them direction on, or they’re bored and hoping for entertainment.
So, while writing a blog, concentrate on offering something special to your readers. Depending on your article, include a CTA that is impossible to resist. Let the reader finish your blog with an action. It can be a simple request to click a link for more content on the subject they just read or buying a product at a lower price.
- Choosing Poor Titles
Aside from images, your blog’s title is another thing that gets you more readers. So, while writing your blog, think carefully about the title.
Keep it simple and short. If you can, make it a little funny or sarcastic. Use words that create urgency and curiosity in the mind of readers.
For example, This is Why Readers No Longer Follow Your Blog!
What are the Most Common Mistakes Bloggers Make?
The most common mistake bloggers make is attempting to edit their work independently. Although possible, I advise you to have someone to run your blogs by.
Because you’re already used to your prose, you may miss some/most mistakes. Don’t worry, that’s okay. But find someone who is well-read and knowledgeable about blogging and ask them to help you edit.
You can also subscribe to editing software like Grammarly that edit blogs for you.
Another common mistake is publishing your article at varying times. People are habitual and work best with routines. To ensure your readers are always tuned in, pick a specific time of day or a single day of the week to post.
Your readers are therefore tuned to associating that day or time to your blogs and anticipate for them.
What Should be Taken into Consideration When Writing a Blog Post?
When writing a blog, you should consider your schedule and knowledge of topics.
Readers can sense the time you spent on a blog from the flow. It’s essential to consider how much time you have to write a good blog. Rushed work won’t give you the results you aspire for.
It’s also essential to think about what you know or don’t know about a topic before writing.
These two points rely on each other to give you and your readers the best blog.
Frequently Asked Questions
When Should You Avoid Blogging?
You should avoid blogging if:
- You’re short of blogging time
- You don’ want to spend time doing an extensive research
- You only want to make money from it but not provide information
- Don’t want to spend money on it
- You cannot be consistent in publishing or if you give up so easily
Are There Any Dangers to Blogging?
The dangers of blogging are relative depending on what you’re blogging about. There might be a danger if you write about controversial people or topics.
Some of these people might sue you for publishing stories about them without consent. Writing about big corporations might cause problems as well.
Other dangers to blogging include:
- Your privacy may be at risk if your contact information is public
- Access to personal information by hackers
- Access to your bank account through your blog
What are the Three Essential Points to be Kept in Mind while Writing a Blog?
The three essential points to be kept in mind when writing a blog include:
- Your grammar should be top-notch
- Your paragraphs must flow
- Believe in yourself
All the points I’ve given you effectively address things to avoid when writing a blog post. However, I believe these three are essential things to remember.
Your blog falls apart if the grammar is lacking and your paragraphs don’t flow. And while you can fix these with editing apps and assistants, it means nothing if you don’t believe in yourself.
What Makes an Effective Blog?
An effective blog is determined by the depth of content it has. If you read through your blog and it relates directly to the title, that’s an effective blog.
If you’ve written a blog for people to read and have a good laugh, and you get comments of people saying they did, that’s an influential blog.
Better said, your blog is doing what it purports.
Influential blogs are also those pieces that have good flow and command of words.
If you’ve read blogs and find yourself thinking back to phrases the writer used or shared sentiments, that’s because you encountered an excellent writer.
As bloggers, we all aspire to write pieces that stay with our readers well after they’ve closed our site.
What Makes a Blog Successful and Famous?
Three simple things determine the success and popularity of a blog
- Quality of writing
- Consistency of the writer
- Marketing of your blogs
While you’re writing and learning about what to avoid when writing a blog post, keep your end goal in mind.
If you aspire to make your blog popular and successful, you’ll have to learn and relearn your writing skills.
Improving the quality of your work doesn’t happen overnight. Be vigilant in your pursuit of new skills and do your research.
Learn what your audience is mainly interested in and customize your writing to fit the niche.
As you do this, remain consistent in your writing and publication.
As I’ve mentioned above, aspire to create a habit for your readers with your posting. People read things religiously if they have a sense of obligation.
What’s more? Allocated time makes readers feel your blogs are part of their lives.
Even so, don’t feel tied to the numbers; growth is gradual and slow.
Parting Point
Blogging is exciting. There’s so much you can cover in little paragraphs, and it’s satisfying to know people resonate with your words.
However, while riding the bliss of blogging, it’s paramount that you learn what to avoid when writing a blog post.
I’ve listed the main points above for your reference. Feel free to come back and refresh your knowledge on blogging.
Remember, there’s no shame in getting things wrong. Stay consistent and use suitable software to assist you whenever you need it.
I hope to read your blogs soon!