5 Popular Blogging Myths Revealed

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Every body’s motive for creating a blog is mostly because they want to become successful and make a good steady income, although every individual has he’s own reasons for creating a blog, the most and common reason for starting a blog is of course to make money online.

With more and more people starting to blog because they’ve heard the so-called easy blogging myths I think it’s time they know the reality of blogging.

Here are 5 popular blogging myths

Myth 1:”Blogging will make you rich very fast”

Answer: Definatly not, it’s like saying money grows on trees.

Well, of course blogging can make you rich, but it’s all up to you to make that happen. If you do your research, traffic methods, monetization, and of course create fresh and unique articles, then it’s only a matter of time before you start making a name for yourself in the blogosphere.

In my early days of blogging I also thought that blogging would be an easy task and that I would see money rolling in from the day I started blogging, unfortunately that wasn’t the case.

After 1 month of blogging I finally made a little amount of 10 dollars from Adsense and even though it’s not something to be proud of, it actually felt good and gave me faith that it was possible to make money online. From that moment I actually realized and thought: Hang on for a minute, if I can make 10 dollars from Adsense with my new 1 month old blog, just think of how much I can earn after 1 year when it will be established and fully monetized.

Most blogger’s fail because they are unable to stay patience. Bloggers mostly blog for a few weeks and if they don’t generate any income from there blog they just give up blogging, but what they don’t realize is that blogging is a long term commitment and it can take months for your blog to generate a bit of income.

If you can stay patience and work hard to make your blog succeed then things will go your way and the money will be rolling in as well.

Myth 2:”Blogging is easy”

Answer: If blogging was easy, why isn’t every blogger a success by now?    

blogging-is-easy1Many people say: Blogging is just about writing and then publishing your article on your blog. It all seems very easy from the outside, but what they don’t see is all the work blogging involves like, promoting a blog, maintaining a blog, researching a topic, Monetizing a blog and other little details.

Blogging means working hard and I mean working really hard every single day. Even when you have those days when you absolutely don’t feel like blogging you still need to find the motivation and discipline to blog. You constantly need to post new content on your blog to keep your blog in top shape and of course interesting for your visitors.

Myth 3:”Blogging will get you easy traffic”

Answer:”Nope, wrong again. To gain traffic you need to consistently promote your blog.

I’ve heard many people say that after promoting their blog they’ve had a period where they had some great traffic and then out of no where their traffic drastically drops. What they don’t realize is that to grow and keep a consistence amount of traffic coming in you need to consistently promote your blog and not just promote it once every few months.

Some bloggers are satisfied with 100 visitors a day, while other bloggers aim higher and are satisfied with 1000 a day. If you want a popular blog then it is absolute vital to use all the marketing methods to get traffic to your blog, like forum marketing, article marketing, writing guest posts, blog commenting on related blogs, submitting your website to directory’s and other ways.

Don’t forget without traffic your blog is like a dead graveyard. Without traffic you won’t be able to get readers and most important you won’t make any money online.

Myth 4:” Blogging is not considered a business”

Answer:”It most certainly is. You should start treating it like a business if you want to be succesful.

Is blogging a business? Nah, that’s what most people will say, but if you look at some of the big boys like Johnchow and Problogger I’m pretty sure to say that they have a nice business that earns them a 5 figure or more income every month.

When I started blogging I first thought hmm a couple of extra dollars per month doesn’t sound too bad, but as soon as I started hitting the $50 mark I thought hmm maybe there is some money to be made from blogging and that’s when I started treating blogging a business. That meant writing content, marketing and search engine optimizing almost every day.

Even though I started blogging as a hobby I soon started making a bit of money(not anything to be proud of as it wasn’t a lot) and oh boy does it feel good to make a nice little income on the side.

blogging-businessI actually got myself in a rather complicated situation a few days ago. While I was at the airport I got in a conversation with a old teacher of mine who I most surprisingly saw sitting down next to me. He used to teach be business/finance and recently started his  own software company. So when he asked if I had any job or business I said I owned a few blog’s and that I considered that a business. The funny thing was that when I said that he started looking at me as if I was some kind of retard lol, but when I told him I make around $200 every month(these figures where on some other blogs I owned, but I stopped as they where only built for getting paid to post sites, I’ll get into more detail about this method in the future) he totally changed his view on blogging and started to gain some interest. He then started asking me a few questions about blogging and I could pretty much tell that the first thing he would’ve do when he got home was search on the internet about blogging. If only I could impress him when he used to be my teacher lol.

So is blogging starting to become more of a business than a hobby now days? Would you still be blogging if there is no revenue to be made from blogging?

Myth 5:”1000’s of new blogs are launched every day, uou can’t make any money with all that competition”

Answer:”True, but out of those 1000 blogs only a few make money blogging.

With the massive popularity blogging has gained in the last few years, it comes to no surprise that everyone wants a crack at starting a blog and even make money blogging. With this popular trend continuing thousands of blogs are launched every single day. This means more competition and less chance to make money online. The good thing is that out off all these thousands of blogs, only 100 bloggers really stay active and still maintain their blog after 3 month’s and to make it even more interesting out of those 100 only 10 are able to start earning more then $100 every month after 6 months. The rest of the bloggers lose interest and stop blogging. I know it’s harsh, but it’s the reality and most bloggers need to realise that if you want to be make money blogging, then you need to work hard.

With all the people saying that blogging is too saturated to make money, I’d like to think otherwise because with all these thousands of blogs being launched every day only 100 bloggers have the persistence to stick to their blog. Out of those 100 there are only a few blogs who start to make some money online blogging.

So what I’m actually trying to say is that there’s always room for new blog’s. Don’t be discouraged by the fact that there are millions of blogs. If you have something interesting to say or have a nice idea in mind all I can say is, why not give it a shot? You don’t have anything to lose and who knows you might be the new superstar in the blogosphere.

So Any other blogging myths, bloggers tend to believe in?

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29 Responses to “5 Popular Blogging Myths Revealed”

  1. David Shaw Says:

    Pretty good round-up!

    “If you build it they will come!” – Not true! Really need to promote your blog in the early stages and hope that people start linking and talking about you!
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  2. Louis Says:

    Nice list of Blogging Myths.

    These days, quite a number of successful bloggers are using their blogs as an attraction tool to capture leads and builds relationship. Eventually the readers will be led into bigger ticket items such as online course. and the money earned from their blogs are secondary.

    Anyway. it’s great to see a English blog by a Dutch. You’re doing great.
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    Louis Reply:

    My apologies, I mean “an English blog by an English living in Holland…”.
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    Gary Malhi Reply:

    Haha, no problem I am indeed a English living in Holland.

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  3. Surender Sharma Says:

    Blogging is not easy.
    Yes I am completely agree with you that Blogging is not easy.
    It needs hard work,dedication and blogging strategy.But some people thinks that blogging is too easy.
    I am not agree with the people.
    We are working day and night for blogging but still not succeeds.
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    Gary Malhi Reply:

    True their are still blogs out their that are working hard and do everything to make their blog a success, but not succeeding. All I can say is don’t give up.
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  4. chandan@work at home Says:

    I completely agree with your all point that blogging is afterall not easy and its not so easy to get traffic. We can manage our blog by writing new post. But building link is not so easy, we have to continue our work on link building for get traffic.

    Here I want discuss one point that we have do our work within a particular system, that means we handle all things link article writing, link building simultaneously.
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    Gary Malhi Reply:

    We need to consistantly promote our blog to keep traffic steady. If not then we bloggers will see a massive drop in traffic and also maybe rankings.

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    chandan@work at home Reply:

    Yes you are right, Hi Gary I have invite you to comment on my blog also.
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  5. Pascal Says:

    1. Blogging will make you rich if you resolve other people problems in some way via your posts.

    2. Blogging is easy if you write about your passionate thing.

    3. Easy traffic – Do you have a great content? If yes, easy traffic .

    4. Blogging can be your business after one particular level. Until won’t leave your salaried job.

    5. 1000s of blogs rising to earn money. But if you rise to help others, You will be in top.
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    Gary Malhi Reply:

    Great.

    Thanks for the helpful comment. Nothing is easy.

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  6. IndianCashMaker Says:

    i loved your post bro…..this was something i was looking to post about….;-)….but now will have to change this idea
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  7. Brian P Says:

    Yea if you start treating it like a business you can become very profitable. That is what I agree about.
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  8. Ms. Freeman Says:

    I like Myth #2 Blogging is easy. It is a lot of work and one must be dedicated, but it is easy in the sense that one should be blogging about what they are passionate about so in that way it should be easy.

    :)
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    Gary Malhi Reply:

    Definatly, you should always blog about something you love and are passionate about. It will make life much easier as you will be able to write much more in less time and you also don’t have to do hours of research.

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  10. Jordasche Bledsoe Says:

    I agree with your myths. I’ve been called a loser and told to get a real job before :(

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  11. Jayce Says:

    True. Blogging is not easy when come into money. Hard work is needed.
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  13. Een Rckstar Says:

    Awesome myths! but it funny too
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  14. InternetHow Blog Says:

    Blogging will be stressfull and furstrating, if you expect results quick. You need to be patient and organised. The money should be the last think on mind when you first start. Building a community around your blog should be the first objective.

    Very nice post to inform those who expects a lot from blogging, from the start.
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    Gary Malhi Reply:

    Thanks for the comment.

    Bloggers should be patience and not expect results quickly.

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  15. Johnluffa Says:

    Blogging is VERY easy for two reasons
    (1) If you hobby blog – meaning you have no intentions of making money, simply blogging for fun.
    (2) When you blog about something you are passionate about.

    However, if one plans to monetize, then it requires all-round hardwork – it never stops.
    A foot of the gas may result in a dip in traffic, sales and so on…
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    Gary Malhi Reply:

    I agree blogging will be much easier if you are passionate about your niche. I think in the early stage of blogging you should be focused on exposing your self and making a name for your self in the blogsphere. After you start getting some good traffic and become more popular it’s time to start monitizing and thinking of ways to get some income. If you are willin to eventually earn it will take some hard work and effort to get to the point you want to achieve. You need to continue maintaining your blog non-stop.

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  16. jan geronimo Says:

    Blogging is easy. Yeah, I found out that soon enough. I wonder how can anyone serious about blogging think of it as a hobby. It’s not. It’s a full-time job. You keep odd hours, you blog deep into the night for months for free! But it’s very fulfilling nevertheless. Now, it’s just a matter of turning your blog into a business to make it really worth your time. Great thoughtful post – I particularly love your airport story. :)
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  18. Dana @ Online Knowledge Says:

    Great article that reveal the blogging myth. I learn from this article.
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