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The 7 deadly sins of the beginner blogger

Posted: Mon Dec 23, 2024 5:50 am
by Abdur12
When you launch into the world of blogging, it is easy to fall into all kinds of traps. You could avoid many of the mistakes because you have already been warned. Even so, you are more comfortable experiencing some of them first hand.

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Beginnings are always hard. I am the first to raise my hand and confess that in the beginning I “sinned” just as much or more than bloggers who are starting out today. It is not easy to know what to focus on, so the initial excitement can lead to a lot of distraction.

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It hasn't been easy to choose the top 7 mistakes, so in the end it is, as always, a very subjective selection. You may identify with some of them.

1. Copying content from others : A blogger doesn't take kindly to having his content copied without giving prior permission. Many beginners make the mistake of solving the hard work of content creation by job seeker phone number copying posts from others. Another basic mistake is to take photos from Google because they don't know that they are copyrighted. If you want to do things right, you should ask permission every time you use third-party content.

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2. Obsessing over SEO : When you start reading forums and blog posts, you can't help but become obsessed with the topic of Search Engine Optimization (SEO). SEO is more important when you already have a traffic level of 500-1,000 or more. If you use a WordPress blog, you can rest assured that it already takes into account the most important key factors for good Google rankings.

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3. Not focusing on a specific niche : A blog that covers a wide variety of different topics is not going to get you anywhere. People who read blogs are supposed to be looking for information from specialists. For information and news that are not related to a specific topic, they already have digital media.