sad Factors contributing to blog failureSo, you have a great blog (at least you think it’s great), you have dozens or hundred of posts, but your traffic is very low. Maybe even double digits… maybe even single digits… you feel disappointed.

But how could it be, given how much work you’ve done?

Here’s the brutal truth, the factors for failure from Copyblogger:

1. No one is listening.
2. You’re not very good.
3. You simply don’t care.

Harsh!

Here’s how it works…

When you write in the same way as someone who is bashing their head against a wall, you’re spending a lot of energy, putting yourself in a lot of pain, but nobody cares in the least little bit. Getting more readers requires less head bashing, and more reflection on exactly what it is you are communicating.

Let’s take this list one at a time.

No one is listening

There might be good reasons for this. For example, as I write this post, I know it won’t be read for several months because I do not want any traffic to this website until I have more content available for readers. My traffic is low because I am not promoting the site. Once I start promoting this site, I will get more readers… and you will get more for your site as you learn to promote as well.

You’re not very good

You could have a lot of visits to your website by heavily promoting it… yet acquire very little business because you aren’t very good at turning readers into customers. Perhaps your articles are poorly written and readers find no value. Perhaps your sales chain is terrible, and people won’t complete a sales because it’s too hard for them to carry through. Perhaps your design doesn’t engage your prospects and customers, and they leave before learning.

You just don’t care

People write—publicly and privately—for a large number of reasons. If you don’t care that you anyone reads what you write, it’s likely that no one will in fact read what you write. If you are a terrible writer, you can be sure they won’t read you.

Look out for next week’s article for turning these three factors for failure around, into factors for blogging success.


DaveDoolin1 150x150 Factors contributing to blog failureThis post was written by guest author, Dave Doolin, who runs Website In A Weekend.

Dave, aka Dr. WordPress, is a PhD. and can figure almost anything out. If you have technical questions, especially in WordPress, head straight to this expert’s site!

On his free time, you can find Dave surfing, spelunking, or anything else adventurous people do in Northern California.


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