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Do You Know Why You Blog? Tips To Find Out And How Your Answer Is Crucial For Success

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If you were to ask yourself why you really blog, what would be your answer?  Have you ever taken the time to sit down and really think about why you blog?  What was the answer you came up with?

In a recent discussion I had with some fellow bloggers, we asked one another that very question: “Why do you blog?” As you could imagine, our answers were very diverse! We found that some of us blog simply because we enjoy the experience. Others blog as a platform to provide to provide information about their business. Yet others are purely making an attempt to make money blogging.

Whatever your reason is for blogging, understanding why you blog can often lead you to success, or can at least help spell out the reasons why things may not working out as you’d planned.  Here are some tips to help you really discover why you blog, and how you can achieve massive success just by knowing your real answer.

Focus on Desire and Purpose Can Lead to Massive Traffic

Most, maybe not all, bloggers have some level of desire for their blog to be a hit. Would you be one who wants to be a hit with the masses?  Or are you doing this merely for yourself as a creative outlet? Either way, there’s nothing more rewarding as a blogger than to see continual traffic growth, and seeing that those visitors are moved enough by your content to leave a comment on your work.

The reasons you have for blogging are not going to be the same for everyone. Whatever that reason is though, you thought it was a great idea at some point. After all this is what motivated you to write that first post, to find that perfect theme, and to spend all that time setting it all up.  Take some time, and isolate yourself from your blog.  Take a day, a week, even a month if necessary.  Really take the time to focus on your true desire for wanting to blog

Some questions you can ask yourself are:

• What message did I want to convey to others?
• What can someone learn from my experience that I’m sharing with my blog?
• How can I add value to my readers’ lives by writing in my blog?

If you’ve lost sight of why you blog, you may find it very difficult to not only attract readers, but more importantly, to attract people to leave comments. Without that interaction a bloggers life is an extremely lonely existence. Yet it’s easy to forget just why we started out on this path to begin with. It’s important to keep focusing on what your purpose was when you first decided to blog.

They key here is not to panic.  By taking time out for you, putting focus on your purpose for blogging, you can breathe new life into your blog, and your readers will both benefit and reward you for it.  That can lead to a rekindling of desire, as well as connection with your readers!

Look In The Mirror To Discover A Hidden Success

Another way to discover why you blog is to look in the mirror and take off the masks that are keeping you from success.  In other words, being brutally honest with yourself can lead to liberating creativity!

A great example of this was during that discussion I had with my fellow bloggers.  I had explained that I wasn’t a very fluid writer. I also shared how I felt that some of the reasons that I wasn’t getting the results I expected, was probably due to my lack of training and knowledge as a writer. I then asked if they would take a look at my posts and tell me what they thought I could do to improve the experience not only for myself, but for my readers as well.

No one likes to be criticized but some times it’s the best thing that you could ever experience. Particularly if you felt the way I did. I felt as though I was doing all the right things, putting in all the right ingredients. Yet no matter how hard I tried I just couldn’t get the results that I had anticipated.

What I was told about my blog, my content, and my writing, has had such a profound effect on me, that it has totally changed the way I look at the whole process! In one sentence, just one comment from this blogging buddy, I realised that I could revitalize how I write and connect with my readers. I took a hard look in the mirror and discovered that I needed to be honest with myself and use this feedback for the benefit of my readers!  Most of all, I found the opportunity to learn and grow.

Right then it occurred to me that I was not alone. The more I thought about some of the blogs I visit, the evidence of that same classical err was evident in their writing as well. If you’re struggling to keep the momentum up, I have discovered that looking in the mirror can show me the path to motivation in some amazing ways.

Rediscover Your Passion, Soar To New Heights

When you first set out to start a blog you had a passion. A desire. Something specific that motivated you. Do you remember what that was? Can you clearly and specifically write it down?

Take a step back for a moment and think back to what that motivation was. Now write it down, or better still print it out, in a large font, and stick it right in front of your monitor. This may seem like a fairly trivial thing to do, but it will ensure that you never forget what it is that you are doing, what your purpose is, and what it was that you wanted to achieve.

If you’re not getting the success from you’re blog that you’d expected, if you’re struggling to get traffic, or if your blog seems like you’re alone on a deserted island, take some time out today, right now, and think about your motivation, your passion, and your goals.

By going through this process you’ll not only rediscover yourself and your passion but you’ll also find that you’re able to once again connect with your readers.  And that, my friends, can lead to massive success!

Did you lose sight of what made you start to write your blog? Did you find your way back to your desire, purpose, and passion?  Feel free to share your own experiences by posting a comment below!

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