Why blogs fail

In 2012 there is estimated to be over 164 million blogs on the Internet...yes I said it...over 164 MILLION!  That HUGE number makes bloggers like you and I a little scared, because we have a lot of competition to stand out and not fade into the dark abyss of the blogosphere.  But the hard truth about the 164 million blogs in existence is that 80% of those blogs fail or they are abandoned by their owners.  Why does this happen?...you may be asking...well here's a few reason why.

Success overnight?:  Some bloggers really think {laughing inside} that the heavens will open up, a miracle will happen, and some how...some way they will have 1000+ followers and tons of traffic to their site overnight.  Wake up and smell the coffee its never going to happen that way.  Granted there are some bloggers who become successful quickly but they usually put their heart and soul into blogging from the beginning, and even then it still takes a few months.  When these impatient bloggers do not get all the success they are looking for quickly they give up...Bye...one less person to compete with...{blows a kiss}

Rolling in dough?:  Some bloggers think that blogging is a way to make themselves filthy rich in a short time period {laughing even harder...I wish}...wrong again!...most bloggers will NEVER be rich. Statistics show that a measly 2% make six figures or more...others can make enough to live off of {I'll take that lol}...so the chances of becoming a millionaire is slim to none {tear}.  Once reality hits the money hungry bloggers run for the hills leaving their blog behind.  Hey if you work really really hard and are dedicated you never know you might find yourself on a beach somewhere exotic...drinking a piña colada while counting your millions.  That brings me right into the next reason...

Slapping up ads too early:  We all know that ads and affiliate programs can make a blogger a good amount of money when they have a lot of followers and traffic.  If your blog is new and you barely have any posts, followers, or traffic why are you putting up ads already? {waiting for the answer...cricket cricket...exactly}.  I think it is an actual turn off when I visit a blog that has nothing really going on yet but has the nerve to have ads in the side bar...that makes me want to click the red "X".  So please do yourself a favor and me too...take down the ads until your blog is getting more attention...unless you want to commit blog suicide?!...thanks!

Where are you?:  Are you alive?...in a ditch somewhere?...where are you!?...{sad face}.  Some bloggers just do a disappearing act for weeks or even months at a time, and wonder why their blog has not grown while they were away.  You have to keep your site current with new posts on a regular basis...people do not want to come back to the same old thing...snooze fest.  Your followers and people who come across your blog will lose interest real fast if they see that your last post was one month ago or more.  Sadly I have unfollowed blogs in the past that were not being updated at all for months...sorry...click!  So update your blog on a regular basis or it will FAIL...Doom Doom.

There are many reasons why blogs fail...these were just a few reasons that I have noticed and things you should try to avoid so that you do not have to go to your blogs funeral...{tear}...so work really hard, be persistent, stay motivated, and never give up if your goal is to make your blog a huge success..."FIGHTING! 

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