As part of the ongoing Blog Mistake Monday’s series it’s time again to evaluate what won’t make you a successful blogger. Last week we took a look at spending too much time sweating over your blogs theme thanks to a guest post by David of The Three Dog Blog. Today I’d like to touch on juggling and focus.
Almost everyday I come up with 5 new market niches I’d like to start blogging about. I’m not purposely brainstorming for new sites to launch, however I can’t help but apply my blog business model to everyday life. As an example, I’ll be taking the kids to school and I’ll notice something that would make for a great blog topic; be it a funny license plate or a random person wearing a ridiculous outfit. I’ll think to myself, hey that would make for a fun topic to write about. The next thing you know, I’ve got a list 100 ideas long and all of them are screaming “Launch Me”! Despite all of my enthusiasm, I resist and put them on hold.
One of the biggest mistakes you can make when starting a new blog venture or any start-up business is spreading yourself to thin. It’s extremely important to give your blog 100% of your time especially in the early years. Pick a topic you enjoy and run with it. Don’t try to juggle 10 new sites at once, especially if you’re the only person running the blog business. Right now I run and manage 3 blogs and it’s a handful. Between marketing, posting, and updating I’m running pretty hard. It’s a good thing I love it!
For now I’m going to have to let the list of potential new blogs sit ideal. I’m more then certain that if I try and juggle more then 3 blogs, my content quality will suffer and as a result all the blogs will fall short of my expectations for success.
Do you juggle more then 1 blog right now? If so how many and what’s your opinion of focusing your time?
FYI: If you have a guest post you’d like to share about a blog mistake, please email me: rachel @ averagegal dot com.