People think they need to write about trendy topics to obtain readers. However, this causes many beginning bloggers to fall out and become stressed with attempting to reach their deadlines before the trend dies down. This actually causes people to label you a mainstream blogger that simply ‘follows the trends.’

Many new readers will flock to your blog hoping to only see that exact content. When they cannot find anymore of that specific content, they will either not return or hopefully look into your other blog posts. That’s where you need to realize that a blog is about sharing your own opinions, views and unique ideas towards different daily topics; write passionately, not desperately.

Every new blog post has to be something that you can naturally write about. There is no point in forcing yourself to try writing about a topic that doesn’t interest you. Once you have your writing style, people will acknowledge it and be able to tell the difference easily in your comments section.

While being able to offer a small format of variety every so often, It’s not to say, just to solely stick to the same old topics constantly. Show your readers who you really are through your writing and how you are not afraid to share your own tips or interests in the topics that you are passionate about.

Think of it as being a youtuber; while some youtubers nowadays ride on trends to grow, many others strongly focus on what they enjoy and grow from it.

One thing that also separates bloggers from one another, besides layouts and writing styles, are scheduled posts. Scheduling posts may seem tedious, or even robotic, yet you would honestly be surprised how much work can be done. Scheduling posts actually helps you keep on top of the seasonal topics of interest; Valentine’s Day Ideas, Christmas gift suggestions, Thanksgiving recipes, spring cleaning tips.

Think about it: Instead of struggling to meet your deadline, publish mediocre, or un-finished, work and losing your audience. You can easily spend your weekend creating the equivalent to 2-3 weeks of blog posts. Have them scheduled on a weekly basis and focus on other upcoming posts or events that could also become worthy of blogging about. Maintaining a schedule can help you grow on an individualistic and business level.

Negotiating with other bloggers to offer a guest post for their blogs is also another thing that many people do turn away near the beginning. Being able to have the opportunity to guest post on another bloggers site can also help you gain early traction towards the beginning, in a way it can be viewed as a courteous “shout out.” The blog owner would let their readers know who you are and provide a link to your site, while offering a brief summary of yourself and what your blog is about.

Note: I know that not many people enjoy writing and getting a simple shout out in return but within the blogging world, that is a jump that you should certainly consider taking!

Within those blog posts, you also want to consider balancing out the formatting and layout of the entire piece. At times, people will stay around longer on your post when they have something interesting to pass by; Videos, photographs and even hyperlinks. When I do take my own photographs, I enjoy editing them myself on Adobe Photoshop, fixing it up or editing a few mishaps here and there.

A few examples that showcase my own format of photo incorporation, and photography, in my blog posts are within these blog posts:

The transformation that my own blog site and posts have gone through over time has stemmed from experimenting with different elements. Constantly putting out new ideas

and viewing everything on a trial and error basis. The only error is my lack of scheduling with my posts; only because most of my blog posts occur from a jump at my phone’s WordPress app.

(You can download the app on ios and android.)

To put it into perspective: The inspiration for this blog post came from a traffic jam that had occurred on my way home Sunday night. The state troopers had blocked off three out of the four lanes so it was a fight to merge into one lane. Yet, that had me thinking: nowadays, many people try to squeeze into the business of blogging solely to financially succeed faster. It’s that attempt of trying to be that one percent that manages to get through the lane and get through smoothly which had me question my own purpose.

I write since that is what I have automatically done most of my life.

I enjoy the concept of writing to please myself and to share my own enjoyment with others. I enjoy the idea of being able to share my experiences, opinions and interests with others who may become interested or actually share my own interests and values. The art of blogging itself falls on both my hobbies of writing stories, drawing art pieces and attempting to better my own photography constantly.

(The photographs in this specific post are not mine, I just wanted to showcase the talented photographers that created these images.)

I want to encourage others to not fear the opportunity to write out the things they enjoy; life has its’ fair share’s of helping you create moments, that you wouldn’t even realize, that soon become the published ideas on your page.