Achievement of your blogging ambitions requires sustained motivation. So, if your motivation level regularly waxes and wanes, you’ll make slow and inconsistent progress toward your blogging goals. However, a consistently high level of motivation means you can move quickly and consistently toward your aspirations as a blogger or blog-t0-book author. So, how can you sustain […]
19 Strategies to Help Bloggers Stop Overthinking
I cannot tell you exactly how many bloggers suffer from overthinking, but I know it’s a considerable number. I’ve seen myself get stuck in it, as well as many nonfiction writers and bloggers I’ve coached. Sometimes I think overthinking is a pandemic. Simply defined, overthinking means thinking too much. It’s a “condition” that keeps all […]
Why It’s More Difficult to Commit 90 Percent than 100 Percent to Your Blog
When committing to your blogging goals, you’ve probably heard the age-old advice to “give 110 percent.” Yet, how often do you commit to working on your site or posts—but not entirely. You say you are committed to blogging, but only about 90 percent (or less). Think about the times when you weren’t fully committed to […]
10+ Questions to Answer If You Don’t Finish the Blogging Projects You Start
Have you ever started a blog and not followed through with your goal of publishing posts on a consistent schedule? Or have you begun a blogged book project and never completed the manuscript? If so, you might have a habit of starting but not finishing blogging projects. And if that is you, then you likely […]
A 12-Step Process for Getting Desired Blogging Results
Goal setting has become a widespread practice for people in many careers, including blogging. However, the majority of people never achieve their goals. So, don’t set blogging goals. Instead, get the blogging results you desire by being a blogger who can move successfully from where you are now—Point A—to where you want to be in […]
The Powerful Impact of Finding Positive Blogging Role Models
Blogging can be challenging at times, especially when feeling overwhelmed by keeping to a blog-posting schedule, building audience on social media, or learning new skills. That’s when finding a positive blogging role model proves helpful. Whether it be a favorite blog-to-book author, prolific blogger, or committed writing buddy, having someone to look up to, learn […]
The GPS Necessary to Get Your Writing and Blogging Career Back on Track
Given the highly competitive nature of the publishing industry, it’s easy to focus on what to write and blog, so your work gets published, rather than on what you really want to write or blog about. But that’s a surefire way to get off track. And when your blogging career takes a detour, you lose […]
7 Reasons Why You Don’t Blog Even When You Have the Time
Did you have more time to write blog posts during the COVID-19 pandemic? I heard a lot of bloggers say they didn’t write a word after the coronavirus forced them to stay home. Others, however, took advantage of the opportunity. They used the hours gained by not commuting every day or running errands, for example, […]
How to Make This The Year You Finally Start Blogging Consistently
How many years in a row have you resolved to blog consistently? Maybe you completed your blogged book and then lost interest in publishing posts on a schedule. Or perhaps you never managed to blog consistently enough to blog a book. Whatever the case, the fact is that you’ve not followed through on your resolution […]
10 Reasons You Want a Blog in Your Book Marketing Plan
Lots of people will tell you blogging is dead. They’ll also say a blog doesn’t build an audience for your book fast enough, so try social media instead. Or they’ll claim that blogging a book is no longer a valid way to create a platform or write a book. Overall, they’ll declare that blogging is […]