Bloggers Make Mistakes Too

One of the traits of being a humble blogger is to admit mistakes. Today I have a list of 48 bloggers that have admitted to making a mistake while blogging (I am one of them). I will outline my top eight favorites and provide a brief description of each post. Following my top eight is the big list of 48 blog posts with a brief description for each.

My Top Eight

• My Blogging Mistake: Too Many Blogs by Green Llama

  Leroy talks about having to juggle 5 or so blogs and losing focus on family, friends, and even the blogs themselves.

• How to Not Run a Contest by Robert

  Robert talks about a contest he ran that he didn’t put too much planning into. I can totally relate.

• The Biggest Blogging Mistake I did was not Blogging by Francesco

  Francesco talks about the dreadful mistake of not blogging for 25 years. Good thing this is correctable.

• Trying to Promote my Blog without enough Traffic by Nathan

  Nathan tried to promote his blog using a neat link-bait strategy, but didn’t have the traffic to make it as big of a success as he had hoped.

• Not Having Drafts Saved for Rainy Days by Inspirationbit

  Vivien talks about the post-a-day problems and the problems that arise with not having any back-up posts for those days when posting seems impossible.

• Don’t Make the Mistake of Monetizing your Blog Too Early by Maki

  Maki talks about not overloading your blog with money-making schemes too early. Instead, he recommends focusing on content, developing a strong design, and search engine optimization.

• Leaving the Amateur League of Blogging: the Hosting Lesson by Rene

  Rene talks about a topic very dear to me: hosting issues. Rene suggests hosting your blog on a dedicated server rather than go through shared hosting. I myself am running into the problems with shared hosting as well.

• Do not Underestimate the Important of RSS Feeds by Kevin

  Kevin talks about the benefit of encouraging feed subscriptions.

The Big List

• My Blogging Mistakes and Their Outcome by Thilak

  Discusses some mistakes such as not offering e-mail subscriptions and using hyphens in a domain name.

• A Star for a day. What I learned by Clever Dude

  Discusses issues with using copyrighted images from Flickr and using too many server-intensive techniques.

• My Biggest Blogging Mistake: Posting Frequency by Chris

  Talks about writing posts in advance in order to realize the dream of a post frequency.

• Your Blog Will Perish for Lack of Vision by Shawn

  Shawn writes about how his blog has evolved and he has began to focus on certain areas (and it shows in his business card).

• My Biggest Blogging Mistake is not Updating Often Enough by Julian

  Julian talks about starting a blog, posting for a bit, and then quitting. It would be nice if I could comment without having to log in though.

• DYH isn’t perfect? by Cory O’Brien

  Cory talks about his mistake of not thinking too much about the name of a blog. He realized the weaknesses and turned them into strengths.

• Don’t Change the Name by Denise

  Denise talks about keeping a blog’s name/url or else risk losing your links and readers.

• Why this Blog Looks this Way by Ben

  Ben discusses the problems of transferring domains and the potential problems that came up (such as excess categories and the actual registering of the domain).

• My Blogging Mistake: Too Many Blogs by Green Llama

  Leroy talks about having to juggle 5 or so blogs and losing focus on family, friends, and even the blogs themselves.

• What is Wrong with my Blog. An Honest Self-Assessment by Bret

  Bret talks about not being polished or focused enough, and having an “okay” design.

• I Almost Ruined Everything by Annie

  Annie almost published thoughts on a book that wasn’t public. It could have ruined her new hobby (blogging) and reputation.

• Common Blogging Mistakes by Vijay

  Talks about common mistakes such as meaningless post titles, too many posts, too many ads, and changing domain URLs.

• How to Not Run a Contest by Robert

  Robert talks about a contest he ran that he didn’t put too much planning into. I can totally relate.

• 5 Things I Regret About March by Bill

  Lists an assortment of mistakes such as rushing plugins, checking facts, being greedy, not diversifying, and not finishing projects or multi-part posts.

• Trying to Promote my Blog without enough Traffic by Nathan

  Nathan tried to promote his blog using a neat link-bait strategy, but didn’t have the traffic to make it as big of a success as he had hoped.

• Always Install WordPress on the Root Diretory by Daniel

  Daniel encourages WordPress users to install the software on the root directory for SEO purposes.

• I should have included media contents by Madhur

  Madhur talks about not including enough imagery and videos to make a post more captivating.

• The Biggest Blogging Mistake I did was not Blogging by Francesco

  Francesco talks about the dreadful mistake of not blogging for 25 years. Good thing this is correctable.

• Learning from Mistakes: Opening Links in New Windows by Nirmal

  Nirmal writes about always opening links in new windows (a rather annoying feature). I’m thankful Nirmal has learned from his mistake.

• Mr. Frisky Retreats with his Tail Between his Legs by Rory

  Rory talks about commenting too quickly without really thinking. Some of the advice was commenting too quickly, not choosing words carefully, not conveying emotion adequately, and commenting just to comment.

• Use a Smart Permalink Structure on your Blog by Leftblank

  Yorick writes about the mistake of not using a smart permalink structure. He recommends a more human-readable (and SEO friendly) link structure.

• Internet Explorer vs. Firefox Issues by Mark Paddock

  Mark recommends checking blog posts in as many browsers as possible to avoid possible template errors.

• Not Having Drafts Saved for Rainy Days by Inspirationbit

  Vivien talks about the post-a-day problems and the problems that arise with not having any back-up posts for those days when posting seems impossible.

• Don’t Underestimate the Commitment by Andrew

  Andrew talks about the mistake of underestimating the commitment of blogging (time especially).

• Get your Own Domain and WordPress for your Blog by Andrew Flusche

  Andrew discusses the importance of having your own domain and having WordPress installed on it. It’s all about control.

• A Clear Point of View is Crucial to Increase your Blog Traffic by George

  George talks about not having a good enough personality or voice for a blog. He recommends choosing a point of view (his is as a family friendly writer) and to stick with it.

• Delete Your First Blog Post by Mark Alves

  Mark talks about deleting that first blog post on a WordPress install (or account creation). When launching this site, I made the same mistake.

• Don’t Forget to Use Blog Carnivals by Andrea

  Andrea talks about not participating in link-building contests or events (such as blog carnivals).

• Why Blogs and Blogging Will Ruin your Self Discipline by Dave

  Dave talks about how blogging will ruin self discipline (outside of checking stats and blogs). I personally find that my dishes have a harder time of getting clean since I started blogging.

• Careful on How You Tag your Posts by Shankar

  Shankar talks about using too specific of keywords (tags).

• Should’ve Gone WP Yesterday! by Jimbo

  Jimbo talks about the regret behind waiting so long to switch to WordPress (from Blogspot).

• Don’t Make the Mistake of Monetizing your Blog Too Early by Maki

  Maki talks about not overloading your blog with money-making schemes too early. Instead, he recommends focusing on content, developing a strong design, and search engine optimization.

• Don’t Ignore the Basics of SEO by Simonne

  Simonne talks about ignoring basic SEO optimization techniques such as permalinks, signature links, and making good use of the title tag.

• Spending Too Much Time Link-Begging by David Paul

  David talks about the mistake of spending too much time looking for linkbacks.

• Lack of Predictability on Your Posts by Roberto

  Roberto talks about being predictable to your readers so that you always have relevant material.

• What to Do When You don’t Have Anything to Say by Philip Liu

  Philip talks about not rushing posts and reading material outside of your niche when the blogging pen runs dry.

• Copying, Mimicking, Duplication by Paper Bull

  The Paper Bull writes about not finding your own voice or “presence” in the blogosphere.

• Starting Too Many Blogs by Mohammed

  Mohammed talks about starting way too many blogs without realizing the time and resource commitment.

• Leaving the Amateur League of Blogging: the Hosting Lesson by Rene

  Rene talks about a topic very dear to me: hosting issues. Rene suggests hosting your blog on a dedicated server rather than go through shared hosting. I myself am running into the problems with shared hosting as well.

• Be Careful how you Choose your Domain Name by Calvin

  Calvin talks about his trouble with MScholars (Malaysian Scholars) and other domain naming issues. I hope we don’t have the same problem with RA Project (RAproject).

• The Ad King by Jason

  Jason talks about taking things in moderation when it comes to monetizing a blog.

• Move to your Own Domain Now by Gaurav

  Gaurav encourages people who don’t have their own domain name to pick one immediately.

• Lack of Persistence by Blake

  Blake talks about the mistake of not being persistent and ditching many blogs (and losing thousands of potential readers in the process).

• Not Commenting Enough on other People’s Blogs by Somu

  Somu writes about not commenting enough on other people’s blogs. I admitted to this same mistake in my post (coming up next).

• Failing to Realize the Importance of Relationships with Readers by Ronald

  I wrote about not developing a relational aspect with my readers and other bloggers.

• Don’t Handle Important Matters Lightly by Amanda

  Amanda (Rahel?) talks about giving full attention to certain things (such as upgrading a blog).

• Do not Underestimate the Important of RSS Feeds by Kevin

  Kevin talks about the benefit of encouraging feed subscriptions.

• Why you Should Own your Domain Name by Engtech

  Engtech discusses the need to get a domain name early and the problems of switching to a domain later.