Blogging has a lot of rules that experts recommend you follow for fast growth, which can sometimes be helpful, but you don’t have to follow every rule. As a disabled blogger, I think it’s important to have boundaries because people without boundaries are taken advantage of. You don’t have to follow every single blogging rule on the Internet and I don’t because sometimes a rule doesn’t resonate with so I ignore it. It can be hard to keep track of all the blogging rules, and if you are trying to follow every rule, it can feel overwhelming and take the fun out of blogging. Sometimes the best thing to do is not to follow a blogging rule because it’s your blog, and you want to make sure that you are running your blog in a way that makes you happy. If you get too caught up with all the rules and try to follow all of them, it can lead to burnout. What blogging rules am I ignoring? In this post, I am sharing blogging advice that experts sometimes recommend that I do not follow.
Write something every single day- When you start a blog, your first post is not going to be your best because it takes time to get good at it. In the beginning, it can be difficult to be consistent with your blog, and sometimes experts recommend that you write every single day to make blogging a habit. Experts sometimes say that you don’t have to publish every single day, but you should be doing a little writing daily to get better at blogging. As a disabled blogger, I think that writing every single day can be helpful if you’re new and struggle with being consistent, but writing every day is not for me personally. I write blog posts a couple of days a week, but I do not write daily because I need a break from blogging every so often, and sometimes I don’t have an idea. If I wrote every day, I would be forcing myself to blog most of the time and wouldn’t enjoy blogging that. You don’t need to write daily to improve your writing and your writing will improve with every post, even if you only blog once a week. I don’t listen to advice that tells me how often I should be writing because I live with chronic pain, and how often I write depends on my pain levels. I am not going to make myself unwell by forcing myself to write when I should have rested because it won’t be great content.
Invest a ton of money in your blog- If you are serious about blogging, experts recommend that you invest in your blog because you can’t expect to make money without spending a little money. As a disabled blogger, I think that it can be helpful to invest in a domain because not owning your own domain shows you are not serious about blogging. There are a lot of things you can invest in that will help you grow your blog, but you don’t have to invest in every blogging course that promises fast growth. As a disabled blogger, I have purchased my own domain, but that is about the only investment I have made because my blog currently isn’t making money. I live off government assistance and can’t afford to invest in every content creation tool online because I live on a limited income. You don’t need to put a lot of money into your blog, and I have grown my blog relatively fast without breaking the bank. Don’t go self-hosted if you can’t afford that expense, and you should only be investing in things you can afford to do. Spending more money doesn’t necessarily mean your blog will be successful because your blog is not going to make money if you content is not good.
You need to write at least two-thousand words or more– Longer posts of at least two-thousand words or more rank higher in search engines and if you want your blog to rank higher, I would prioritize longer posts over short ones. As a disabled blogger, I try to make my posts at least one-thousand words because I found that shorter posts don’t do as well on my blog. I try not to get caught up with the number of words I am writing because creating quality content is more important than the number of words you are writing. If I run out of things to say at five hundred words, I stop writing because no one wants to read super long poorly written posts. It is always better to write shorter, well-written posts than longer posts where you can’t figure out what the post was even about.
Choose a blogging niche- When I was thinking about starting a blog, I knew I was going to writing about my disability because that is a topic I know a lot of about. I wouldn’t consider myself a disabled blogger because I write about things that have nothing to do with my disability, and I would identify a disabled personal blogger. Experts sometimes say that you should choose a niche because it tells your readers what your blog is all about, but you don’t need to have a niche to creating a successful blog. I write about things I want to write about and don’t follow rules that say I need to narrow down my topics and pick a niche. You should only publish things on your blog that you are interested in, and if you are interested in a lot of things and can’t narrow it down, then don’t pick a niche. I have seen many successful blogs that have no niche who write about a variety of different topics that do quite well. The niche you choose is not the most important part and it’s how you present the information that determines the success of your blog.
Get on every social media platform you can– Social media can help improve your reach, and I use social media for my blog, but it is not a requirement. Some people say to get on as many social media platforms as you can to reach as many people as possible. Social media can help you grow, but it only works if you are actually updating your social media regularly. I don’t care how many experts tell me that I need to be on more social media platforms; I am not doing it because it feels like a waste of time if you aren’t updating half of it. I already struggle to update my social media, and getting on more would not be smart because I would probably forget about it.
Blogging rules are important to know, but you don’t have to follow every single piece of blogging advice online. As a disabled blogger, I follow all the legal rules but don’t necessarily follow advice that tells me how often I should be posting because I should be able to run my blog the way I want to. It’s my blog, and I should be allowed to post as often as I would like, and I am not going to post more or less because a blogging expert tells me I need to be doing more for growth. There are some blogging rules that everyone should follow to avoid getting into trouble, but if you become obsessed with following every rule, blogging won’t be fun. Figure out what rules you’re going to follow and which ones you’re not, because not all blogging advice will work for everyone. These are blogging rules that I personally don’t follow, but it is okay if you want to follow these rules because everyone runs their blog in a different way. What blogging rules are you ignoring? If you liked this post, please leave a comment below and share it with your friends.
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