When it comes to blogging, quality always beats quantity. Despite what many people think, growing a blog isn’t an easy thing to do, at all. The reason why I say “growing” instead of just “having” a blog is because thousands have them these days. People create blogs to get their name or brand out there, and that’s about it. Hardly any content is made and no attempts to add value to others. As a result, most of these websites, just like businesses, fail and are left abandoned. You will never even know they existed.
On the other hand, anyone that is serious about blogging understands that a lot of time and effort will need to be put in. It’s just like in any other business where there is competition. It’s completely normal, and it separates those that are in it for the quick buck from those that are in it for the long haul.
In this post, I want to share with you how writing one blog post a week has changed my life. By doing so, I hope to get across the idea that writing isn’t painful or difficult even when done on a weekly basis. On the contrary, it has its benefits and can even be fun.
Why only one blog post a week? Why not more?
The reason why I don’t usually write more than one blog post a week is simply because I don’t want to burn out. One blog post a week may not seem like much, but if you’ve been blogging for at least half a year, you know exactly what I am talking about.
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Sure, you can publish ten posts in one week, but chances are that these will be the only ten posts you will ever publish. In fact, I know many people that have done exactly that. They created their blog with that spark and excitement, went into a writing binge and published plenty of content all at once. But soon after that, they realized that no one is there to read their posts and that they have run out of ideas. They then gave up.
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To add to that, there is a big difference between writing quality blog posts and just writing something. Quality posts are usually long, well-researched, proofread and edited. It takes time to publish this kind of content. So I suggest you never take on more than you can handle, even if you feel like you can.
Writing includes being creative, and you don’t want to squeeze out all of that creativity at once. Instead, let it accumulate over the week so that the one post you write turns out awesome. Besides, it’s consistency what the search engines are looking for, not a ton of short posts publish all in one week.
Creativity
Speaking of creativity, that is one of those things that has significantly improved for me over the years of writing.
I have always wanted to be more creative, but due to my analytical way of thinking, for the most part, I’ve always had a hard time with it. But as I created more and more content, I began to better understand what works for me and what doesn’t. I experimented with different styles of writing by copying other authors, and with time, developed my own style. A style that allows my own creativity to flourish.
Today, even my own style of writing can change from one blog post to another, but that’s cool. In fact, I think it’s a sign of growing creativity when you can be flexible in how you write, while still being your own unique voice.
What’s great about creativity is that it is like a muscle that you can grow and develop over time. And just like you are not restricted to using a developed muscle only at the gym, you are not restricted to using your creativity only in writing.
You begin to speak more creatively, think more creatively and work more creatively. All of that, in its turn, brings more colors into your life, and that’s priceless.
Discipline
I’m not going to lie, I have always been relatively sharp with my discipline, but blogging took it to a whole new level.
It’s the consistency in blogging that counts more than anything. If you can’t be consistent with publishing, then you won’t be attracting new visitors and therefore your blog will not grow.
Because of blogging, I have made weekly goal-setting a priority. I make sure that I know on which day of the week I will do what. I always have at least one day for writing and making a video to go with that writing, and another day to publish the two.
On the day of publishing, I also make sure that I share that content on all of my social media accounts and on various other websites that allow me to leave links pointing back at my blog.
So as you can see, you really do need to be aware of how you spend your time. You can’t just write whenever you have the time. You need to be in the flow state to create something of quality, and that is achieved usually when you set aside some time and have no one bothering you. And if someone pulls you out of that state, then, unfortunately, it’s going to be hard to get back into it.
Apart from writing blog posts, you will most likely have other chores and side-projects to take care of. We all do. That inevitably leads to increased discipline in other areas of your life, too. I can’t even remember all those times I’ve said “no” or “can’t” to friends asking me out due to working on my blog late into the evening.
Increased knowledge
My blog is about self-development, which means that topics, such as health and fitness, business and career, meditation and spirituality, time management and motivation, and many other, are all on the table.
As you can imagine, I am not an expert on everything that I write about. Because of this, I do a lot of research. As a result, over the years, I have consumed more information than I could have ever hoped for.
In addition to that, because my blog has grown so much onto me, and I have become somewhat a self-development freak, I try to consume useful information whenever possible. This includes podcasts about success and entrepreneurship, as well as listening to self-help books while on public transport and at the gym.
Improved spoken language
Just as my written language gets better as I write, so does my spoken language.
There really isn’t anything magical about this. The fact that I spend so much time writing and looking for new words and phrases to use in my posts, has hugely enriched my vocabulary. It’s like constantly practicing playing an instrument or doing some sport – you get better at it the more you do it.
In the case of writing, not only the writing itself becomes better, but it also transfers to the language you use when speaking.
Less afraid, more confident
Some fear more, some fear less, but we all fear judgment to some extent, on some level.
Before blogging, I used to be extremely shy. I would panic in social situations and would avoid them as much as possible. Blogging, on the other hand, has led me to the opposite. It has forced me to get outside of my comfort zone and to be more open, and I absolutely love it!
I would have probably remained to be that shy kid. But because I made the decision to start writing, I began to push myself to be more out there, whether it is on camera for the blog or in public talking to complete strangers. In fact, I even joined Toastmasters to improve my presentation skills and to fight one of my biggest, hated and most dreaded fears – the fear of public speaking. The full story about that here.
I remember one of the biggest turning points for me with social anxiety. When I just started this blog, I wanted to hide it from anyone that knew me personally, including my family and friends. I was afraid to get criticized, judged and simply noticed.
Nevertheless, I knew that my blog should have an account on Instagram. I, on the other hand, have never personally used it before. So as soon as I made the account, I began to see real people from my life starting to follow me. My heart began to race and palms to sweat.
Long story short, Instagram used my email to notify all of my friends on Facebook that I now was on Instagram, too. I was devastated. People now knew that I was blogging.
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I know it may sound funny or even pathetic to some, but it’s the truth. I was afraid that people would find out about this new hobby of mine as if I was some kind of a drug dealer. I mean, I would have at some point probably told people about it, but this was way too early.
Regardless, I lived over it and kept moving forward. To some degree, I was even happy that it happened so early. Who knows how long it would have taken me to tell others that I am making a presence on the internet.
To conclude, I want to once again emphasize that writing doesn’t have to be difficult or scary. In my case, I’ve been writing only one blog post a week, and that has been enough to not only grow my blog, but to also make significant changes in my life and my ways of thinking. With the growth of my blog, I have also grown as an individual.
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