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10 blogging mistakes to avoid

Posted: February 12th, 2007 | Author: Moey | Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: , , , | 28 Comments »

#1 – Not Updating

Specially when you stay away from posting for more than 2 weeks, you’ll lose your fans. A non-updated blog is a dead blog.

#2 – Blogging Only For Money

Like some bloggers I know from Kuwait, only giving good reviews to paid stuff. 99% of blogs on the Web can’t make more than $100/month.

#3 – Rushing a Post

Typos in fast written posts are a killer. Before you hit Publish, take your time to double/triple check the post to make sure it’s free of errors. If you spot an error after the post, correct it immediately.

#4 – Not Being Personal

Blogs should be personal or people will switch to CNN instead.

#5 – Being a Copycat

What makes your blog stand out from the millions in the blogshere? Is your blog unique or is it just another copycat? I certainly copied this post from another blogger, but edited it with my touch and you’ll see the difference once you check the source link, STOP POSTING EMAIL FORWARDS ABOUT CHILDHOOD IN AMMAN DURING THE 80′S AND THE 90′S.. Give your opinion because that’s what blogging is all about. The most unique thing about your blog is you.

#6 – Not Replying To Comments

Readers comment in your blog, please answer them. and comment on their blogs, If you don’t do that.. you’ll be your only blog viewer.

#7 – Not Giving a Full Feed RSS

Unless you make 10+ posts per day, there are really no good reasons for not offering a full feed RSS.

#8 – Not Reaching Out To Other Bloggers

Get your blog noticed is by commenting on others and posting in forums, trust me it works. I discovered many great blogs this way.

#9 – Writing For Google Instead Of People

write for people, not for Google.

#10 – Not Reading Moeys dot net

This is the biggest mistake ever!

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28 Comments on “10 blogging mistakes to avoid”

  1. 1 amjad mahfouz said at 5:19 PM on February 12th, 2007:

    hehehehe, the “CHILDHOOD IN AMMAN DURING THE 80′S AND THE 90′S” email was sent to me by 10+ of my friends, and i found in at least 3 blogs in the same day.

    man thx for the tips ….. respect

  2. 2 Moey said at 5:20 PM on February 12th, 2007:

    amjad mahfouz; thanks for your comments :)

  3. 3 loolt said at 5:31 PM on February 12th, 2007:

    nice one :)

    am applying your suggestions already :D

  4. 4 Moey said at 5:34 PM on February 12th, 2007:

    Welcome loolt :)

  5. 5 loolt said at 5:43 PM on February 12th, 2007:

    Thanks! it worked! you commented on my blog yay! :D

  6. 6 Llife said at 7:02 PM on February 12th, 2007:

    I was doing the last mistake…

    But no more ;)

  7. 7 life said at 7:03 PM on February 12th, 2007:

    why my name has an Extra L ????? :S wierd

  8. 8 Qwaider قويدر said at 9:31 PM on February 12th, 2007:

    Moey, you FINALLY posted something about blogging …

    That’s an awesome list … way to go man …

  9. 9 kinzi said at 10:06 PM on February 12th, 2007:

    So cookies are ok to blog about? :) These tips were really helpful….so you can get paid for blogging? Where do I sign? :) Really enjoy your sense of humor!!

    Hey, can you tell me what an RSS feed is? and a forum?

    Moey, just so you know, I don’t read posts that have lots of profanity, sex talk, or YouTube/Ikbis, ’cause it takes too long to down load.

  10. 10 TheAdMad! said at 10:28 PM on February 12th, 2007:

    Probably standing out from the rest is the most difficult point. It requires creativity, which 90% bloggers apparently lack of ¬¬

  11. 11 Shy said at 11:02 PM on February 12th, 2007:

    Good list, all relevant points
    I especially like #2. I hate when I come across blogs asking people to donate money to them for stupid reasons, stingy scabs even have paypal accounts set up and everything so u can donate

  12. 12 Moey said at 12:41 AM on February 13th, 2007:

    loolt; see, everything works!

    Life; hehehe, good :P

    Qwaider; esh gasdak :S

    kinzi; thanks dear :) an RSS feed is a way for content sites to share a “feed” of their current articles and headlines. If you’ve been to “portal” sites that provide news and headline summaries from other sources, you’ve seen RSS in action (just like jordanblogs, itoot and other communities), I hope that was helpful.

    TheAdMad!    ; true.

    Shy    ; right, it’s sick.

  13. 13 Qwaider قويدر said at 2:26 AM on February 13th, 2007:

    Kinzi,
    RSS = ‘Rich Site Summary’ AKA ‘Real Simple Syndication’. Which is basically a way to present your blog’s _Content_ without the extra _formatting_. So instead of viewing the HTML (which renders to full web pages), you are actually receiving the content (the test of the title, excerpt, time ..etc)

    Moey, ya3ni … If I praise you, you get upset. If I don’t .. you get upset … sho a3mellak!!?

  14. 14 Verbal Alchemy said at 7:33 AM on February 13th, 2007:

    i agree! in fact i agree big time on the reply-to-comments part, coz sometimes when u comment on ppl’s blogs and they never reply back, it aint nice! lol

    oh and i totally agree on the copycat thing! eft!
    gr8 post i must say..

  15. 15 omar said at 8:50 AM on February 13th, 2007:

    I have a little reason why I don’t do consequent posts but I’m never gonna tell because it’s silly as hell. Wow, look it rhymes! haha

  16. 16 Semsem said at 9:46 AM on February 13th, 2007:

    You are the best. one other thing you might add is change your theme and design from time to time so reviewers will not get bored. Well Done!

  17. 17 Moey said at 1:34 PM on February 13th, 2007:

    Verbal Alchemy; anytime :) , tell me about it.

    omar; tayyeb I’m waiting to know.

    Semsem; Love you :*

  18. 18 dadan said at 4:51 PM on February 13th, 2007:

    oh man … that makes me one evil blogger … !!!! ill try to be better

  19. 19 Jacqui said at 10:11 PM on February 13th, 2007:

    Thank God I am not committing any of those mistakes, or well maybe one or two could be committed but overall I know that at least 80% is not committed. :P

  20. 20 Moey said at 2:37 AM on February 14th, 2007:

    dadan; hehe everyone does :P

    Jacqui; hehehehe yeah right :)

  21. 21 Angelo said at 9:16 AM on February 14th, 2007:

    Sweet…I’m following your rules then…I mean I’m commenting in your blog :)

  22. 22 Moey said at 2:53 PM on February 14th, 2007:

    hahaha alright.

  23. 23 redrose said at 12:01 PM on February 15th, 2007:

    Interesting advices Moey..REALLY !
    write for people, not for Google..Exactly
    The last note Must Have!

  24. 24 Moey said at 2:27 PM on February 15th, 2007:

    thanks redrose

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  26. 26 Kouki said at 6:06 AM on February 25th, 2007:

    Oooops, guilty of Mistake number one and Mistake number six, hehehe :$

    I should probably pay more attention to replying to comments as well as reading them, nice post :D

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