Mistakes I Made When I Started Blogging

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Mistakes I Made When I Started Blogging 

I Waited to Invest in a Camera

I didn’t invest in a DSLR camera. I’m not trying to say having a great camera is essential to having a great blog, but bold crisp high-quality images are never a bad thing. Especially if you’re showing style or beauty, you want your images to be clear and bright.  

I didn’t Edit My Photos

I neglected to edit my photos in any way. Brightening, straightening, and improving photo saturation is so important! There are a ton of great editing tools you can use to alter your images slightly, so don’t worry – you don’t need to spend a fortune on a great editing program! If you’re looking for a slightly more advanced editing tool then try out Adobe Lightroom. I use adobe lightroom on my images simply to brighten, straighten, and create more vivid images. It’s a super user-friendly program to use.  

I Was Inconsistent

I didn’t post regularly. Creating a blog “Schedule” is essential to gaining a loyal readership. People want to know when they should check back for your posts – so pick the days and the time you want to post and try to keep that consistent.    

I Didn’t Hop on the Insta-Bandwagon

I didn’t start an Instagram account immediately. Oh, Instagram, the App I neglected for way too long. Instagram is a great tool to branch out your blog brand and gain more exposure. It’s especially excellent because it’s photo-driven marketing so you’re able to truly give a snapshot into your blog.  

I Didn’t Share Enough

My writing was short, and at times – impersonal. When I first started my blog my biggest fear was my writing – and over-sharing my life. I didn’t want to ramble on and bore everyone, so rather than take a chance on a few snores, I instead neglected writing entirely. After a while, I began to realize that sharing a bit of yourself, and your opinions, is essential to building a great blog. So, I pushed myself to share (and maybe even over-share at times). What I found was people ended up relating to me, and suddenly I was a whole heck of a lot less shy than I started. Basically what this whole ramble means is make sure you add a bit of you into each of your posts, people want to know people – and they want to hear your stories and opinions.  

I Didn’t Think of the “User Experience”

I didn’t invest in a user-friendly or mobile-friendly layout. Last summer I went to a blogger event and found that a majority of blog traffic comes from mobile devices. People are reading their favourite blogs from their phones – and that’s why you need to make sure your blog is as mobile-friendly as possible. One way you can find out if your blog is yblog is mobile-friendly is by googling your blog from your phone. Besides your blog name, it’ll either say “mobile-friendly” or nothing at all – and if it doesn’t say it, then you should get in touch with your blog layout designer!  

I Didn’t Think of Monthly Themes

I didn’t create a monthly blog schedule/theme. Do you ever have days, weeks, even months of feeling uninspired for blog content? This is where a blog’s monthly theme comes into play. I like to think ahead and set in motion a backup plan, perhaps it’s that April will be “health month” and I come up with 5-10 post ideas relating to health. You don’t have to post them all or write them all, but they are excellent ideas to fall back on if you run out of content to post. I especially like to set a monthly schedule during the colder months when shooting outfit photos can be a bit trying.