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Recent studies have found people take about three hours and sixteen minutes to write a blog post.
That's a 26 percent increase
over the same surveys last year.
over the same surveys last year.
However, the studies also found that “twice as many bloggers are now spending 6+ hours on their average post.”
THAT'S QUITE AN INVESTMENT.
ARE WE GETTING AN APPROPRIATE RETURN
ON IT?
ON IT?
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
Research shows the average blog is dead
after a mere 100 days.
OUCH!
That number also means that the average blog
that launches in the next couple of weeks
that launches in the next couple of weeks
will already have died by July 4th!
Yes, that’s a
depressing thought.
But don't quit!
Make connections where you can.
But it’s worth it when it happens.
What do you think
of the return of
your blog efforts?
But don't quit!
Make connections where you can.
Look for forums related to your topic.
Look for active Twitter chats about blogging.
As I've found writing my novels ...
a funny thing begins to happen as you continue doing something you
enjoy,
even when no one else is watching quite yet:
even when no one else is watching quite yet:
you get better at
it.
The quality of your content improves.
Then, as people slowly do
find you,
you have a growing body of work that’s getting continually better,
which encourages those first-time readers to become multiple-time readers.
you have a growing body of work that’s getting continually better,
which encourages those first-time readers to become multiple-time readers.
It’ll take work, and it’ll take longer than you expect to get noticed.
What do you think
of the return of
your blog efforts?
At one point, some of my A to Z Challenge posts were taking five hours to put together. Make that a daily thing and it's a real time suck. I'd say three hours or more for my weekly posts now. It's worth it.
ReplyDeleteTime for us mortals is finite. We have to use it wisely, right? Wow. 30 hours a week for a to z? OUCH!
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