Comments on: When Should You Quit a Blog and Move On?

By: Internet Marketing Consultant

Internet Marketing Consultant — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 05:49:29 +0000

For me, losing your passion is not a valid reason for quitting your blog and moving on.

This is because if you’ve lost your passion, it may only be temporary and will come back when you least expect it. This has happened to me with my music blog. It’s as if I lost the passion because I systemised the whole blogging process and felt compelled to write when I didn’t really want to.

And even if you’ve completely lost your passion, you can always outsource the task of writing content. You can find people on Elance who can do it for you for a small fee.

By: enrolled agent classes

enrolled agent classes — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 20:45:51 +0000

Lack of traffic would be the best reason for me. I mean, I blog online because I want other people to read my thoughts put into writing. If no one is interested anymore, then it means that no one really cares about my posts, therefore I should stop. Simple as that.

By: How to blog

How to blog — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 01:38:06 +0000

I think Lack of Passion will be the number one reason why so many bloggers quit,they did it for the money instead.

By: Julie - Inspired to Write

Julie - Inspired to Write — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 21:19:55 +0000

I think ultimately, passion is the KEY. Not everyone is interested in making money from their blogs (nor can they without the traffic). While traffic is nice, of course, it may not be everything. If you have the passion, but make no money or get little traffic, well at least you are enjoying yourself. (I fall into this category.. :-) )

On the other hand, if you are making money, but do not enjoy it, you may as well go work a 9-5 job that requires a lot less work than maintaining a profitable blog. Because if you do not enjoy it, it WILL seem like work!

By: wiseinvestor

wiseinvestor — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:45:15 +0000

I guess that we don’t really have to quit blogging for a blog if you have only one blog since one can always move on to another project concurrently.

Like I have the intention to start another project to develop Facebook or Iphone applications but that doesn’t I have to quit blogging on the only blog that I have as I feel that since all the technical stuffs are done, all that is left is simply reading and writing. In addition, it is not that expensive to pay for a domain name registration and web hosting fees when you only have one blog.

For my case is, I felt that the domain name chosen perfectly matches the theme or topic of my blog and it is a pretty good name that I felt that will appreciate in value over time, especially with a dot com.

And can always move on to other projects at the same time, just need to allocate only like 2 hours every two days to write a blog post. And if the topic chosen got some interests, all the more it should be continue.

By: Aglolink

Aglolink — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:46:18 +0000

Very interesting … I realize that as fan of blogs is becoming obsolete and lose Flavor, perhaps one reason for burying the blog.

By: Computer Help

Computer Help — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 11:01:50 +0000

Very interesting – I never felt anyone could blog something like this on. Darren you did it again – For me losing passion on something would kill it the very moment. If I feel something is getting boring I will never want to continue.

By: Aebe

Aebe — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 03:41:22 +0000

Hi there,

I think that everyone needs to decide by themselves if the want to stop or not with a blog. I just keep a blog to update my customers on what I am doing, but also to keep my fellow photographers up to date with information I have, or found.

And most of all, I like to do it. Even if I am not a English speaking person normally(I am Dutch), I just like to tell my story.

Sorry, I just have to tell ….

Aebe

By: Debbie

Debbie — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 23:46:24 +0000

Thank you for the encouraging support. I am a brand new blogger. I do not have any traffic yet but am working on building up some content. If you have any tips on how to get some initial traffic I would certainly appreciate it.

By: Reza Winandar

Reza Winandar — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 09:37:15 +0000

Additional : When you’re reading too much blogging tips but not practicing one of them.

By: Alex

Alex — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 06:09:32 +0000

I have been bloging for about two months now and I just seem to be having trouble coming up with content.
It´s not that I don´t like the subject I chose it´s just that my ideas are all over the place and I struggle to find my unique voice when I feel like everything has been done before but ill keep trying until i find my style.

By: Samantha Milner

Samantha Milner — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 05:04:52 +0000

Hi guys,

Running out of things to say would definitely be one of the reasons I would quit a blog and of course if you get bored.

Kind regards,

Sam
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By: WebpageLottery

WebpageLottery — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 04:40:19 +0000

After quitting couple of websites, I’ve learned that I need to plan and prepare well before I start a project. These are the questions I will ask my self:

1)Do I have that kind of passion and patience to do this?
2)How much time am I willing to give in on this?

I also set my self a goal to reach certain visits a day, for instance, I need to have 100 visitors everyday after 3 months.

By: KS Chen

KS Chen — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:51:51 +0000

Yes, you are right! Don’t quit easily! We should give ourselves sometimes on blogging. We need to learn from others for blogging. If we really do not have any passion on blogging anymore, try to ask ourselves why we want to start blogging before this. Sometimes, we really need to refresh our passion on blogging.

By: cylon

cylon — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 23:48:26 +0000

I wonder the same thing sometimes, i will keep moving forward with my blog though ;). Thanks for the post. http://cylongaming.blogspot.com/

By: Modica

Modica — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:34:51 +0000

Good job on this post! It’s nice to see somebody who knows what they’re writing about. I’ve quit several blogs. They can be quite time sinks.

By: Pam

Pam — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:25:45 +0000

To quit, or not to quit: that is the question.
I think the most important thing is your passion about blogging or writing . Why should i quit if i am enjoying it!!! Money will always come eventually. Yes, sometimes i do not want to write any thing after 8 hrs of work, but my passion will always bring me back to the front of my computer, it is fun after all.
I think many people fall into the trap of getting rich quick from blogging. It is possible but rarely.

Patient and passion are the keys…..

By: D

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:51:08 +0000

Great post. I’ve been guilty of that before; starting a blog and then quitting it too early.

I always worry I’m going to run out of something to say, so every time I’m at work I keep a small notebook with me and when someone does something or makes me think of something, I write it down. In one shift at work I can think of at least 15 topics to write about for my blog.

By: Ms. Freeman

Ms. Freeman — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:14:20 +0000

Very good point-sometimes walking away from blogging sounds soooo welcoming, but has become a very addictive habit.

By: George

George — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:37:06 +0000

I don’t know I just can’t quit a blog, not my personal one anyway, no matter how much I know I should. It’s my pet and even when I have nothing to say, I just leave it at that and eventually my writing mood returns, and then I’m back in the game. Dunno, maybe it’s just me.