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A more accurate title would actually be “One of the many problems people have when first starting to blog,” but that seemed too long. Last Friday afternoon I was sitting in the office. It was a slow day and most people had already left for the weekend. Our conversation somehow got onto the topic of blogging. The two other guys in the office both said they were interested in starting blogs and wanted help on getting started. I had two initial pieces of advice, neither of which I actually follow, which I admitted up front.

Piece of advice number one: Find a niche and stick to it. If you just get into the habit of posting a bunch of random stuff, you have a limited audience. I find myself breaking this rule all the time. It’s hard to focus on just one thing. I need to find a focus and stick to it.

Piece of advice number two: It’s really difficult to update with original content on a daily basis. I’ll admit I often get into the trap of just posting some funny videos and calling it a day. It’s tough to come up with original stuff all the time. My challenge to my two co-workers was to try to post something original at least five days a week.

That gets into the problem with blogging. To build traffic it takes a lot of work. Finding a niche to fill and putting quality original content out there are two of the most surefire ways to be successful.

Here are the two blogs they started. Check them out, I’m sure they would appreciate some feedback.

Ry’s Blog and Matt’s Blog respectively. We’ve joked that they are having a competition. Which blog do you like better?

I’m going to attempt to try and start following my own advice, we’ll see how that goes.