To be considered a good blogger, it is important to choose the mindset of serving others first and foremost! This implies when you compose blog posts your impulse needs to be how you can best serve the interest of your readers! In addition, you must also be realistic about how quickly you will begin to see your efforts reap the results you no doubt hope for and expect! Building a successful blogging platform is NOT a one-time overnight event but rather the culmination of your time and a consistent effort!
Here are 3 very important aspects of the type of mindset you’ll need to possess if your motivation is to develop a large and loyal following as a blogger!
Readers Come First
Consideration must always be given to what readers need or want since serving others in the way is the best strategy to attract visitors! Remember that when you write blog posts to always ask yourself if those who view what you wrote will benefit in any way! You need to be mindful of NOT only your mindset but the mindset of your readers as well! We live in an age of ‘what’s in it for me’ therefore this is something to ALWAYS be thinking of in terms of any visitors to your site!
Patience Is a Virtue
Since blogging successfully requires building loyalty with readers, time will be needed to do so! The first step in doing so is to always try to write blog posts that contain good quality information of relevance to your blogging topic! It will take time to gain the attention of others so be patient and do NOT take a lack of traffic as a sign of failure, especially in the early stages! This is perfectly normal and to be expected!
There Is No Quit
And speaking of patience, your perseverance is an absolute MUST since even though you may not be seeing results you MUST continue writing! There will be good days and bad! Whether it’s your dissatisfaction with the traffic you’re getting or difficulty you may experience when you sit down to write blog posts! The single most important thing you can do is to maintain your motivation to continue researching and writing! In the end, it is the content you post that attracts your readers therefore without it you stand no chance of being successful!
The mindset needed to be a good blogger is comprised of the 3 aspects discussed above here today and starts with serving others! Your site is not something you can expect to ‘jam’ down the throat of others with the expectation that your readers will love what you offer and return for more! The fact is your motivation anytime you write blog posts is to try to offer value and benefit to those who view the content you offer! Having said that it is therefore important you start with the proper mindset, as has been discussed, and in doing so you’ll find your readers will grow in numbers as will their loyalty!
