In the middle of my curiosity to learn how to blog and to blog well, I came across this YouTube video:
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxjMjDHIkjc&frags=pl%2Cwn]
In short, this is a video of the top ten blogging mistakes that people have made when attempting to blog profitably. I am still amazed at how people can and do truly make money just by posting. I blogged for almost 8 years and did so for free the whole time.
I am aware of the irony that, even in my current quest I am once again blogging for free. My goal is that this is just for the moment. After intentionally stopping all writing, online and off, I've kind of forgotten how I used to do this thing. In some ways, that is a good thing. In other ways, not so much.
For those of you looking for a summary of the video, here it is: the ten mistakes people have made when blogging: (according to "Create and Go," the channel that produced the video to which the above link will take you to)
1. Do NOT start in a niche you're not passionate about.
2. Do NOT spend days perfecting your name and mission statement.
3. Do NOT get started on a free blogging site. [I agree, and am well aware I am currently breaking this guideline. I do plan to attempt to explain this in a near-future post.]
4. Do NOT buy a bad host. ["Siteground" was one that the "Create and Go" mentioned. Instead, he recommended "Bluehost."]
5. Do NOT buy all-inclusive software. [In this one, the "Create and Go" mentioned "Infusionsoft" as the guilty party.]
6. Do NOT forget to invest in yourself and your business.
7. Do NOT mix business expenses with personal expenses on your credit card.
8. Do NOT forget to keep diligent records of expenses and revenues.
9. Do NOT ignore the power of Pinterest for bloggers.
10. Do NOT give up!
"Create and Go" gave an eleventh tip as a bonus:
11. Do NOT put off starting a blog any longer!
Hence the motivation behind my current blog title: For Everything There Is A Season. More in-depth mission statement -- really, statements, plural -- to follow.