My golden rule for blogging success

It may be somewhat early days for The Idle Scribe, but I reckon I'm still in a pretty good position to help out aspiring bloggers.

If there is a golden rule for blogging then in my opinion it would be this:

Focus on the CONTENT not the STATS.

This may seem a bit stupid at first but I can assure you there will be moments where it just makes perfect sense.

The logic behind the rule goes as follows:

If you check your stats every hour, you're going to start posting things that you think other people will care about as opposed to what you care about. People will not enjoy your posts if they can tell you don't actually care about the chosen subject, makes sense right?

The main reason people check stats all the time is for motivation and expectation. New bloggers assume that success will happen overnight and suddenly the whole world will be talking about your blog. This isn't impossible, but unlikely.

The thing is that most bloggers give up early into their blogging career, which means they will never see the incredible results they're expecting.

So what keeps bloggers going in the early stages?

Well for many, the answer is stats.

After all, what's the point in blogging if nobody is reading what you have to say? It really can get frustrating at times, which is why a compromise is necessary for blogging success.

So here's my nice little step by step guide into becoming a successful blogger:

1. Post frequently about things you actually care about
2. Only check stats once a day (best time is the end of the day)
3. Ignore current views and focus on the future (as cliché as that sounds)
4. Sit back and enjoy blogging fame

Simple as that.