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Hard Work Is Mostly Needed at the Start

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The  ratio of new bloggers having enough juice to continue from those bloggers who give up is pretty far-fetched. And by doing your own simple observation you can easily notice it. Just by checking some of the old comments from your old posts you can see that most of them have abandoned blogging (for a good reason or because they realized its not for them).

I always believe that if you have the passion and dedication you can surpass that stage alone but I’m starting to contemplate now. In any business model, the hardest part (or what is better known as heavy lifting) is done at the start. And today I would like to give my share in it, relating it to blogging.

Why At the Start?

Ok this is what you need to do when you are aiming to have a successful blog yet you’re just getting started. You need tons of great content, you need lots of commenting (200 blogs a day), you need a lot of guest posting (rejected ones aren’t included), you need to do repetitive link-building tasks, you need to spend almost half a day in social media, you need to connect with the big boys of your niches, you need to do some freelance for a startup income, then spend some time doing all those boring tasks and the list goes on.

Do take note that you need to do that for months, not just for a number of days or a couple of weeks. It’s just god damn tiring and draining. This is actually a good filtering process where those who are really serious about it get in and those who are not get filtered.

Importance of Proper Mindset

Proper mindset is very important here. If you’re expecting something unrealistic within a couple of days then it will disappoint you. It’s important NOT to have any expectations but still be in line with your goals (w/c you must have). All the other stuffs, adjustments, new learnings etc are gonna be very vital here.

If you’re a newbie, its really crucial to have one. You probably are at the start of what is called the learning curve where you are doing your own thing at your own pace and yet you’re absorbing new information. This is tough but I ‘m a big believer of “mind over matter” statement so if you think properly, you can overcome those obstacles.

You Ready?

This question can be hard to answer depending on who you are and what you are doing. For instance, I am a college student. At some point I think I would be very happy to just sell this blog and enjoy the 10X than monthly income money I am gonna get paid. For most, they quit even before they get to have a chance.

You don’t need to put hardwork just at the start, you need it everytime. But keep in mind that the bloodiest part of it is when just getting started. I said “bloody” because these are usually the tasks that can tire you. At some point you may even feel wasted. But as you make progress, your focus and hard work shifts from bloody stuffs to the easier managing part. And believe me in the end its all worth it. 😉

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  1. I don’t think it is necessarily HARD work. It really is just A LOT of work. Commenting and guest blogging is simple it just takes time, and a lot of people are not willing to invest the required amount of time to create a great launch platform for their blog – so they quit.

    I have been putting a lot of work into the launch of my blog (currently coming on 2 months) and I am getting some amazing results. Work smart not hard! Great post Melvin!
    .-= Tom | Build That List´s last blog ..The Aweber Code….And Why You Need To Promote It! =-.

  2. in starting is the hardest because you tend to give up when thing not work like you want it too work.

    but if we keep positive and with a bit of hard and clever work, you have more chances to be success in blogging.

  5. Great point Tom. You’re right about the quantity of work needed. The factor that makes it hard work for them is actually the quantity, thinking they need to do it in loads.

  6. As i’ve said, its all about being in line with your goals. That being said, your goals either short term or long term needs to be realistic and is something attainable.

  8. Hard work is needed but with a planned model, with some realistic short and long term goal. As you said in your last line, it’s really worth and give a good return. However, if someone want to take his/her blog in a good high, s/he need to do this consistently and for this they should have a planned model to protect their body as well as real life activity.
    .-= Arafat Hossain Piyada´s last blog ..Security Essentials 2010 is a fake anitivirus (Security Alert) =-.

  10. The beginning is usually always a difficult time, but well worth the hard work and diligence if this is what you really want to do. Once you get the ball rolling in the right direction, then things just start getting easier and everything just seems to fall in place. You’ll be able to continue running your business, but just at a larger scale.
    .-= Mathew Day´s last blog ..Make a Profit from Direct Linking with Google AdWords =-.