Blogging as a Beginner
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I want to adjust the way I blog. Although I feel everything I’ve said thus far has been true, I find myself getting stuck writing articles from a top-down, teacher-student way. I want to write articles that are in-depth, true, and that are helpful to anyone who reads them. I also want the articles to be based on my own experiences which is why I’m getting stuck. I’ve only had a limited amount of experience in the field of personal growth myself. Though I think we’ve all experienced some type of growth, I decided to consciously pursue personal growth only about 6 months ago, so I’m by no means a “guru” and I don’t want to be a “guru” anyway. Also, when I started on this path I felt like I was starting at the bottom.
The Problogger Way
There are so many things I want to write about, but I haven’t written about them because they’re not articles that would fit into the top-down, teacher-student flow of the blog as it is now. The question that kept repeating in my mind was “how can I create valuable content even though I have limited experience in what I’m blogging about?” As I’m reading the book Problogger by Darren Rowse and Chris Garret, I notice they address this topic specifically by stating that
a better approach for someone just starting out in a niche with little experience would be to start up a blog on the topic that is open about that they do and don’t know, and that will document their own learning experience on the topic rather than claiming to know it all and be able to teach others.
This was exactly what I needed, and I want to take that approach with this blog. It also helped me shift my mindset. Maybe being a beginner can be an advantage? If I’m actually experiencing a problem, I know it can be helpful to readers if I’m writing about it while in the midst of it and ultimately when it’s solved. It’s great to know that I don’t have to wait until I know more about a subject to write articles about it or abandon blogging about growth altogether. Either way I wouldn’t abandon the field itself. I absolutely love personal growth and development and I can see myself consciously pursuing personal growth for the rest of my life, even if I wasn’t blogging about it.
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Wow. I like this idea a lot. I just critqued a lens that was full of articles about what to do when you have lost your job. But the blogger/lensmaster mentioned nothing about her own or other’s personal experience with this. Nothing about how to deal with the emotions and since I lost my own job last week, the blog was flat for me. I like your idea and I read part of you blog. A great topic!
Hey Karen! I appreciate you stopping by and yeah, I see that a lot and many times they’re flat for me too. I’ve realized that all the blogs I like to read usually share themselves and their experiences in their articles.
Good move!
This is what I have done. I adopted the mindset of writing for myself. I am my best reader. I write for myself. I won’t write about stuff that I do not care, I won’t write stuff that is irrelevant to me. That way I stick to what really matters and I hope it shows in my posts. My good friend says “work on your blog like on your life”. It is true, my blog is the mirror of myself and what I ma doing with my life. When I post stuff I must like it (content, formatting, image, etc), otherwise I do not post it. It helps me to improve in both blogging and life ;)
Hey Alik,
I agree with what you’re friend says, “Work on your blog like on your life” and I never thought to take on the perspective of looking at my blog as a mirror. I’ll be trying that. Thank you for sharing and I appreciate you stopping by.
That is a great point and something that I did when I started my blog over a year ago. As I have grown and learnt, I have been able to share with my readers and we both benefit!
Hey Tom,
That’s good to hear and you’re right. It’s a win-win situation. Great blog and thanks for stopping by.
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