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The biggest mistake I've made as a blogger was....

Whether we like it or not, there is a learning curve to mom blogging. No one's perfect and that means sometimes we make mistakes. What is the biggest mistake you've ever made as a blogger?

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Permalink Reply by Kendra Stanton on September 27, 2011 at 3:24am

lol- way to much to count! I feel like I am just learning!

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Permalink Reply by Janet Krugel on October 14, 2011 at 10:24am

I'm right smack in the middle of this right now!! I have a ton of "followers" but I can't get a response from a "reader" to save my life!! :(

Michelle said:

to think that the number of followers (at least on my personal blog) mattered!! I would much rather have READERS than "public followers"

Michelle
http://tattletalegiveaways.blogspot.com/
http://sweettattletales.blogspot.com/

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Permalink Reply by Janet Krugel on October 14, 2011 at 10:29am

Making "promises" that I don't have time to keep... "Come back tomorrow for a giveaway" (and then I don't have time to get it all posted) or "Later today...a Safety Post" (and then life happens and I can't get it posted). Not that I think people are sitting on the edge of their seats waiting for it, but it just seems like it would turn me off to a blog if they say something is coming and it doesn't. I have to stop myself from this!!

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Permalink Reply by atwood.tracy on October 21, 2011 at 7:59am

Me too.

Jayne Blake said:

Facepalm.....definitely over sharing. To the point of feeling a little nauseous after I posted, then feeling so embarrassed that I've taken the post down. I think I was trying to be real and honest and just...share.

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Permalink Reply by Candis Jackson on October 21, 2011 at 4:00pm

Not being consistent. I'd always start off well, but my posts became more sporadic over time. Reading my "Insights Report" on FB really helped me to see the correlation between consistency & readership....during the times when I wasn't consistent, my readership was the absolute lowest. Now I've started another blog and I'm really hoping I remain consistent, lol!!!

http://lettinghergrowtoo.blogspot.com/

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Permalink Reply by Cindy Grace Undag on October 30, 2011 at 6:24am

Started my blog to update my relatives who are abroad and also to write some memories. Little did i know that it is open to public. After reading some comments from readers that i didnt know, i started to share everything i discover, tips on everything i encounter, my life etc...

www.cindz23.blogspot.com

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Permalink Reply by May May on December 2, 2011 at 2:54am

Not getting a domain name for my blog is one of the biggest mistakes i made, i would have loved to be on .com. Secondly i was a newbie and those that knew never told me that i should use my blog name as my URL, instead i used my Last name. But thanks to God that i still get OPP despite that and is not in any way affecting my blog..

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Permalink Reply by Anu K on December 7, 2011 at 2:38am

accepting more tasks than I had time , now stuck with some 13 reviews dating back to sept . Never doing it again. First prioritizing my family plans and then taking the tasks.

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Permalink Reply by Gina Baker on December 10, 2011 at 10:35pm

I should have started 4 years ago when I first heard of http://dooce.com! Oh well, I am here now. :)

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Permalink Reply by Sam Olsson on December 11, 2011 at 1:41pm

I think my recent giveaway was disappointing. It was at a time when I din't have time for my site and so didn't promote the giveaway much. I think I will wait a little while until I do it again, and do it interdependently with a sponsor.

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Permalink Reply by HuggingFit Mum on December 11, 2011 at 10:26pm

Making a blogging post schedule - but NOT STICKING TO IT!

For this coming 2012 - I am aiming to write a better blog by religously writing every day!

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Permalink Reply by Anu K on December 18, 2011 at 1:29am

Yeah I hear ya! Giveaways seem like a good idea to get more following, but I didn't know you must make urself well-known via other sources to have good number of entries in a giveaway. I had to cancel my contest coz of low entries.

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