Posted on July 25, 2008 by Katy

This morning I sent a message out via Ping.fm to Twitter and Plurk.

How do you think a blogger could be detrimental to their own success?

The answers that I received were right on target with my own thoughts so I’d like to talk with you about how we knowingly or unknowingly become detrimental or our own blog’s success.

Become Stale

When you’re writing for a niche blog, focusing on your topic could seem to be the easiest part. Especially when you are an expert in your field of choice or sharing as you’re learning.

But are you over focusing on one single topic of your entire niche or forgetting to change your writing style to create more interest?

Becoming stale is a problem at times, especially when you’re displaying passion for a current topic, or following the latest trend until it’s dead. But remember to mix it up to keep others interest.

If your niche is losing interest in a topic you’re writing about, you’re harming your own success as you begin to lose visitors who are bored with the content.

Lose Sight

On the flip side, if you stop talking about your niche of choice, people may not be able to adapt to the change of topics and will run.

The best way to prevent losing sight is to really research and consider your niche of choice before jumping in. One should never jump into a niche without thought and consideration for blogs already covering the niche.

Procrastinate and Be Lazy

OK, it happens to all of us.

Bloggers looking to make it and reach their own level of success need to stay on top of the game. Being too lazy to make a post or procrastinating responding to comments is a turn off for some visitors.

Our goals, as bloggers, should be to keep them coming back from more and being overly lazy or procrastinating for too long can be harmful to our reputation and cause us to lose visitors.

Don’t Socialize

If you’re only willing to sit in your own box, with your own blog, you’re missing half of what blogging includes.

Networking to promote yourself and others is viral to our own success. This may also fall under procrastinating and being lazy but this alone is important enough to give the topic it’s own heading.

Stay up on the latest networking sites for your niche, get out and talk to other bloggers by leaving comments, and consider new ways to create networking relationships with your readers.

Your Thoughts

Have you thought about this before and are you guilty of hindering the success of your own blog when all you’re attempting to is move forward?

This post was written by I’m Blogging That’s former owner, Katy Castro who can now be found blogging at Unedited Life.