Pro bloggers do simple things for years before going pro.
Bloggers seem confused at this truth because bloggers believe pros do spectacular things for a short period of time before going pro. Bloggers believe pros write a few viral posts, land an interview on Forbes, attract a big ticket client, then, voila! MASSIVE blogging success follows because pros did some spectacular, eye-popping thing a few times in a short period of time. Not only is this a lie, it is almost completely insane.
Think about it; who is skilled enough, experienced enough and confident enough to do a few spectacular things early in their blogging career? No one. No human being is that good. Who is skilled enough, credible enough and trusted enough to land a big ticket, high paying client early into their blogging career? No one.
Imagine a medical student early into their career actually believing they are skilled enough, experienced enough and trusted enough to open their own practice and to build it into a thriving practice, based on skillfully helping patients? No medical student believes this because no medical student is ready or prepared to run a thriving practice; thousands of study, practice, work and flat out commitment hours go into becoming a skilled, trusted doctor with enough credibility to open their own practice.
Blogging is similar. Becoming a pro blogger requires thousands of blogging-practice hours but for odd reasons, most bloggers do not seem to understand this basic truth. Bloggers easily understand how doctors require years of training and practice before running their own practice but bloggers have a difficult time understanding bloggers NEED years of training, and practice, before running their own thriving blogging business.
Plus, a training medical student cannot perform brain surgery, then make millions. Likewise, a new blogger cannot write a viral post and make millions. Doctors master the basics before becoming credible. Bloggers master the basics before becoming credible. Even more confusing to most bloggers: pro bloggers do simple things like publishing posts and making blogging buddies by promoting fellow bloggers over years, to go pro.
While virtually all bloggers swing and whiff, spending hours over days trying to write the perfect viral post, I just published 10 blog posts and 10 guest posts over those 2 days. What do you have to show for that allegedly perfect post that you desperately tried to make viral? Perhaps a few hundred or few thousands visitors, all visiting your blog. What do I have with 10 blog posts and 10 guest posts? A heckuva lot more than a few 100 or a few 1000 visitors PLUS these visitors find me not only through my blog, but through 10 OTHER blogs.
Pros develop a viral online presence by doing simple things in a bunch of spots. Amateurs swing and whiff on trying to publish viral posts, being seen a few times in a single spot. Pros spread the wealth to be seen all over the place while growing their friend network. Amateurs greedily try to gobble up all traffic and profits for themselves, attempting to publish a viral post on their blog, swinging and missing, being seen only a few times in a single spot.
Remember; do simple things for a long time to gain skills, exposure and credibility enough to become a professional blogger, as you monetize through multiple income streams.
Stop trying to swing for the fences with a viral post or two, published early in your blogging career.
Ain’t gonna happen.
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