In our last article, we showed you 11 blogging mistakes to avoid. Sadly, there are 10 more blogging mistakes to avoid, if you want your blog to be successful. By following these, and the previous 11, or more accurately, by not following these and the previous 11, you should have a good guide on what not to do.

Don’t avoid mixing with other bloggers on the web. As there are millions of blogs out there to choose from, then the chances of the readers flocking to you is slim. By posting on other blogs and forums, you are spreading the word about yourself. This is a great way to market yourself and your blog.

Don’t blog about making money with a blog until you have. Many bloggers will write about how to make money with their blog, as it is a commonly searched for subject on the web, even if they have no experience in doing so. This does show in the blog, and if your blog comes across as unconfident, ill informed, or worse still, wrong, then your readership will dwindle.

Don’t blog about things which are not useful. Sounds a bit of a mouthful, but blogs that solve problems, or give good advice are always of use, and will keep people coming back for more. They will also spread the word about your brilliant blog.

Don’t put search engines above your readers. As you have probably guessed, this is another article on keeping things reader-focused. It is good to optimise your blog, and use SEO techniques to bring people in, but if you start jamming in keywords without any thought to how they are going to affect the article as a whole, you end up with rubbish. Guess what your readers think of rubbish.

Don’t be a stat-man. Stats can lead to a rocky road of depression and disaffection with your blog. It is alluring to see who is reading the blog, and comparing various demographics for fun, but this once in a while flirt with the stats, can soon become something you do every hour, looking for spikes and dips. Unhealthy, very unhealthy, eat some fruit instead.

Don’t attack other blogs, just to draw traffic to your site. Blogs and bloggers work largely on reputation, and you do not want to be saddled with a reputation you cannot run away from. So consider what you are doing before you go on an offensive.

Don’t dither about too much. Sounds a bit belligerent I know, but if you can avoid dithering, and work out the focus of your blog, the better the direction it will take.

Don’t lose the opportunity to sell yourself. Selling yourself on your blog is not like selling yourself for medical science, it is in the blogging world, an important aspect of your blog. Use your blog as a way of establishing yourself as a quality, knowledgeable writer, with something useful to say.

Don’t shut-out your readership. The best blogs encourage and inspire debate, so make sure you leave room for it on your blog. So keep your posts open-ended, and not closed. This way it will encourage your readership to leave comments, and keep the blog alive.

Don’t just repeat what everyone is saying. Try and make your blog as unique as possible, this will create interest and bring people to your blog.

This “10 more blogging mistakes to avoid”, article, combined with its predecessor, will hopefully bring you blogging success, and all the trimmings that go with it.

There are other mistakes to avoid, but hopefully these will give you a helping hand whether you are a new, or seasoned blogger.

If you think about it, most blogs are positive, or at least informative. The blog will tell you how to accomplish something, inform you of a new product, and at the very least aim to steer you in the right direction.

In its own way, this blog is the same, but as it is telling you what not to do, you could argue that this article is a negative one. Either way, if you can avoid making these common errors, by not following these 11 blogging mistakes to avoid, you should be on the right track.

Don’t give up, as blogs take time to become established. You do not want to quit, before your moment of glory takes hold.

Don’t put off the first blog. The first blog will not be your most important blog to your reader, but will probably will be for you. Many writers and bloggers, wait for everything to be “just right”, before kicking off with that first blog. We both know that day never comes.

Don’t blog on a different domain from the rest of your site. Some swear the opposite is true for the prestige of the blog, but having the blog on the same domain as the rest of the site, means the blog is intrinsically linked to you.

Don’t post erratically. A blogging mistake to avoid, is posting at irregular intervals. You do not have to post everyday, but try and be consistent about when you do.

Don’t apologise too much. If your blogs always hi-light the negative sides to it, that is what your readership is left with. So be positive, and only apologise if you really have to.

Don’t loose your focus. Getting lots of traffic to your blog is fantastic, but only if it comes back the next day. It is better therefore, to get a loyal reader that comes back day after day, than a hundred readers for an afternoon. In short, focus on your reader.

Don’t clutter. Millions of widgets, buttons, and kitchen sinks, will annoy your readership, and ultimately, drive them away.

Don’t skimp on the title. In the blogging world, the title is everything. The better titles will attract attention to the blog, as well as wave flags at search engines. A lame title will not bring the world to your brilliant blog.

Don’t write about irrelevant things. The most read blogs are ones that have been targeted to a certain audience, or at least a demographic. If you want your blogs to be read, use this technique.

Don’t run out of steam. The ideal blog will be endless, and never come to a halt because the blogger has nothing left to share with the world. Therefore, it is a good idea to write about something you know, or love. That way you can keep the blog going, and share with the world.

Don’t overload your blogs with ads. I know this is kind of repeating the previous step, but the fact is that if your blog is ad ridden, then your blog becomes secondary to the ads. When that happens, guess what your readership does? Keep the blog the most focused thing on a page, and the ads a little more in the background.

We hope by using these as good pointers on what not to do, your blogs will get off to a good start in life, or if they are already out there, improve. These are common errors, and ones that are easily made. Fortunately, they are easy to correct and improve on, should you find that no one is reading your blog.

By taking heed of these 11 blogging mistakes to avoid, your blogs will be talked about for many years to come.