How to Stay Motivated to Blog

Today I’m talking to mom bloggers who ask how to stay motivated to blog when each win is hard-earned and provide little results.

We see the income reports, YouTube videos and Instagram ads that promise instant results, 1000 followers in one day, 10k views in a month.

Even if you don’t feed into the hype, blogging seems simple. Start a blog, put up some ads and in short order you’ll make some money. However, soon you realize blogging for money isn’t just about putting your words on the web.

Images, plugins, social media, SEO, video, affiliates, templates, opt-ins and did you forget to create content for your email list!

It’s so easy to get overwhelmed and distracted with the wrong things.

Just came to join the Facebook Group?

Do you even have time for this? I mean, we are mom’s after all and that is a full-time job! I find myself looking at my screen more than I’d like.  But I’m not using the Internet for leisure, I’m working and working hard.

Blogging is not for the weak of heart. Finding confidence in what we are doing and that it DOES and CAN become full-time income will keep us on track. Listen…

Those who don’t know what you are doing (or why) will question, criticize or even belittle you. You cannot let that stop you. Today YouTube stars are many times more popular than television actors. Bloggers are getting spots on talkshows and interviews in magazines. Think of all those before you, nobodies that became somebodies.

Being online you have access to a growing audience and many, many are moms who are seeking what you are offering. Know that it is possible. The difference between those who succeed and those that don’t: Diligence and Resources. This post is mostly about diligence, that ‘keep going’ mindset. Below you will find a couple of resources that will also motivate you.  But first, let’s talk about 5 tips so you will know how to stay motivated to blog.

Here’s How to Stay Motivated to Blog

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Stay Motivated to Blog Tip #1

Keep things in perspective. Like we said, everyone is telling you that you can do it in little time. That’s a sales scheme.

I’m not saying it’s impossible to scale a blog business in a few weeks or a month but you have to think, what resources does that person have available to them. You may not have the same availability of time, resources or help.

Don’t compare yourself to others.

Everyday you have a chance to grow your audience, even if you can’t work on your blog that day, what you did the days before make a difference. So anything you do today, at naptime or nightime DOES matter. You are making a bunch of tiny steps in order to get down the road of your goals.

This is exactly what I talk about in my blog post, Preparation Comes in Bits.

Encourage yourself by knowing we all want to make BIG steps but every blogger that is making thousands took lots of tiny steps and just like you. And I’m sure they had days where it seemed there efforts went nowhere.

Stay Motivated to Blog Tip #2

You can’t blog for the end results. You have to get a thrill from the process. Of course you have goals but its in the process that will keep you doing this again and again. It’s just like any other job. If you are waiting for that end-of-the-year raise but dislike each project or dislike dealing with your daily customers, you really need a new job. The pay off needs to be every time you are working. Keep in mind there are other work from home opportunities that’ll give you pay-offs faster.

Stay Motivated to Blog Tip #3

Think about your why. Most of us aren’t doing this to be rich but instead to increase our income, be home with our children, provide a better life for ourselves or a loved one. Maybe you are doing this as a creative outlet or you are laying the foundation for a bigger business idea. You must see your purpose in life connected to what you are doing. If you don’t see how this enhances who you are and how you envision your future I’d dare say stop blogging and go find your purpose.

Stay Motivated to Blog Tip #4

Make connections. The connections we make either to our audience or with other bloggers will fuel us. It’s terribly hard to continue in anything when you have no support and you aren’t reaching out to help others.

Stay Motivated to Blog Tip #5

Know yourself. To me all bloggers fall into one of these categories: a writer, a teacher, a businesswoman or a feeler. If you can discover more of who you are, it’ll give you more purpose and perhaps curve how you blog, leading to fulfillment of #2 on this list.

Stay Motivated to Blog BONUS Tip #6

Create goals. long-term (5 year, 1 year, 6 mo, 3 mo, this month, weekly and even daily). If you have something specific you are shooting for you and you write it down, you are more likely to reach it. If you have goals for the month or even just for the weekend you will be better able to gauge your success and evaluate your failures and how you can level them up to successes.

I did mention that those who succeed do so because they are not only diligent but because they have resources. The more resources you have available and use appropriately the more gain you will receive.

Here are two resources to equip your blogger tool belt

The first resource is Evernote.

I’ve used for years before I started blogging but now I write up every blog post in this app. Evernote also holds all of my contacts, ideas on round-ups, facebook info, really every social account. I also keep track of my expenses and receipts for tax time.

I value this app so much that I created a FREE Evernote Quick Start Guide for Moms. In it I walk you through signing up, setting up your first notes and notebook, and how to search and tag your notes. I even give a few tips for how it works for moms. Yes, Evernote isn’t just for blogging. Visit my post How to Use Evernote for Moms for the break down.

Already know about Evernote but want tricks and tips, check out Master Evernote: The Unofficial Guide to Organizing Your Life with Evernote

The second resource is my Becoming Mom Bloggers Collab Facebook group.

This is a great group of supporting mom bloggers who share, promote, and give feedback on anything blogging. We are working together to help each other’s blogs to grow. The ladies in the group is super supportive as we cheer each other on. I also give weekly teachings and Facebook lives on networking, business, and blogging. We’d love to have you!

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