BLOGS_Behind the Curtain

Recent studies have found people take about three hours and sixteen minutes to write a blog post. 

That's a 26 percent increase 
over the same surveys last year. 
However, the studies also found that “twice as many bloggers are now spending 6+ hours on their average post.”


THAT'S QUITE AN INVESTMENT.
ARE WE GETTING AN APPROPRIATE RETURN 
ON IT? 
WHAT DO YOU THINK?

Research shows the average blog is dead 
after a mere 100 days.
OUCH!
That number also means that the average blog 
that launches in the next couple of weeks will already have died by July 4th!
Yes, that’s a depressing thought.


But don't quit!


Make connections where you can.
Look for forums related to your topic. 
Look for active Twitter chats about blogging.

As I've found writing my novels ...
 a funny thing begins to happen as you continue doing something you enjoy, 

even when no one else is watching quite yet: 
 you get better at it. 
The quality of your content improves. 
Then, as people slowly do find you, 

you have a growing body of work that’s getting continually better, 

which encourages those first-time readers to become multiple-time readers.
 It’ll take work, and it’ll take longer than you expect to get noticed.
But it’s worth it when it happens.

What do you think
of the return of
your blog efforts?