I understand. It is diffrent for everyone..but i appreciate your guidlines..i mean everyone is diffrent,it can depend on different factors.. But i appreciate you giving your advice & opinion.. Thankyou so much..i hope you are keeping well & staying safe..takecare..
@@zebunker you could learn skills like empathy and critical thinking tho. The world of creativity is a fun place to explore. You'd be amazed by human beings.
@@zebunker he gave a good example. What's wrong with giving a good example? I bet if he put a book by Gordon Ramsey for cooking, you wouldn't have said anything. Just chill bro... lol
😂😂My man, don't give up on your dreams. Trust me, your future is BRIGHT.😂😂 Maybe you should try view more blogging tutorials and try to see if the slow growth rate is coming from your blog itself, your method of promotion or your niche. If you say 2 years, most times the issue is that maybe your target niche do not have a large or elaborate audience. Not like I am promoting anyone, you can try signing up for "onehourprofessor" blogging course. It's free and really educative.
I've started blogs twice and I gave up and everything you said is exactly what I've been through. Patience is truly key. I'm going back. Thank you Jojo❤
Well! your comment is from 1 yr ago, Ezinne! Hows it going ? This makes me think -- we should form an accountability group or something. That's what I really need!
Absolutely, Ezinne. It's almost like playing the fish eagle waiting game. Sometimes you win and other times you lose. It's the game of life, but we have to believe it for ourselves. Patience is most certainly a virtue:)
This was so helpful. So much better than the 1000's of "10 super simple steps to making 1 million dollars in your first month of blogging" videos that aren't actually helpful at all. I've been wanting to start blogging for years, but never got started because it all seemed too daunting. This video has given me the final push I needed. I'm going to go download your list now. Thank you. ❤
1. No one cares. 2. No one will see. 3. Too much time in devices. 4. Time to get subs. 5. Promoting content. 6. Comparison. 7. Reasons to quit. 8. Meet people. 9. Long term.
Thanks for the pep talk! I am about 3/5 of the way towards launching my blog and let me tell you I'm already so over it! *Sigh* But I have to keep reminding myself to learn to love the process if I ever hope to be successful. I have a strong niche with little to no competition, so that is an added plus. I am a strong writer. No one else I know writes a blog so that goes to show, if it were really that easy everyone would be making a blog. One of my largest pitfalls is trying not to be a perfectionist. WE CAN DO THIS!
This is incredibly helpful! Appreciate the realness in this and not trying to sell another course to us. I’m starting a blogging challenge where I write an article every day for 30 days. Wish me luck!
I want to start a blog where I write about reviews of movies, shows, and books. Also, talking about college life moreso essentials. I am just very nervous
@@zack-zi2md you should start your own too! I don’t really have that much progress yet(i havent earn yet) but i like writing so it keeps me going. At first its going to be hard really and could be slightly terrifying but you’re literally just writing words and clicking that “publish” button lmao. I kept on saying “I’m never gonna succeed in this” before i start posting, I haven’t succeeded yet but im glad i overcome that voice and actually started. Hoping good stuff for you! Hope you overcome that fear!
@@longidude7048 Thank you for the kind words! That's how I am I am scared of being judged which is sad on my part. Do you have link to your website? Just to show support.
This was probably the best video I watched. It was so unexpected. I’ve been watching a bunch of technical videos about starting a blog but this one really hit on the emotional side of things that keep many of us with a dream stuck and stagnant. Thank you for affirming me, soothing me, motivating me. This was great!!
My name is Abrene and I've been trying to see if I should start a blog or not. The universe has been directing me to just give it a shot. I have no following, 0 audience, and little resources along with a fluctuating mental health, but I want to this for myself. I've always loved writing since I was a kid and want to pursue it as a career, please wish me luck. I need it. Oh and you got yourself a new subscriber :)!
Thanks a bunch! I'm going to start a blog about something in passionate about (not saying what my idea is until it's up and running) lol but I'll be doing it for fun and to spread my knowledge and passion to others. If I make extra money doing it, great! If not, at the end of the day I'm still getting to do what I love and I'm already doing it for free anyways, just not writing about it yet.
Quick question about blogging, do I have to focus on making money on there or just start and you’ll get paid if things turned out perfect? I don’t really care about money, I just enjoy journaling and helping others.
Usually you should try and think of ways to make money before you start if that’s your goal. But since it’s not, it’s still a good thing to find ways to bring in income while doing something you love :)
I use reddit and facebook groups to gain an audience. If my strength is helping women going through domestic violence for example... i join dv groups and offer my help based on my experiences. When i have established myself as a helpful person, if rules allow, i share my blog articles. This stretegy allows you to stay faithful to your goal of helping others vs making money
Thanks for this video, I wanted to start a blog sometime during the pandemic and literally went through all of this and the places I was following just kept saying I was going to earn money in weeks if I just follow the steps, how naive I was! I don’t want to give up but after watching this I think I should take some time to really work on it first~
Thank you for your honest advice. I’ve been told for YEARS to start my own blog. Because I have a talent in writing, this became easy. But there’s a BIG DIFFERENCE between blogging and writing essays. I have a page on Facebook that I am trying to grow now that I’ve finished school. But the professional blogging world is a little intimidating, even with the 174 followers that I have on Facebook. I’m not looking to become an instant success, but to help people along the way, and do what I love most, which is have deep conversations with various people.
I haven't started my blog yet. As this is entirely unchartered territory for me, I have been listening to others and watching their videos on various online related business efforts, to become as informed and well rounded with new knowledge as possible. Johanna, I really enjoyed your valuable information but more so I really appreciated the way you delivered your advice! Thank you for your kindness and genuine good person character. I am happy to subscribe to your channel and plan to view more of your videos.
Omg why are you making this so hard to do? I started with my blog super easy got more enough views don’t over think about it just constantly create and take actions don’t let anything stop you. If you passionate enough to create than that’s all you need.
#3 is reason why I hard pass on travel blogs. They’re all made up. If you spent more time on the computer and researching than visiting places, then everything written is fake.
I know that this video is 2 years old now, but the advice is still evergreen. Thank you so much for this! I just started an art channel on youtube and also an art page on instagram, but recently I've been thinking of maybe also doing an art blog just so that I get heard more. I want to talk about my art journey and help motivate others to be creative as well. Thank you for explaining that it isn't an instant success. I've been learning that too just starting out with everything. 😅 I will keep doing more research before taking the plunge but I really do appreciate you sharing your experience with this. Have a lovely day, Johanna!
Thanks for the pep talk! I am about 3/5 of the way towards launching my blog and let me tell you I'm already so over it! Sigh But I have to keep reminding myself to learn to love the process if I ever hope to be successful. I have a strong niche with little to no competition, so that is an added plus. I am a strong writer. No one else I know writes a blog so that goes to show, if it were really that easy everyone would be making a blog. One of my largest pitfalls is trying not to be a perfectionist. WE CAN DO THIS!
Thank you for your honesty. I started a blog 3 yrs ago, I was so excited about it but, true, it was a lot of spinning my wheels and I was inconsistent and stopped posting. The WORST part of it (for me) is the programing side. Setting it up too me 2 months and I HATED it. I have been paying the annual fee just because it's still a dream of mine and there's NO WAY I would go thru that again, EVER. Just looking at the programming language gives me anxiety, it's like trying to read in Arabic...it makes zero sense. Right now, I would LIKE to change my email subscriber company, but I'm too scared to plug it in anywhere. Also, my FB was deleted and I started a new one but have no idea how to plug it in to the programming languge on Wordpress. I suppose I could ask THEM but I'm frozen in fear of messing it up big time. Thank you for this video--you make it sound just like investing in real estate....lots of hard work with one big payoff at the end. In this country we are so used to work all week/month and get the pay off way sooner.
Hello fellow blogger, I'll tell you one thing that will blow your mind: you don't need to code to start a blog! WordPress self-hosted is the most recommended option, but it's not the only platform out there. I was dreading logging in to my site 1 year ago, but I changed and now I'm much more consistent writing for the blog. Still, don't have the success I want, but I'm getting there. Stay strong and play to your strengths :)
I was scared to watch this, As I’ve already been harsh enough on myself lately. Yet even though you’re being brutally honest, you did so in a loving helpful way. Which is much appreciated. Thanks for the great info!
This is quite valuable information. Thanks. Question: Do you also travel around and discover new destinations? If yes your next destination should be Pakistan. This is an official invitation 😊
Thanks madam,i enjoy the video.Please guide me through. i have blog that I have been trying to monetize but rejected each time I apply. i need your assistance madam.
it so truee omg, I realized I'll be making blog content before it takes off, I finally started my blog last month!! but I don't know when it will ever take off, but I am here for the journey and praying I can get enough income generated later on.
Great advice! We’re now a month into our blog. For years, we’ve posted our food on our personal Facebook pages, and our friends finally convinced us to make the jump into blogging. We’re having a blast learning everything you mentioned. The first affiliate rejection was tough, and then came the second, third, fourth… OUCH. But finally, a few came through and saved us emotionally-lol. Everything you’ve said here aligns with our experience. We’ll definitely be checking out more of your content! Thanks so much!
It can take someone 5years just to make more than 50 cents blogging. It takes commitment. I admire people who commit to themselves in that way and pursue what’s meant for them
This was really helpful Johanna. The bit about promoting your content and whether you allow your personal ideas to stop you really hit home for me. I've been blogging for a few years now and this year started focusing on SEO, marketing, and promotion. Wish me luck!
I want to start blogging for fun, and as a way to express myself. But I can’t help but question why am I doing it in the first place whenever I notice it is barley noticed by other people.
I blogged for almost 10 years before I gave up on it. Never got traction, never got subscribers, just got lost in a shuffle. If you are not a popular person, no one will ever care about you or your blog, PERIOD! You can blog for fun, but don't expect to ever make a career out of it (either for yourself, or writing content for others).
I like how you really talk about those personal self doubt challenges that are natural for everyone. For some reason sometimes we think it only happens to us.
Thank you so much! I was hesitant to watch this as I thought I might doubt myself and the start of blogging afterwards, but it was actually super encouraging and empowering. Especially about creating my dream life as a badass, powerful go-getter. Thank you!!!
Gahh this is so true! I've been blogging (and freelance copywriting) for about six months, and have yet to see very much traction. I'm in the process of incorporating more business content to find copywriting clients, but building a strong, consistent identity online is TOUGH. Thank you so much for the encouragement, Jojo! I'll keep at it, I know that it's worth it!
Shit! Her list of negative self-thoughts almost made me fall right into the abyss of misery. I don't normally have such thoughts, and this girl... well, that was an unpleasant feeling! How can people live like that?! Terrible. It's terrible.
I found a lot of value in the way you transformed the way we can actually view unfollowing. Really, you are getting a more loyal following when others that are not as interested remove themselves. I like that you said that. I liked that a lot.
Im basically a laaazzzy and uninteresting person. My full time job is already eating so much of my time on the computer its already making my lumbar spine and butt hurts, what more with vlogging 😂😂😂. The monetary reward may seems promising but I guess vlogging is not for me which is why i have never tried it
1. No one cares about you. No one knows about you. 2. You sill be writing blogs for months and months creating amazing content and no one is going to see it. 3. You will be spending most of your time on your computer, laptop, or phone. 4. Not everyone has the mindset to be a blogger and you’re going to find out if you’re one of them or not. 5. You will get frustrated by how extremely long it is to get you first 1000 subscribers. 6. You will spend more time promoting your content than creating it. 7. You will get a lot of followers and also unfollowers. 8. You will be comparing yourself to other bloggers. 9. You will find many reasons to quit and it us up to you to let those reasons get in the way. 10. You’ll be confronted by all these harsh truths. 11. You’re going to make amazing people like you. 12. You’ll be admired for your generosity. 13. Your dream life is worth jumping through countless hoops for. 14. Nothing about the blogging world is instantly gratified. Hope this helps!
"No one cares about you.. No one knows who you are." Priceless... It's a good point. What am I good at? Nothing. What kind of advice do people go to me for? None. What am I passionate about? Nothing. What can I go hours on end talking about? Nothing.
I didn't even know we can make money by blogging until I read these comments and without that motive... Only to share my thoughts I started my blog a week ago.. Wish me luck
As long as God accepts you and He does, nothing to worry about my friend, He loves you more than you love yourself. God gave his one and only son Jesus Christ to die for your sins, repent (turn away from your sins) because we have broken his commandments we lied we steal we lust and we’ve create idols in place of God for this reason and God Is a Just and Holy God for that reason he hates sin and we deserve death for our sins. I myself was sexually immoral person who rebelled against God for as long as I can remember but Jesus Christ said He came for sinners like me and you not for the righteous. The good news is that God doesn’t delight in the death of the wicked, He wants everyone to be saved. “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” (John 3:16) Jesus Christ suffered and died on the cross and on the third day he rose from the dead defeating death now we have a living savior. So accept Jesus Christ as your lord and savior and trust in him, make Him first in your life and He will grant you eternal life. Because this life we have now is temporary, live it for your savior Jesus Christ and He will always be there with you and you will live with him forever and ever. And I am sharing this because God loves you and cares for you and not just you but everyone in the world and this is a good news indeed. Whoever is reading this just think about the thought of going to hell for all eternity, I know it’s scary,but I’m not trying to scare you but because it’s urgent and you don’t have much time because you don’t know when you’ll die so make sure you don’t die in your sins ok. I’m saying this because I love you and I care about you but most of all God does, he sacrificed his son for you to open a door that leads from death to life. And when you do, read the Bible to help you grow in faith and I strongly urge you to visit (Living Waters) RU-vid channel to help you understand God more better. Thank you and God bless you.
I love, love, LOVE your presentation. 1) you're NOT looking into your phone with your head down (fabulous!) -- I feel as though you are speaking to only me. 2) Your passion is infectious and it is obvious you've jumped through the toughest hoops (only those who have been there know and survived). 3) I am excited to read your launch checklist! Thank you.
@@korys7446 ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-7En-aS3a1pk.html watch this video if you need help. And skip the customization and go straight to writing. You can always come back to it later
Most people will not even make a cent with blogging because it's super hard and competitive, plus Google changes their algorithm more than a parent changes diapers. Goodluck though.
Lot of videos out there going follow these tips to strike big! Meanwhile I just really want my blog to be about my interests not users trends interests.
Trying to get people to learn new stuff and new things and good advice to get to know things and how to help people out to learn new things in life it’s definitely a lot of new things to know or learn how to do just to get by day by day teaching everybody new stuf. To do never doubt yourself you never know what you could do until you try it
Wow! Thanks for the reality check and for giving me a clearer understanding of blogging and what I'm currently going through. Thanks also for explaining what I can expect in the future.. I'm glad I found you, kind of wish I found you earlier.! No matter...Great pep talk for a novice blogger like me
