My 1st Year Of Blogging

I have learned a bunch of things in my 1st year of blogging. Some things are good and some not so good, but that's life! The best thing for me at this point is that my passion for blogging and learning the ins and outs of the blogosphere has actually grown and I feel good about that! My most painful lesson so far was when I lost my other site Beltwayboysports.com because of a security issue. I'm still broken hearted about that and will probably never fully get over it, I know that may sound crazy to some people. I had over 200 posts and my page views were increasing each month until the crash of the site in September. I was going to have over 30,000 page views that month! I made my first post on that site last January. Your site security must be your #1 priority so that something like that won't happen to you! I have come along way from when I discovered what a blog was all about and fell in love and decided to do one! I had no computer knowledge whatsoever and taught myself to get to this point. I still have a lot that I need to learn in order to get to where I want to be. I try to learn at least one thing everyday. One thing I would like is for Google to simplify Adsense and make it easier for the new blogger to understand and use.

Your Content Is What Counts!

You will hear this statement over and over! Your content will be paramount to the success of your blog. If you produce crappy content then that will more than likely be the result that you will get from your site, crap! On the other hand if you can produce good content for your reader then you will start to develop a following for your blog. Not everyone will produce the same type of writing, but you will never know if you don't try. There is nothing wrong with failing at something as long as you give it your best. Then when you look back at least you know that you did your best. Be yourself and don't try to pretend that you are something or somebody that you are not. To build a successful blog will take some time and you must understand that aspect and be prepared for the long haul. There is so much to learn for a new person and the web is always changing, but don't let that scare you because even the "pro" bloggers have to keep learning new things. Once you get the basics then jump on in and go with it. Everyone before you and plenty after you will do the same thing! Good Luck!!