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3 mistakes I WANT to make as a beginner blogger

There are dozens of postings about blogging mistakes to avoid when starting a blog. I have made quite a number of them especially on content writing. But I believe some mistakes needs to be made. The experience you earn will let you understand each topic better and imprint them permanently in your mind.

Not moving to a self hosted server
Or this could be translated as using a free host account like Blogger. I am quite surprised that one of the top mistakes various bloggers say they made when they start blogging is not moving to a self hosted server. I start this blog on Blogger. It takes so little time to set up and create your first post. I understand that if you are serious about blogging, eventually you should move to your own domain and paid hosting. But between thinking up ideas, creating contents, social networking, template meddling, there are just too much for a beginner to handle. I would suggest staying in free hosting for at least 3 months to learn the ropes, then decided if you want to go for paid hosting.

Spending too much time with blog templates
I spend a lot of time at the start meddling with my template. Its really fulfilling if you have only have basic HTML knowledge and want to learn more. You learn how to insert pictures and align to wrap around your text. You learn how to add social networking buttons like Digg, stumbleupon to your page template. All these I learn while meddling with my template.

Monetizing the blog from the start
I believe in if you want to do something, do it right from the start. Yes, you will “frighten” away some of your potential readers who are adverse to ads on a blog. But you are going to turn away more of your subscribers if you add in ads in the future. When you do it right from the beginning, any subscribers will know what they are in for and avoid further misunderstanding in the future. Earning some petty cash right from the start doesn’t hurt either.

To read more about mistakes by bloggers, here is a list compiled by DailyBlogTips.com.

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