Let’s say, just for the sake of saying it, that you have been working meticulously on a blog post. The subject is Men and Needlework during the 17th Century. You have been sweating over this post. You have tried to balance it between being too short and too long. You have avoided using too much jargon, but you’ve peppered in a few little hints of jargon to show that you know what you’re talking about. Every word has been chosen with the utmost care. This post, it’s safe to say, is your masterpiece.
There’s just one tiny little problem.
You sell port-a-potties. To construction workers.
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Sometimes in life, we figure something out without realizing it. Then we go through a phase where we think, “Oh, hey, that’s accomplishing this thing over here. Wow, neat.” Then we realize that actually, this could be super helpful to lots of other people.
Since I’ve been blogging, I’ve had a fair number of people ask me to take a look at their blog sites. There are usually a few things that I look for as potential problems when I’m asked to do this kind of analysis. I’ve come up with 15 of these bloggy growth stoppers, in fact. If you suffer from any (or all) of these, take heart. Noticing them is the hardest part.
Take a moment and think about all of the people in your life. I mean all of them. Sure, there’s your family. Then your brain is probably moving to your close friends. Now you’re thinking about your friends with whom you aren’t as close. Let’s dig deeper. The person you see on a regular basis at the grocery store. The person who delivers your mail or your newspaper. That person you see on Facebook or on Twitter. What would you do if you found out any of those people were suddenly gone? Those dreaded words – passed away suddenly.