How Do You Get the Confidence to Blog? |

Ryan Biddulph September 28, 2025 blogging tips 🕑 5 minutes read

Cape Cod Massachusetts USA

Confident bloggers succeed.

Everyone else fails then quits eventually.

I know this blogging reality sounds harsh.

But looking at the truth is the only way to address your confidence issues.

I lacked confidence as a beginner blogger and paid the price for it. No one read my blog during those days because I severely doubted my blogging skills.

Why would anyone read my blog?

I was just a fired security guard sharing my thoughts.

Eventually I discovered that my blogging problem was internal. It had nothing to do with a lack of readers, my prior job or anything in the world.

I gradually conquered doubt to become a largely confident blogger by following the tips below.

Becoming a confident blogger opens the door to:

organic blog traffic
blogging income
referral traffic
referral income

But first you need to address confidence issues versus puffing yourself up under the facade of false confidence.

The False Confidence Facade

Some bloggers talk a good game.

But this crowd feels terrified to be discovered by the general public.

Bloggers who project false confidence flat out lie to themselves.

This lot attacks people who disagree with them, sprints from exposure-generating opportunities and never wanders outside of their impossibly small reader network.

Look honestly at your mind.

Do feel you calm and confident about your blog when critics attempt to skewer you?

Allow honest feelings to arise.

Spot self-doubt.

Clear out false confidence to make room for genuine self-belief.

Follow these tips to get the confidence to blog.

1: Start Writing

Write.

Do what you fear doing.

Write then publish blog posts to gain confidence.

Screw up. Succeed. Write awkwardly. Write gracefully. Write to trigger any lack of clarity.

Make typos. Write with confidence. Muck things up. Get clear.

Something neat happens if you just write and publish blog posts; all confidence-sapping fears in mind surface sooner than later.

How can you conquer these doubts by hiding the energies?

Write to bring the shadow to the front of your mind.

Expose your lack of confidence to face, feel and forgive it.

Increased confidence remains.

Practical Tips

write 500 words daily offline for practice to find your blogging voice
write and publish at least one long form blog post weekly (1000 to 1200 words) to trigger doubts; being seen by the outside world will facilitate this process
publish genuine comments on blogs from your niche to get comfortable with writing for the general public

2: Surround Yourself with Ballsy Bloggers

Hang out with confident bloggers.

Let their self-belief wash over you.

Gain blogging confidence through osmosis.

I recall watching a high level blogger speak at an internet marketing conference. He only read and replied to one sentence emails as a filtering method for the 1000 emails he received daily. THAT is confidence, my Young Blogging Padawans. He built his posture to that point by internally believing he was “the hunted” not “the hunter”.

Network only with bloggers who have cajones not those with the posture of earthworms.

Surround yourself with confidence.

Let their confidence ooze into your being.

Start Here: 14 Successful Bloggers to Follow

3: Accept Doubt as Being Normal

Everyone doubts themselves sometimes.

Every blogger doubts their abilities at times.

I still doubt myself here and there as a blogging veteran. I am not an ascended master. Fear is still a part of my unconscious mind.

Confidence issues grow into crippling scenarios in part because bloggers believe self-doubt to be some rare mental state. Pros appear to be brimming with limitless confidence. Lacking confidence makes you less than and success impossible to attain, or so the ego says.

High level blogging pros lack confidence here and there.

You are not a special charity chase.

But you are paying the “doubt toll” we all need to fork over on the full-time blogging journey.

4: Train Your Mind through Meditation

Carefully observe your doubt thoughts by meditating daily.

Set aside 10-20 minutes. Sit in a quiet room. Turn off your phone.

Focus on the breath flowing into and out of your nose to anchor your attention.

Note thoughts, feelings and bodily sensations. Let go of each. Release the contents of the mind versus clinging to these concepts.

Doubt arises early and often. Fear festers in the unconscious mind.

Allowing, feeling then looking past doubt is the quickest way to organically become a confident blogger.

Bloggers do not technically lack confidence but harbor doubts that appear to block confidence. Everyone shows up perfectly equipped to succeed by default. Unfortunately, you and I bury fears deep into the unconscious mind that calls the shots here.

Meditate to let these fears surface.

Conquer doubt to reach your factory setting again: confidence.

5: Learn How to Succeed from Pro Bloggers

Follow guidance only from professional bloggers.

Boost belief in yourself by following proven blogging systems to thrive.

Full-time bloggers prove their point based on having professional status. How they blog led to a professional blogging career.

Blogging how they blog positions you to go pro too.

Seeing positive results boosts your confidence quickly. Feeling the, “This really works!” surge of excitement instills a deep sense of faith both in yourself and the pro blogging system.

I became highly confident after following guidance only from seasoned pro bloggers. I spun my wheels for a bit by winging it with failed strategies but listening to pros helped me to eradicate blogging doubts.

I did what worked. Seeing it work increased my belief in self. Feeling confident inspired me to keep doing what worked. Following this wise path consistently mushroomed my blogging success.

Practical Tips

follow only guidance from professional bloggers
dial in on blogging tips bloggers who specialize in this niche inside-out
read blog posts
practically apply their advice consistently
resist the urge to wing it or surround yourself with struggling bloggers because it feels comfortable, familiar or safe

Re-read the last bullet point.

I feel like this is a chief cause of blogging failure.

Many beginners struggle by doing what feels comfortable.

Unfortunately, success unfolds outside of your comfort zone.

Learn from pros to become successful and to gain a much-needed confidence boost.

6: Invest Money in Premium Resources

I recall slamming into a sales wall years ago.

My eBook interest faded away.

I bought an eBook from a blogger who sold eBooks like hot cakes.

His ideas gave me confidence. I did what he guided me to do. My eBook sales increased from the doldrums.

Invest money in premium blogging resources. Gain confidence in your strategy because if it worked for pros and other bloggers it can work for you too.

Thorough, premium guides instill belief.

Pay for what works.

Do what works.

Get your blogging confidence back.