Grecia, Costa Rica
“What are the chances of becoming a successful blogger?”
“How likely is it that I will succeed by choosing an obscure niche?”
“What are the percentages of me succeeding while blogging part time?”
Bloggers ask me these questions.
I imagine similar questions being uttered by gamblers moseying down the Garden State Parkway to Atlantic City.
When you actually stumble inside one of the casinos, things get more grim.
Dark, dank, smoky rooms littered with oxygen tanks affixed to senior citizens, young men gambling away their rent money and seedy looking characters straight out of central casting prove that if life seems to be a gamble to you it will evolve into a seeming nightmare.
In case you have not quite realized it yet, feeling as if your life is controlled by random luck is a miserable existence. People all but give up because they believe that concepts like using free will, setting goals, developing skills and building something helpful and prospering are worthless ideas because either you will be lucky and live the good life or be unlucky and live a sucky life.
Bloggers who actually believe that blogging is about chance, predictions, gambling and dumb luck step into a sad situation because how can you ever enjoy a venture that appears to you to be dominated by random, dispassionate chance?
Blogging is a science.
Blogging is logical.
Blogging is a skill.
Do certain things from a relaxed, trusting mindset. Be patient, consistent and persistent. Success will find you based on these proven principles.
Review any past jobs that you worked.
On payday, when you receive your paycheck, do you scream out loud:
“Holy crap! I got lucky!”
No, you do not.
Insane people would claim that Lady Luck placed the paycheck in your hands.
Sane people know that you completed specific tasks to receive a paycheck from your employer.
Blogging is like working a job in some regards. Complete specific tasks. Build a strong foundation. Generate quality traffic and income.
However, since blogging is a business it involves embodying the proper mindset, learning all skills required and mastering the moving parts in order to know the science, inside-out, in order to thrive.
Blogging Is Precise
Everyone walks a different blogging path as far as results because of varying levels of unconscious resistance in minds.
However, the scientific nature of blogging reveals how bloggers who:
- think
- feel
- act
in a specific way do in fact build successful online businesses.
For example, observe someone like Adam Connell at Blogging Wizard. He treats blogging like a science. Note the in-depth, detailed nature of posts published to his blog. He thrives because he treats blogging like a precise science. Organically, quality traffic and income flow to and through his blog.
I have followed Adam for a long time. Pros like him never perceive blogging as some lucky game of chance.
Adam followed simple steps diligently.
Naturally, he experienced sweet success because he actively studies and practices the science of blogging.
Let’s Be Practical
Anyone who has:
- purchased my online courses
- bought my eBooks
- linked to my blog
did so because I patiently practiced, gained skills, established my credibility and boosted my targeted exposure.
Luck had nothing to do with me thinking, feeling and taking those actions.
I never toss salt over my shoulder 3 times before tweeting one of my courses. I do not rub a lucky rabbit’s foot before sharing one of my eBooks to Facebook. I do never wear underwear on certain days to adhere to a superstition concerning successful blogging stretches.
But if you do believe that blogging is a game of luck then you will not take those practical, necessary actions for 1000’s of hours in order to succeed.
Believing blogging to be by chance and not a personal choice throws out your decision-making ability to replace it with the bizarre idea that you either get lucky and succeed or get unlucky and fail.
Does that NOT sound odd to you?
The “Game of Chance” Crowd
Notice how apathetic humans who believe that “life is a crap shoot” tend to be. If everything is based on chance then why in the hell would you put in a serious effort? Luck will always favor the lucky and the unlucky can never experience success…..according to this insane level of thinking.
When I say insane I do not mean to condemn people. I mean not sane.
How can you be sane if you believe life is just random chance after random chance and personal choices, decisions to feel a specific way and particular actions are all useless, meaningless and completely overridden by dumb luck?
Yet people actually believe this garbage.
On a far more subtle but still illogical level, aspiring bloggers really think that a seasoned pro can be a blogging prognosticator, a Nostradamus of the cyber world, barking predictions based on chance, luck and random chaos.
This is not a sane level of thinking, guys.
Sorry.
Surround Yourself with Experienced Bloggers
Pros will set you straight.
Surround yourself with successful bloggers who drop the 411. Pros will remind you what blogging is and more importantly what blogging is not.
Full-time bloggers take this skill seriously. Experienced bloggers know that this gig is a science to learn, practice and master.
Network with these bloggers who’ve been around the block a few times. Let them rub off on you.
What Does the Science Involve?
Create detailed content.
Connect with readers and fellow bloggers in your niche.
Create and connect to form a rock solid foundation for your blogging strategy.
Monetize if you wish to earn income through this medium.
But the nuts and bolts of this exact skill involves publishing in-depth, targeted content and building strong relationships with readers and bloggers in your niche.
That’s it.
Luck has nothing to do with it.
Practical Tips
- write 1200 to 1500 word blog posts targeted for your ideal reader
- add practical details to drill down in-depth
- publish one blog post weekly
- publish targeted content off-site
- read and reply to reader comments
- answer reader questions through email and social media
- engage in genuine blogger outreach by commenting on blogs, mentioning bloggers on your blog and promoting bloggers on social media
Consider monetizing through multiple income channels on the prospering side of things.
Conclusion
Blogging is a science not a random game of chance.
Lose the lottery mentality.
Stop believing that luck plays any role in blogging success.
Learn how to blog from experienced bloggers.
Follow simple steps from a relaxed mindset.
Master the science of blogging to position yourself to thrive.
