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How to Not Feel Overwhelmed as a New Blogger

by Olivia

I remember like it was yesterday when I was a new blogger, I felt so overwhelmed at everything there is to learn that it made me feel very anxious. I remember seeing so many established bloggers on WordPress, thinking I want to be just like them! And here I am nearly 9 months later and I have finally now just started to find my feet with blogging. I feel like as more of an established blogger now, I really want to help and provide advice to new bloggers or bloggers who just need some help. It can be hard navigating blogging with all the other things going on in life.

I think it’s also important that expectations are set too. I have met and spoken with so many bloggers that join because they just want to make money and get free stuff. It’s great to have goals and ambitions like that, but a lot of work comes before you get to that stage. So, for todays post I thought I’d share some tips on how to stop yourself from feeling overwhelmed as a new blogger.

TAKE YOUR TIME

As mentioned in the intro, one of the best things you can do is take your time. I found myself rushing when I first started blogging because I just wanted to do the best and be the best. But with anything in life, these things take time. You can’t just expect to be popular and get loads of comments and views when you first start. There are the odd occasions where people do this, but its very few and far between.

Take your time as a new blogger and don’t put too much pressure on yourself. Putting that pressure on yourself is one way to make you feel overwhelmed and usually thats why people give up in the first few months. I don’t think people realise how much work blogging is and the various costs that are involved with it. So, relax and take things slow.

Remember, slow and steady wins the race.

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SET A SCHEDULE

Schedule, schedule, schedule. Schedules are your best friend when it comes to blogging. One blogging mistake I made when first starting was failing to set myself a schedule. Not only does this schedule hold you accountable, it also helps to balance everything too. You have a clear and set time when you post and it allows you to put time aside for everything else too. Often new bloggers try to do everything at once and it leads to burn outs. So, be sure to set yourself a good schedule and try to keep to it if you can.

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GET TO KNOW OTHERS

When writing this post, I kept thinking about the things I remember doing when I felt overwhelmed when I was new to blogging. And one thing that stuck out to me was making blogging friends. I remember some days feeling so unsure about what to do with my blog, and having my friends there helping and supporting me really helped.

One of the most important things you can do as a new blogger is make connections with others. Your blogging friends will become your support system. And those you go to in time of need. Yes, you probably have real life friends you can talk to, but they wont relate to those weird and wonderful blogging problems we all face. Other bloggers are really so important on your blogging journey.

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Are you a new blogger? What are some tips or advice you could share?

Olivia x
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191 thoughts on “How to Not Feel Overwhelmed as a New Blogger”

    1. Like with any friendship it can take time for it to grow. But make sure you are actively supporting them. Any type of relationship grows naturally. Your people will come to you 🙂

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  8. Thank You, I am a beginner and I want to make blogs to express myself. HAHAHA. I’m still in high school and I don’t know what to do hahaha so thanks, your post helped.

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  32. I’m so happy I came across this post!! Very valuable advice for this new blogger! I just wrote my first post this morning and I’m definitely more excited about my journey! Thank you for sharing 🙃

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  38. Great advice. I always have to remind myself to take my time and enjoy the process. Stop comparing myself to other bloggers. Everyone has their own path to follow.
    Scheduling is so important. Allocating time for research and writing is so important for consistency.

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  39. This is interesting, I am certainly starting to gain hope as a new blogger myself. Thank you. I do believe that I need to network to create blogger friends, I’m not really sure how to do this to the best ability. Thank you for the fantastic tips.

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  42. I consider myself a new blogger even though I have had my blog up for a few years – I just have not been posting consistently or really had any interest in growing it until recently. This post was very helpful, thank you!

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  48. Great advice! I’ve recently re-launched my blog, starting everything from scratch and I’m starting to feel what you’ve described – overwhelmed! I barely have any following and am clueless as to how to navigate. It makes me demotivated to write. Reading your post, though, reminds me that perhaps I should focus on churning out content, whether or not I have readers. And the rest will come, hopefully.

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