This guest post is by Dan Meyers of Your Life, Their Life.
You push the Submit button to introduce your next great thought to the world. Finally, this might be the one that pulls in some real traffic. Up until this point, the majority of your visits have come from you and your parents.
Amateur golfer (image is author's own)
Your bubble bursts when you check your web traffic and realize this wasn’t the one. If you could only get your Facebook friends to like your blog page, then you’d have some legit numbers! However, you’ve asked time and time again and most of them don’t come through. Your subscriber count remains the same.
Life as an amateur blogger isn’t fun, but it reminds me of my experience as an amateur golfer. I say aloud that my sub-par abilities (pun intended) aren’t worthy of my anger. But that doesn’t prevent me from getting ticked off with every ball that bounces belligerently into the brush. Check out the picture: I’m that bad!
I’ve only blogged on my current site for a few months. Of course I shouldn’t expect great traffic or a large subscriber base. However, that doesn’t numb the pain of a harsh reality!
Are you embarrassed to admit that you’re an amateur at something? Admitting so can make you feel worthless. Our culture teaches us it’s better to lie than admit you’re not good at something.
My name is Dan, and I’m an amateur blogger.
I started blogging in 2007, but it was one of those one month blogs. You know the kind: you get all fired up, pay for a website or sign up for a blog account, write three blog posts, and quickly become discouraged when you don’t get any visits. That’s what mine was, but I appreciate my parents, brother, and friend Ryan for clicking on it!
I’m back at it again and now I’m not afraid to...
