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Author wrote about sad things about blogging… some reasons why people end with blogging, the reasons are:

1. Nobody reads my blog, Writing quality content is challenging to do over the long term
2. Lots of time is spent not writing, I get too much spam
3. Too many rude comments
4. Hits are easy but consistent traffic is harder
5. The money just isn’t there and The blogosphere is a fish bowl.

While we all have different criteria for success, surely an inactive blog means the writer found something better to do.
I thought I would recount the various reasons why I nearly quitting blogging, so perhaps others can learn from my experiences and rationalizations behind continuing.

Another interesting part is:

So here’s a short list of motivational takeaways from the above situations:

* Think long term rather than short term.
* Be prepared for the long haul.
* Don’t expect instant success.
* Don’t quit your day job on day one.
* Expect to work hard on quality content and quality networking.
* Blogging in a vacuum sucks.

Direct link: Blog Growth Stalling: Some Reasons Why I Nearly Quit Blogging.