Why I'm Not Reading Your Blog

For the record, I don't claim to be any better than most at these things...

1. Your content is uninteresting. I'm sorry, but your blog is just plain boring.
2. Your post titles don't entice me. If you post a link and title on Twitter or Facebook and it doesn't catch my attention, I'm not making the effort to click over and read it. Take a few extra minutes and come up with a strong, catchy title.
3. You say the same thing over and over and over and over and over, day after day after day after day, post after post after post... Come up with a new hobby horse, dude.
4. Your posts are too long. And your writing isn't creative enough to keep my attention through it. And no, I won't even take the time to give you a TLDR comment. I know you have a lot to say, but break it up into a series or something. That might actually keep my attention. It'll also give you more posts to write, help you focus your thoughts better, and probably get you more traffic via comeback readers and people clicking through the series.
5. The page is distracting and hard to follow. Less is more. Less is more.
6. You obviously don't know what you're talking about. Blog about the things you do know about. There has to be something.
7. In opinion pieces, you dictate instead of discuss. Don't argue with me, you close-minded jerk.
8. I don't even know you have a blog. Seriously. Until you create a strong community of followers on your blog who will share your posts all over the internet, you have to do that sharing yourself. If you don't tell me you're there, I'll never find you. (Note: I am TERRIBLE about this).
9. Your content is pointless. Pointless content only makes a good blog if that content is funny. No, it pretty much needs to be hilarious to make it worthwhile. And yours isn't. It's just dumb.
10. You don't engage with me. I've actually seen blogs with a "Share" button, but no commenting thread. Really?! You expect me to share your stuff with people when you won't even discuss it with me? Fat chance. Also, if I leave you a comment obviously looking for discussion, I expect some. Don't ignore it. It's rude. And if you see I've shared your stuff via Facebook and/or Twitter, a "thanks" would be nice. Not expected, but nice.
11. You don't proofread. And it's driving me absolutely insane! Words have meaning. Using the wrong word means you've given the wrong meaning. You are a writer, for crying out loud. As an artist, words are your craft. Use them well. (And learn to punctuate correctly, too).
12. Too many videos. This might have more to do with my shoddy internet connection that takes forever to load videos than it does your blogging abilities...
13. You link-bait way too much. A blog post shouldn't be a list of your old post titles. A few is fine, but don't go overboard with it.
14. Your blog reads like a diary. And we all now how awkward it can get when someone else reads a person's diary.
15. You mention your book(s) too much. I know you've written a book. I know you have another one coming out soon. You don't have to tell me in every other sentence of every post. Also, if I want to read your book(s), I'll go buy them. So don't simply make your blog a rehash of what's in your books.

And now that I've insulted you, I suspect you'll stop reading my blog. If you haven't already, that is.


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