Social Media Examiner | What is the biggest mistake you made when setting up your blog? | Topic Replies http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/what-is-the-biggest-mistake-you-made-when-setting-up-your-blog/feed/ What is the biggest mistake you made when setting up your blog? - Forum Topic in the Group Blogging Sun, 19 May 2013 02:24:04 +0000 http://buddypress.org/?v=1.5.5 en http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/what-is-the-biggest-mistake-you-made-when-setting-up-your-blog/#post-38426<![CDATA[Mac replied to the forum topic What is the biggest mistake you made when setting up your blog? in the club Blogging]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/what-is-the-biggest-mistake-you-made-when-setting-up-your-blog/#post-38426 Fri, 03 Aug 2012 11:42:25 +0000 Mac replied to the forum topic What is the biggest mistake you made when setting up your blog? in the club Blogging too much time in customization of a theme that I didn't keep. 
for most people on blogger or wordpress.com the biggest waste of time is being on blogger or wordpress.com
]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/what-is-the-biggest-mistake-you-made-when-setting-up-your-blog/#post-38410<![CDATA[Clara Mathews replied to the forum topic What is the biggest mistake you made when setting up your blog? in the club Blogging]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/what-is-the-biggest-mistake-you-made-when-setting-up-your-blog/#post-38410 Fri, 03 Aug 2012 04:49:43 +0000 Clara Mathews replied to the forum topic What is the biggest mistake you made when setting up your blog? in the club Blogging The list is long..
Didn't do keyword research for best domain nameDidn't start building an email list until this year (I could kick myself for that one)Didn't have a clear business model in mind. (still working on that)
]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/what-is-the-biggest-mistake-you-made-when-setting-up-your-blog/#post-38342<![CDATA[Dea Irby replied to the forum topic What is the biggest mistake you made when setting up your blog? in the club Blogging]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/what-is-the-biggest-mistake-you-made-when-setting-up-your-blog/#post-38342 Thu, 02 Aug 2012 18:54:04 +0000 Dea Irby replied to the forum topic What is the biggest mistake you made when setting up your blog? in the club Blogging ouch! glad you have the "live and learn" attitude, and truly you grow with your audience @kathybernard

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/what-is-the-biggest-mistake-you-made-when-setting-up-your-blog/#post-38332<![CDATA[Laura Kelland-May replied to the forum topic What is the biggest mistake you made when setting up your blog? in the club Blogging]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/what-is-the-biggest-mistake-you-made-when-setting-up-your-blog/#post-38332 Thu, 02 Aug 2012 18:17:50 +0000 Laura Kelland-May replied to the forum topic What is the biggest mistake you made when setting up your blog? in the club Blogging @rogiernoort - Thanks for sharing. I only ask because I know I have made a few, Just as @deairbyI started out with a wordpress.com site and switched over to a wordpress.org site.Providing great content is the most […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/what-is-the-biggest-mistake-you-made-when-setting-up-your-blog/#post-38305<![CDATA[Kathy Bernard replied to the forum topic What is the biggest mistake you made when setting up your blog? in the club Blogging]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/what-is-the-biggest-mistake-you-made-when-setting-up-your-blog/#post-38305 Thu, 02 Aug 2012 14:57:14 +0000 Kathy Bernard replied to the forum topic What is the biggest mistake you made when setting up your blog? in the club Blogging Oh Lordy, I messed up everything. I didn't realize I could work in "compose" mode for months (and boy was I bad at HTML), I didn't figure out I could add pictures for years, I did my hyperlinks all wrong (so […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/what-is-the-biggest-mistake-you-made-when-setting-up-your-blog/#post-38296<![CDATA[Joan Muschamp (Fagnani) replied to the forum topic What is the biggest mistake you made when setting up your blog? in the club Blogging]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/what-is-the-biggest-mistake-you-made-when-setting-up-your-blog/#post-38296 Thu, 02 Aug 2012 14:28:38 +0000 Joan Muschamp (Fagnani) replied to the forum topic What is the biggest mistake you made when setting up your blog? in the club Blogging @lkellandmay mine was actually related to my website, and the choice of template I used from my host instead of a WordPress site. It is supposed to be a WordPress plug in, but it has very limited functionality.So […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/what-is-the-biggest-mistake-you-made-when-setting-up-your-blog/#post-38290<![CDATA[Dea Irby replied to the forum topic What is the biggest mistake you made when setting up your blog? in the club Blogging]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/what-is-the-biggest-mistake-you-made-when-setting-up-your-blog/#post-38290 Thu, 02 Aug 2012 14:15:58 +0000 Dea Irby replied to the forum topic What is the biggest mistake you made when setting up your blog? in the club Blogging not self hosting to begin with... now I am starting all over again with a self hosted site, choosing the right theme is so important, one that has all the bells and whistles you need (I'm using Smallbiz theme […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/what-is-the-biggest-mistake-you-made-when-setting-up-your-blog/#post-38283<![CDATA[Rogier Noort replied to the forum topic What is the biggest mistake you made when setting up your blog? in the club Blogging]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/what-is-the-biggest-mistake-you-made-when-setting-up-your-blog/#post-38283 Thu, 02 Aug 2012 13:36:28 +0000 Rogier Noort replied to the forum topic What is the biggest mistake you made when setting up your blog? in the club Blogging Oeh, sensitive question.., you want us to admit we did something wrong?
Well.., OK then...
For my personal blog, content, thinking ahead, planning (at least some) articles... and taking time to actually write.
I like […]
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