{"id":16674,"date":"2013-03-14T23:01:02","date_gmt":"2013-03-14T15:01:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/?p=16674"},"modified":"2023-05-11T04:27:09","modified_gmt":"2023-05-10T20:27:09","slug":"reasons-blog-not-making-money","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/reasons-blog-not-making-money\/","title":{"rendered":"50 Reasons Why your Blog Isn&#8217;t Making (Enough) Money"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I believe we bloggers have experienced this at least once in a while where our blog simply is not making enough money to buy the bananas we crave. We have done everything we could, yet our AdSense earning is so pitiful that it\u2019s easier to just <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/selling-domain-names\/\">cut our losses, pack up and go<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>But after years of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/category\/blogging\/\">blogging<\/a>, I visited my old blog and realized all the mistakes I\u2019ve been making that led me to abandon my sweat and toil for greener pastures. But one good thing came of it. I was able to write this article based on my experience.<\/p>\n<p>Yes, I\u2019m going to tell you <strong>50 reasons why my blog sucked at making money<\/strong>. Why should you read this? The question is why wouldn\u2019t you? If there is a reason your blog isn\u2019t making money, and you can identify with any of the 50 reasons here, that means that there is still a chance to salvage it!<\/p>\n<p>So stop feeling sorry about yourself. Buck up and learn from your mistakes, and turn all that <em>wondering<\/em> into <em>working<\/em> for a better blog, and a better tomorrow. Here are 50 reasons why your blog just couldn\u2019t prosper.<\/p>\n<h2>The 50 pitfalls of a failed blog<\/h2>\n<p>Essentially, your blog isn\u2019t making money because\u2026<\/p>\n<h3>#1<\/h3>\n<p>It\u2019s a fact that 99% of bloggers are not making money. So you are in the majority. Stay strong, comrade.<\/p>\n<h3>#2<\/h3>\n<p>You have more ads than content. When was the last time your visitors actually saw your content?<\/p>\n<h3>#3<\/h3>\n<p>You use advertising networks that never pay you. Not to be confused with $0.01 AdSense earning.<\/p>\n<h3>#4<\/h3>\n<p>You create content for marketing, but not content <em>worth<\/em> marketing. Think about it.<\/p>\n<h3>#5<\/h3>\n<p>Your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/marketing-your-blog-10-essential-tips-you-should-know\/\">marketing<\/a> campaign is not impressive, making it easy to forget. Write to impress!<\/p>\n<h3>#6<\/h3>\n<p>You put too much time on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/social-networking-advice\/\">social marketing<\/a>, especially those \u201cShare me & I will share you back!\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>#7<\/h3>\n<p>You hired a bad marketer. If he promised 1 million views per month, why is he working for $100?<\/p>\n<h3>#8<\/h3>\n<p>You didn\u2019t establish your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/better-brand-name-tips\/\">brand<\/a> well enough, and don\u2019t even think about parodying the greats.<\/p>\n<h3>#9<\/h3>\n<p>You\u2019re poor at blogging your niche. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/category\/design\/\">Web design<\/a> is not about saving JPG to PDF to DOC.<\/p>\n<h3>#10<\/h3>\n<p>Your niche is hardly profitable. Well, <em>there\u2019s your problem<\/em>: who is going to pay to advertise on your meme blog?<\/p>\n<h3>#11<\/h3>\n<p>Name 5 of your friends that are in your niche. Money is attracted to crowds, start <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/tag\/networking\/\">networking<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>#12<\/h3>\n<p>If it wasn\u2019t for the post date, I would\u2019ve thought you updated your blog years ago. Blog about the latest.<\/p>\n<h3>#13<\/h3>\n<p>Your content is not <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/viral-web-videos-characteristics\/\">viral<\/a>. Photo that looks nice? Meh. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/cinemagraph\/\">A photo that moves<\/a>? Holy, Mother of Instant Share<strong>!<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>#14<\/h3>\n<p>You copy other people\u2019s content. We do not need <em>yet another<\/em> 9gag.<\/p>\n<h3>#15<\/h3>\n<p>Your content makes people\u2019s life harder. Stop making <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/category\/wordpress\/\">WordPress<\/a> themes that get people hacked! You know who you are.<\/p>\n<h3>#16<\/h3>\n<p>You blog about complicated things (that 99% of your readers don\u2019t understand nor care about).<\/p>\n<h3>#17<\/h3>\n<p>Your content is too common and boring. Your reader will run away faster than you can press Publish.<\/p>\n<h3>#18<\/h3>\n<p>Your ramble off-key too much. If your Photoshop blog appears in the results for \u201cDirty Politics\u201d, restrategize.<\/p>\n<h3>#19<\/h3>\n<p>You post too inconsistently. Cry less, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/improve-blog-traffics\/\">update more<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>#20<\/h3>\n<p>You chose to twist the truth, \u201cas explained in this free e-book which costs only $9.99. Click here Now!\u201d \u2026 <strong>NO<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h3>#21<\/h3>\n<p>Your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/writing-for-the-web-tips-common-mistakes-we-make\/\">grammar<\/a> is so terrible that Grammar Nazis flock to your articles with their \u201cguns\u201d ready and still ran out of ammo. Sometimes less is more.<\/p>\n<h3>#22<\/h3>\n<p>You use too much internet slang. Would you have paid for a product that \u201chas swag\u201d?<\/p>\n<h3>#23<\/h3>\n<p>You use profanity for your adjectives, adverbs and conjunctions. Only teens and trolls love them, and in an average blog, they both contribute almost next to nothing in terms of monetary value.<\/p>\n<h3>#24<\/h3>\n<p>Your content format is insane. Too many colors spoil the palette.<\/p>\n<h3>#25<\/h3>\n<p>You spend too much time counting visitors than trying to keep them coming back to your blog.<\/p>\n<h3>#26<\/h3>\n<p>You took your basketball game to your blog, and made no effort to stop bounce rates. (Ok, that was a bit lame.)<\/p>\n<h3>#27<\/h3>\n<p>You treat your readers like they are your ex. \u201cTake it or leave it, honey.\u201d Oh no, you didn\u2019t.<\/p>\n<h3>#28<\/h3>\n<p>How many marketers does it take to promote your blog efficiently? Zero, get your readers to do it. Love your readers.<\/p>\n<h3>#29<\/h3>\n<p>Your blog has too many commenting trolls. But did you give them a reason to troll you?<\/p>\n<h3>#30<\/h3>\n<p>You need to wink (hint) constantly to get your readers to look at your ads. *wink*<\/p>\n<h3>#31<\/h3>\n<p>Your blog loads too sl\u2026 ow\u2026. *buffering*\u2026 \u2026 *buffering*\u2026ly. <em>That does it, I\u2019m outta here<\/em>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/improving-site-speed\/\">Optimize.<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>#32<\/h3>\n<p>You have too much cheesy animation on your blog. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/youtube-channels\/\">YouTube<\/a> treats your readers nicer anyways, and that\u2019s where they will go.<\/p>\n<h3>#33<\/h3>\n<p>Your blog design is too dark and it\u2019s painful to read. My eyes! They burn!<\/p>\n<h3>#34<\/h3>\n<p>You make questionable decisions with your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/5-tips-to-simplify-your-web-design\/\">blog design<\/a>. What the\u2026 is that an <em>animated<\/em> GIF?<\/p>\n<h3>#35<\/h3>\n<p>So you want to earn money from mobile readers but need them to scroll everywhere to see ads? Deploy a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/mobile-web-design\/\">mobile site<\/a> with mobile ads.<\/p>\n<h2>Another 15 more to go..<\/h2>\n<h3>#36<\/h3>\n<p>If content is king, then keywords are the queen. Make sure you have 3 keywords for every webpage.<\/p>\n<h3>#37<\/h3>\n<p>You hired a bad SEO specialist who ignores your content. Hire a \u201cContent Strategist\u201d instead.<\/p>\n<h3>#38<\/h3>\n<p>You <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/seo-mistakes-bloggers-should-avoid\/\">went too complicated with SEO<\/a>. All you need to get <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/google-panda-tips\/\">Panda<\/a> & <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Google_Penguin\">Penguin<\/a> love you is great content.<\/p>\n<h3>#39<\/h3>\n<p>You sell text links. Don\u2019t destroy your lifetime income for $10 a month, $50 a year, $150\/forever.<\/p>\n<h3>#40<\/h3>\n<p>You care too much about SPAM: Site Positioned Above Mine. And please, don\u2019t spam them.<\/p>\n<h3>#41<\/h3>\n<p>You care too much about SEO. Enough with that 46th meta keyword, make proper content. See #36.<\/p>\n<h3>#42<\/h3>\n<p>If you google your site name and your site doesn\u2019t appear in the results (aka Google hates you), keep quiet, and sell the site.<\/p>\n<h3>#43<\/h3>\n<p>Blogspot is your site\u2019s middle name. With just $15 you can buy a domain name, and credibility.<\/p>\n<h3>#44<\/h3>\n<p>You feel like the title of most blogs \u2013 Just Another Blogger Blogging. Develop your style & <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/blogs-that-inspire\/\">inspire<\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>#45<\/h3>\n<p>You didn\u2019t set an income goal for your blog. Imagine playing soccer without the goal net \u2013 you will never score<strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>#46<\/h3>\n<p>It\u2019s not making money because you are just blogging. Use your traffic to sell one hell of a great product, or service.<\/p>\n<h3>#47<\/h3>\n<p>You try to cheat readers. \u201cI don\u2019t care what you did, but if I can\u2019t trust you, I ain\u2019t coming back.\u201d Can you blame them?<\/p>\n<h3>#48<\/h3>\n<p>You think more about making money than blogging. You make decisions that are motivated by money more than <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/category\/blogging\/\">blogging<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>#49<\/h3>\n<p>You spend too much time worrying and crying. When life gives you lemon, make lemonade, bottle it up and sell it!<\/p>\n<h3>#50<\/h3>\n<p>You spend too much time reading articles like this \u201c50 Reasons Your Blog Isn\u2019t making Money\u201d. We kid. But for reals, don\u2019t just sit and wait. <strong>Do it. Act now<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2>What\u2019s your Reason?<\/h2>\n<p>So which of the 50 sins listed above did you commit? I consider myself lucky to have made some money from selling my old mistake-cluttered blog but it is a lot easier to start afresh than to clear up all these mistakes. But that\u2019s just me. What do you think could be a reason that your blog isn\u2019t making money?<\/p>\n<p>Share and share alike.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I believe we bloggers have experienced this at least once in a while where our blog simply is not making enough money to buy the bananas we crave. We have done everything we could, yet our AdSense earning is so pitiful that it\u2019s easier to just cut our losses, pack up and go. 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