It was the one thing everyone seemed to say. The crucial piece of advice that I was hesitant to take. And as great as it was, it just wasn’t enough.
“Just get started.”
This was what all my friends with successsful blogs had told me. It was the holy grail of advice. If I could just begin, they reasoned, then I would find my way.
The problem was I had already done that eight times before. And it just didn’t work.
Why starting isn’t enough
There’s something to be said about starting. It’s the place where we all begin. And I’m definitely a fan of not waiting for perfection and just getting on with the work you know you need to do.
But is that enough to succeed? Not quite.
After seven years of trying and failing and then two years of finally figuring it out, I’ve realized that starting is just, well, the start.
If you’re going to share your message with the world, if you’re going to build a blog that matters, you’re going to have to get intentional.
The Best Blogging Advice I Ever Heard and Why It Ultimately Failed Me
