2023 Is A Challenging Time To Be A Blogger

Blogging may not have the appeal that it once had in the past; but despite all of that, there are a lot of people who still love blogging.

In my case, I have been in love with blogging since 2008, and to be honest, it does not look as though I am going to fall out of love with blogging anytime soon.

However, the sad truth is that there are a lot of bloggers out there who are thinking twice about blogging; one part of them wants to give up blogging, while the other part of them wants to continue blogging.

Today, we are going to explore some of the things that can make blogging challenging for them in 2023 (Hopefully, we will be able to make sense of the madness).

Many Have Complained About A Drop In Their Traffic

Truthfully, there could be many reasons why a person’s blog is no longer receiving the high amount of traffic that it once received in the past; such as:

• A high level of competition from other bloggers (The blogosphere is saturated with bloggers who blog about the same types of things as they do).
• A change in Google’s algorithm (There is nothing much that they can do about that).
• A large portion of their followers no longer read their blog posts (They might have a large follower count but only a small portion of their followers interact with their blog).
• A change in Facebook’s and Twitter’s algorithms (Which, unfortunately, can lead to people interacting less with the links to their blog posts on social media).

What I have learned over the years is that our website traffic fluctuates; one moment it is high and the other moment it is low.

So, do not stress yourself out if you have noticed that your number of views has spiralled downwards. Just have faith knowing that those views will go back up again.

If you are a professional blogger, a drop in traffic is a cause for concern because it places your livelihood in jeopardy.

And, if you are a personal blogger, no real damage is done (Most personal bloggers blog for the fun and if they acquire views from what they have published on their blog, it is seen as a bonus and not as a right to be read).

Now, with that being said, there are those personal bloggers who will feel badly if their blog’s traffic is dismal.

And, why is it that they would feel that way?

Because they feel as though people are no longer interested in their blog posts (When that happens, they may be tempted to give up on blogging altogether).

The greatest challenge of all is to keep on blogging when one’s Stats indicates that one’s blog is performing poorly.

Some Have Given Up Blogging For Vlogging And Podcasting

Content creators want to go where their potential audience is.

For some people, vlogging might be their new pet project; their target audience might be a younger crowd.

Whereas, some people might venture into podcasting because talking on a microphone requires way less effort than writing a blog post.

If you have a blog and you are thinking about branching yourself off into vlogging or podcasting, you may want to consider embedding your vlog or your podcast into your blog (Think of it as a way of growing your audience without abandoning your blog).

Some Believe That It Is Impossible To Compete With AI Writers

AI writers can create blog posts way faster than we human beings can.

However, that does not mean that AI writers can outperform us where writing high-quality blog posts are concerned.

In my blog post, This Is How You Write A Blog Post Without Using ChatGPT, I referred to ChatGPT as being, “Soulless” (And, it is the truth. Artificial intelligence has no soul. Therefore, it has no experience whatever in understanding things from a human perspective; which places it in an impossible position to write like a real human being).

Big deal! AI writers are here to stay!

Human beings are currently here and as a member of the human race, I will continue to display the inner beauty of my soul via my blog posts.

I would have said, “Eat your heart out AI writers,” but the truth is that AI writers do not have a heart either (Damn! AI writers have no heart or a soul).

AI writers might be the talk of the town, but flesh-and-blood bloggers are really the star of the show.

If some bloggers want to use AI writers to create their blog posts, they are free to do so.

I, on the other hand, will use my God-given talent to create my blog posts.

Some Bloggers Lose Hope When They See That Their Well-Written Blog Posts Are Bypassed For Poorly Written Blog Posts By Others

Some bloggers who take a lot of pride in their writing may think to themselves, “Why the hell am I wasting my time to create quality blog posts when everyone is pressing the ‘Like’ button on rubbish?”

Oh, that can be heartbreaking for bloggers who hold such high standards.

If you have utilized the WordPress Reader a lot, you would have encountered well-written blog posts that no one interacted with and poorly written blog posts that had lots of likes and comments.

The blogosphere can be a strange place (Especially in 2023).

Final Thoughts

Despite the type of challenge that you are facing as a blogger, you should weather the storm.

Why?

Because no one stays down forever.

You will rise again, my friend.

So, never give up hope.

I will admit that blogging successfully in the year 2023 is going to be challenging; especially when:

• There is a noticeable drop in your blog’s incoming traffic.
• Vlogging and podcasting appear to be way more appealing than blogging.
• Blog posts that are written by AI writers are on the rise.
• Some people are choosing to interact with blogs that contain poorly written blog posts instead of wanting to interact with blogs that have lots of well-written content.

Dear friend, you might feel as though you are fighting a losing battle, but in regards to blogging, I am kindly asking you to not give up the fight!

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