Blog Minx

Have you lost that bloggin’ feeling? Has Dr Evil, aka apathy, threatened to swipe your blogging mojo?

Problogger has just announced an unofficial writing project called Rediscovering Your Blog Groove, a gentle push to pull our socks up and have fun blogging again.

This comes at a good time because you can almost hear the crickets in some parts of the blogosphere. I’ve noticed some of the blogs I subscribe to have been pretty quiet as of late. So here are my 7 signs you have lost your blogging mojo, and how to get it back. Yeah, baby!

1. Even you can’t remember your blog’s name or url any more.
Solutions: Write it down. Type it again and again when commenting on other blogs.

2. The last comment on your blog is dated 2005.
Solutions: Doing the above will help. Join social networking sites like MyBlogLog. Try writing some posts.

3. Your posting is more erratic than Grandma off her meds.
Solutions: If you can’t post regularly, eat more fiber. Failing that, when you have a creative burst, save or timestamp some of them so they at least publish on a steady basis.
I have about 20 drafts in my Rich Minx admin, some of them are just titles. When I have a block it’s something to get me started.

4. Even the spammers don’t visit anymore.
Solutions: Lure the spammers with posts like ‘Sucker here! Come get me!’ Or ignore the spammers and find real readers by getting out of the house blog and paying others a visit. Just like the real world.

5. Your subscriber list has hit negative figures.
Solutions: Ouch. Is that even possible? Fix the problem by making it easy to subscribe to your feed and then posting regularly, with handy tips in your field of knowledge, so people slowly come back and sign up. Bribery optional.

6. The last time Google contacted you was to check that you’re still alive.
Solutions: So that AdSense check’s a long time comin’. So what? Oh, you set up your blog to make money? Mwah-hahaha! Oh, okay. But don’t forget to have fun as well. Content and community first.

7. To you, a pingback refers to an Asian ball game.
Solutions: If no one has linked to you in centuries, think about why. Are your posts lacking something, or do people simply not know you exist? Check out other bloggers’ top posts. You will notice lists, how-tos, sex topics and resource tips go down well.

Now keep on truckin’.