I wrote the best post of my life but it was not appreciated at all. I did not even get one comment on it, neither did I get any visitors what do I do?
How many times do you ask this question to yourself?
Remember one thing that your best post is only the best post to yourself and no one else. You as a writer will always think that what you wrote is the best but others would not.
What is My Best Post Syndrome?
Every time you have a killer post, while writing it you would have thoughts that this will hit the Digg front page, this will be in all the top blogs references. Sadly when you get up next day you see that no one has barely visited, lest your regular readers haven’t even commented on that post.
There are many reasons why you may feel let down, you may have put in the best effort and endless hours of researching to write the post. You may have been up late in the night to make sure everything is fine and all your facts are correct but eventually no one noticed your hard work and your best post ended up as a so so post.
Many bloggers face this problem and eventually lose heart to write, even I had faced the same when I was a young blogger, the dejection, the hurt and much more. But you always have to bounce back. That is what can make you a better blogger. Learning from mistakes is the best lesson.
Tackling the Best Post Syndrome
Getting dejected will not get you anywhere, you need to stand up and start fighting again. You can easily find out from your friends and regular readers what you did wrong and take corrective measures to improve on it.
If you wrote about something popular go back to search engine and search for something similar that has been written about and compare your own work with others. Find out where you went wrong and make amends to it.
You have to get over it and start writing more vigorously, make amends and continue writing. Your most unexpected posts always turn out to be the best.
As a post script I would suggest do not write taking in heart that someone else will like it. Always love what you write, the appreciation will follow. You cannot become a great blogger overnight. It takes time and patience to achieve something and it is the same with blogging. Get over with the Best Post Syndrome and start writing like there is no tomorrow.
If you have your own way of tackling your best post syndrome do share it with our readers using the comments form.
Interesting post. Remember its more marketing than blogging. If you wrote an amazing post but it didn't hit the front page of digg/sphinn/ etc its probably not because the post is bad but because you didn't market it well.
Yes,I agree with Matt's opinion…But young blogs need time to be discoverd beause we can not become great overnight…
If you're actully good enough, try to comment to the point at the article on a famous blog…
Good post Keith
I am not a huge fan of digg personally. I know that it can give you a huge traffic boost if you reach the front page etc but you need to heavily promote it. Of course, you need to try and keep those readers once they arrive at your blog.
I agree a good post. When you get more traffic you can link back to your old 'undiscovered posts'
Funny, perfect timing as i just busted my ass putting together the first of a three part series… and the first post went over with a yawn.. it makes me really unmotivated to continue the series.. but i guess you have to hope that someone who missed the first will catch the second and then go back and read what they missed.
but if you keep pumping out good content people will eventually join your fan club and relish every post you write. until then you have to take it one post at a time.. at least i tell myself that
As for digg. i agree its a weird site. must be marketing cause i see some posts with hundreds of diggs that are nothing special and other posts that are great with no diggs
Hey Bobby,
It is great that you are taking things into your stride. Like you said eventually people who read your second and third in the series may want to go back to the first.
The key is to not lose hope and keep on writing content, someday you will be a famous blogger
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Keith
Keith, this is a great tip. I think every blogger has fallen victim to this! Some of what I feel are my best posts languish in obscurity, despite all my internal self-linking, while the ones I never thought anyone would like get stumbled and heavily commented. Go figure!
I think that we imagine we're creating one thing as we write and we keep hanging on to that illusion long after reality has tried to give us a different message!
Bobby: I've had certain posts within a series go "platinum" while other parts just sat there dead in the water. Don't be discouraged, just finish your series and make it as awesome as you can.