One of the classic mistakes that people who are trying to start up any kind of business in the weight loss industry is hanging on to their day job and trying to get their business rolling during their off hours. It will be almost impossible to become a financially independent blogger if you only put 1-2 hours day into your business. Allowing yourself the freedom to concentrate solely on your online business will often be what finally allows you to turn the corner toward success.
When trying to get started with an online weight loss business you will far ahead of the game if you are working at it on a full-time basis. In addition to this, there are three more common errors that many online entrepreneurs make.
1. Failing to determine and stick to the priorities
Before you even set up your weight loss blog sit down and determine what your priorities are. Figure out what exactly it is that you wish to achieve. Map out your plan for how you will achieve those goals. Once you have done this, stick your plan carefully and with determination. Time is a fleeting commodity and once it’s passed, can never be retrieved. Therefore, it is essential that it not be wasted. Do not allow yourself to become distracted by other things that are not related to your weight loss business. People who fritter their time away on other things when they should be concentrating on their business will soon see their business fail completely.
Set strict hours for when you will work on your blog and be at your desk working during those hours. In the same way that most professional writers write for about six to seven hours per day, so must you devote your day to your business. This requires a great deal of discipline but it is necessary if you want your weight loss business to succeed.
2. Not being honest with yourself about the money you can expect to generate
When polled, most internet business owners will tell you that initially they planed to be financially solvent within a month of starting their business. The reality of any kind of business, not just one found online, is that it usually takes many months (6 months or more), and sometimes years to achieve any kind of real financial freedom.
Should you be lucky enough to hit pay dirt right away, it will probably be short-lived. It takes a long time to build a database and develop the partner network. It also takes a considerable amount of time to optimize a website and get the kind of search engine traffic needed to sustain a regular income. Even if your site is devoted to something as popular as either weight loss or a special kind of diet, you will most likely find that it will take months to develop enough traffic. You must be honest with yourself when you try to assess the amount of time it will take for your site to generate enough income for you to live off of it.
3. Descending into a negative mindset
When money takes a long time to come, and most of the time it does, bloggers open their mind to depression. Keeping a positive outlook on the process is undoubtedly the greatest gift you can give yourself. A twenty-two year study conducted at the University of Pennsylvania determined that optimistic people are more effective in almost every aspect of their lives. Setting a realistic goal to earn a modest amount of money from your diet or weight loss website will enable you to maintain an optimistic outlook on your progress.
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honestly, my blog is not about weight loss program but your post gives me a fresh idea on how to don’t trapped into the wrong way to maintain a new blog. thanks !
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Hendarto, that’s right. Overall the stuff I discuss here applies to any other niche
thanks for your comment.
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Ok I was about to say the same thing, Jane. These really are tips for any blog someone wants to earn an income from. I might add that you should be optimistic but also very realistic as well. You’ll soon come to grief if you give up your day job and the expected income fails to eventuate.
A business based website requires short and long term planning as well as consultation with anyone else that’s involved in your relationship – such as your spouse. They will have valuable input to give – and it might save your marriage too
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I certainly loved your second point. Just cudn agree with you more.. And your third point well to a great extent. It also depends on the way on which they decide to generate revenue like ad publisher or affiliation.
These three lesson are true, there are many people or blogger create their own blog that talks about weight loss,I am not contradicting something or someone, they should be aware that creating a blog that talks about weight issues is really risky. following the right procedure will sure bring us to success , even though what kind of blog we have.
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Yes, indeed they are true. Among them the second one is the most valuable. There is nothing lamer than cheating with yourself.
Hey Emily and Kate, yes that’s the problem with most bloggers. They expect too much as soon as they start their blog. Unfortunately, the truth is bitter and blogging (not only the weight-loss niche) is not a get-rich-quick scheme.
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Nice post. I have not posted about weight loss yet. But this post helps me a lot to maintain a new blog on this topic. I think to start a new blog on weight loss. So it is necessary for me to keep these things in mind while working on new blog.
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Perhaps, this is the tenth post this week that I read, which is devoted to weight loss blogs) They are becoming more and more popular today) But still it’s interesting for me to read various articles devoted to this topic
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Yes indeed! Weight loss is an ever-green niche and its getting more and more popular each day with increasing obesity issues! I too have a weight loss blog
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Every blog can fail in some time, if the owner won’t spend enough efforts and time on it. So I guess that it doesn’t matter if it is a weight loss blog or not
In my opinion, the reason f such fails is hat the number of weight loss blogs is really huge, and they won’t exist for a long time
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A definite downfall comes when we do not stick to our goals and priorities. We need to have friends help us along the way. In addition, check out my new blog post on saving costs: http://yourlifetube.com/vitacost_coupon_codes.
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Hi, Jane. The insights that you have shared are good and could also apply to any other kind of blog. If you intend to make money from blogging, I definitely agree that more hours should be put into it so that careful planning and implementation is done. The Internet is a huge marketplace of blogs and websites and it takes definite and well-planned efforts to stand out and be recognized.
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Yes Shelon, the competition is getting tougher by each day! If so, we need more strength and patience!
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you´ve hit the nail on the head here, soooo many people think that a lot of money can be made really quickly from blogging but like any business it takes time care and attention, slowly but surely i remember my father saying, sucess doesnt come over night….it takes time, arent i correct in thinking that no business makes a profit in the first year anyway
Wow Jane! These really hit home.
I absolutely agree that it’s hard to make an online business successful if you only have 1-2 hours a day to work on it because of another job. But sometimes you don’t have a choice because the bill collectors keep knocking at your door.
I also think #1 is absolutely critical. It’s so easy to get distracted online. It’s really important to plan ahead and know what you want to get done for the day rather than just sitting down and “winging it” so to speak. I’ve found if I try to “wing it” I end up getting distracted looking through emails, logging into accounts and checking stats, looking to see where my site ranks, and doing a bunch of other things that aren’t helping me with my business.
And you always need to stay positive no matter what. Even if Google wipes out your income overnight with an algo change. Being negative only makes it worse.
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For blogging it is very essential to do your own research and write your own contents. Read a lot and do a lot of brain storming before writing killer contents. People will visit your blog to read new contents to keep coming back to your site. thanks for the share.
I’ve never done a weight loss blog before but I’ve been in an internet weight loss group before. It actually went fairly well!
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Nice post and useful points.These three are vary interesting and important steps.I certainly loved third point that is”Descending into a negative mindset”When negativity went out from you then you will achieve success. make an online business successful if you follow these three points.Thank you for sharing these vital information with us.
LOL, well-written post, Jane. It boils down to the same reason most weight-loss applicants fail: Lack of determination and follow through.
Like we all say, we cannot serve two masters. Especially in the case of business. It needs a lot of commitment from us that we cannot allot our off-day job hours for it.
You are right, Warren. No man can serve two masters at the same time. I work 8 hours a day and when I get home from work I do some blogging. I wake up in the morning and it’s best for me when creating a blog early in the morning. Sometimes I don’t go to work because I feel like I need to finish my blog. Right now, I’m in the process of choosing which one I should focus on. Thanks for this wonderful post.
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I agree. You must be honest with yourself if you are serious about your blog: honest about why you are really writing it and what you hope to get out of it. If you do these things from the get-go, and then proceed in a committed fashion, people are more likely to connect with the blog and you are more likely to make money from it.
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While I agree that a weight loss, or any blog for that matter takes time to develop, I believe that it can be done part time.
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You don’t seem to appreciate that many people must hang on to their day jobs while getting their blog started. It’s a little thing called family to feed and bills to pay. People do what they can.
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Yes, it can be quite difficult to balance both a real job and online job at the same time. People are understandably worried about quitting the real job since they are so hard to come by these days but at the same time, success at the online job requires full commitment too.
I agree that keeping a positive mindset is very important during this period. As you struggle to make time for everything and social or family life suffers, it is important to stay positive and make it work out for the better.
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True. But in my opinion it’s true in general, not only for weight loss niche. Bloggers ofren stop blogging after few months
Sad byt true.
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Totally agree with you about ”Descending into a negative mindset”Personally I think that energy follows thought, if you think a negative thought, then what you think about will happen, the same as if the thought is positive. Easier said than done I know, but you have much more energy and achieve more if you think positively.
Sticking with a blog and contributing daily or even weekly can be difficult but it’s all necessary in the growth of any blog. Also having a positive attitude goes a long way and always keeping your eye on the prize.
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thank you Jane. Yes, it takes time to attain the desire result; it’s not magic though. Determination and patience is required to attained specific goal.
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I have no blog yet but these are great information on why some fail. I will remember these, and always take these things into consideration. Setting a goal, being honest with one’s self then being optimistic and patient at the same time.
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Optimism and patience at the same time is an excellent tip. Difficult to achieve as when one loses their optimism their patience to endure struggles often leaves them to but something you must try to do.
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I think the weight loss industry is as over-rated as they come. There is not one person out there who doesn’t want to alter even a bit of their weight. Having said that, it doesn’t come as a surprise that everyone worth their keyboard is jumping onto the weight loss bandwagon. This has led to a lot of misconceptions and confusion about the whole concept of weight loss. I believe the most important factor to consider while writing for a weight loss blog is authenticity. You can’t just post random tips and advice, because if they don’t stand true, you’re going to lose a lot more than just readers. And of course, as is in the case of every blog, clarity of content and niche is very important here as well. Apart from this, I guess what you’ve said pretty much applies to blogs from every niche. This post is pretty helpful and simply put.
One of the best ways to make a weight loss blog work for you is to make sure that you have proof that people really lose weight. That is what everybody is loooking for these days: results. If they see results in photo or better yet videos using your plan or diet procedures, definitely they will be wanting more from your blog and also this will add traffic to your site.
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It is crucial that you provide people with some fresh and unique content, if you ever think of stepping into this field. I especially agree with point number two. It is safer and sensible to set realistic expectations in terms of money, lest you want to see your business biting the dust. Secondly, maintaining regularity is far more important than credited for. You can’t expect people to come to your site regularly if you aren’t regular in the first place. The tips that you have mentioned, don’t necessarily restrict only to the weight loss industry. They are more or less applicable to blogs of almost every kind.
I do believe that weight-loss is an overpopulated niche and the new bloggers have no any new info to add aside from what you can find already.
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Thank you for not only sharing this guides, but also explaining this over to us. Overall I can definitely see how they would help you tremendously. Great article and great information as well thanks.
maybe the fact that youve tried it AND IT WORKED FOR YOU would help, people relat to real people, sharing your story should inspir people in my opinion, that and the fact that people can tell if yu`re genuine or not, even over a computer screen.
I guess the problem of weight bloggers is the dreaded plateau. It is the hardest stumbling block when you are trying to lose weight, and the bloggers cannot admit that they hit that wall.
Weight loss is such a niche that many marketers target. The best way to be successful is to make real evidences, real proof that your products work and will work. That’s about it.
I’m honestly wondering why the title says ‘weight loss bloggers’. Most of the things you say can be said for any blog. Anyway, great tips. I have my own blog, which is *kind of* big (not even as big as yours though
), and I was thinking about starting another blog. I thought to work on it whenever I wasn’t working on my other blog, but after reading your post, I realized it wasn’t really something I should do. Thanks 
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Excellent post and one that I can only agree with. A “second job” no matter what it is always takes a toll. It is so easy to get frustrated with an apparent lack of progress. I always try to keep in mind that the internet is more like a marathon than a sprint. It takes time to see results.
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I completely agree with your statements. It’s true, sometimes it’s difficult to keep blogging when there’s no any results. But in this case it is important to remember what is your main goal and keep it in your mind, ’cause it can bring you inspiration and new strength for futher achievements.
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These three are really great reasons why new bloggers fail in first 6 months. Thanks author for just an interesting article
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Good article and some valid points. The simple fact is that it is virtually impossible for a ‘newbie’ to just stumble upon instant success. The very few times an entrepreneur is ‘lucky’ first time – more often than not he/she have had a number of failed attempts in the past – and thus have gained the necessary experience to avoid the pitfalls that other beginners almost invariably succumb to.
Wonderful article and I agree with most point of you, in this case it is important to remember what is your main goal and keep it in your mind.Thanks for sharing1
you know what I think? They fail because there is no help from those sites. Who would recommend anyone to loose weight by reading a blog? If it has some up to date info about exercise machines and stuff then yeh probably It will stick around.
Not being honest with yourself about the money – you’re so right here – a lot of the time people can be forgiven for thinking they are going to be making money in the first few months as this is the way the weight loss industry (in particular) and many other types of MLM appeals to the masses, because is is portrayed as being easy and anyone can do it. Wrong. It takes courage, determination, passion and a very serious commitment to be in the for the long haul.
I think second reason is related to all blogs, and not only for weight loss) Thanks for the post.
II do believe that starting a weight loss blog is easier than most people believe and can be done on a part time basis. You fail to mention the most important aspect of starting a weight loss business. Your own product result.
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Hi Jane
I’m really agree with you. Because your article is very excellent and important all tips. so thanks for share it.
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Thanks: great points are added in this article, & I must say these are basic ways which are ignored but somewhere its wonderful article to learn about from these basic mistakes.
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Great post! This is very helpful in freshman online entrepreneur like me. Looking forward to your another post.
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Time is the major factor in blogging. It requires a lot of time to become a popular blogger. In this regard, one has to work hard and in the result you will loose weight. It is really a witty topic including two words “bloggers” and “weight loss” because bloggers loose weight during blogging means they spend energy in making their blogs popular.
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