Should You Give up Blogging?

by Rahimah Sultan

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Some people aren’t meant to be bloggers.

Have you been blogging for some years now and wondering if you should stop because things aren’t going as you planned for your blog or are moving too slowly? You’re not alone.

You may have been considering stopping for some time. Before you do there are some things you should consider.

Here are some questions you should ask yourself before stopping.

Get a sheet of paper and a pen to jot down the pros and cons.



What are the reasons to stop blogging?



Here are four top reasons to stop blogging.


1. Passion

One reason to give up blogging is you’ve lost the passion for it. It’s easy to lose your passion for blogging especially if you use a self-hosted blog where there are so many technical things to consider, and then there’s marketing, promotion, etc.

Some people love to write, but blogging is so much more.

If you’re not wanting to write and publish blog posts, it may be time to stop.

Burnout leads to a lack of interest in blogging.

Your topics and niche may no longer be as interesting to you as before.

Your lack of enthusiasm will show in the quality of your work.


2. Time

You may still want to blog but don’t have the time due to life’s demands.

If you have full-time employment or you’re a new parent, the idea of starting and growing a blog may seem impossible.

It is possible. It will just take longer to grow your blog and achieve your goals, and this can be disheartening.


3. Impatience

If you’ve been blogging a year or so or maybe longer, and there’s been no blog growth, there may be valid reasons.

For example, you haven’t put in enough time on blog promotion.

Or you’ve not regularly published enough blog posts.

Impatience makes only makes things worse.

Successful bloggers know that it takes time to grow a blog and that it’s important to be consistent, organized, and a risk taker who may sometimes fail.

Blogging may not be for you if this is not your mindset.


4. Making Money

If you need a quick way to make money, blogging may not be the right source of income for you.

Blogging is a long-term endeavor.

It may take up to five years before you’re earning enough to leave your full-time job.

It’s important to diversify your monetization strategies – you can’t put all your efforts into Ads.

They don’t produce the same income as, for example, selling digital products and services.

That can take a whole lot of effort, trial and error, and adjustment in strategies.

If you’re looking for easy fast ways to make money, it won’t happen with blogging.



When should you stick it out with your blog?



1. Time

Even though it feels like you may not have time to blog right now, there are some reasons to continue.

What about three to six months from now?

You’ve put in a lot of time and work starting your blog. It might make sense to let go inactive for a while.

Your free time may open up in a few months.

Your blog is aging even when you’re not doing much with it, and with age comes more domain authority.

If you have only a couple of hours a week to dedicate to your blog, that can make an enormous difference in what you can accomplish.


2. New Strategies

When it comes to blog growth, what you’ve been doing hasn’t worked out so well.

Your organic traffic isn’t moving. Social media is going nowhere.

So, do you quit?

No… you get assistance.

Sometimes it’s hard to see the larger picture and decide the best strategy for blog growth.


It may be time to seek out a blogging coach to make a blog promotion plan that works.

You may need to brush up on blog SEO or create new content that readers are looking for. It’s time to get serious about growing your blog, whatever the strategy.

When you see results you’ll change how you think about your blog.

You can check out learning other key blogging skills. When you’re making progress at something you feel more motivated to continue.


3. Burnout

If you’re tired you can sometimes lose passion for blogging.

Working hard building your blog, marketing it, and dealing with everything else in your life can take a toll on your well-being.

You may be suffering from burnout.

Instead of quitting take a break from everything and anything related to writing, publishing, and promoting blog posts.

When you feel burned out watch movies or a TV series with your family, or take a day to get outdoors or take a short drive.

Don’t get so easily pulled into the idea that you need to use every spare moment to build your hobby blog into a business and at what expense?

When you’re feeling mentally and physically recharged, your blog will be waiting for you.


If you still want to quit, a smart way to do so is by selling your blog and making some money in the process.

You can use a platform like Flippa where you sell websites and blogs.

If you aren’t passionate about your blog niche, you can take the sale money and reinvest it in a new blog.


Now that you have the pros and cons of  quitting a blog, you can answer the question, “Should you give up blogging?”

You can take all the skills you’ve learned: digital marketing, editing, content creation, and so on, and add them to your LinkedIn profile.

So, should you quit blogging, get help, or just take a break?

You should congratulate yourself on creating something and sharing your thoughts online with a blog, which is not an easy thing to do.

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