{"id":426,"date":"2013-10-16T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-10-16T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/alaska303\/top-seventeen-blogging-blunders-number-two-not-building-a-tribe\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T18:08:37","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T18:08:37","slug":"top-seventeen-blogging-blunders-number-two-not-building-a-tribe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/alaska303\/top-seventeen-blogging-blunders-number-two-not-building-a-tribe\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Seventeen Blogging Blunders &#8211; Number Two &#8211; Not Building"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Top Seventeen <a href=\"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/blogging\/\">Blogging<\/a> Blunders &#8211; Number Two &#8211; Not Building a Tribe<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>WHAT\u2019S THE BLUNDER?<\/strong><br \/>\nYou\u2019re in business for yourself. Don\u2019t mistake that for being in business BY yourself. There are two ways to approach building your blog, getting readers, and attracting team members&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>You can stand on the virtual street corner all day and shout, \u201cI\u2019m awesome!<br \/>\nCheck out my blog!\u201d and you might get a few people to stop by and read or listen\u2026 building your blog readership painfully slow\u2026 one\u2026 reader\u2026 at\u2026 a\u2026 time\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Or, you can enlist the help of others (your tribe) who go out and recommend you as a trusted authority and a leader to their friends. They do this by commenting on your blog posts and sharing your posts on social media.<br \/>\nYou\u2019ll reach endless numbers of people.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WHY IT\u2019S DUMBASS<\/strong><br \/>\nIf you\u2019re trying to build your blog alone,\u00a0hoping somehow to reach a <strong>BIG<\/strong> audience, and make a difference, you\u2019re taking the\u00a0<strong>SLOWEST<\/strong> and least likely to succeed approach. You need a tribe!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Building a tribe for your blog allows you to:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a01)\u00a0<\/strong>Reach a MUCH bigger audience than\u00a0you ever could alone<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>\u00a02)\u00a0<\/strong>Plugin to a circle of support that\u00a0<\/span><span>encourages you and keeps you going<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>\u00a03)<\/strong> Post new content confidently, knowing\u00a0<\/span><span>that it will be immediately read \u00a0and\u00a0shared<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>\u00a04) <\/strong>Get your content all over the social\u00a0<\/span><span>networks, boosting your traffic and\u00a0<\/span><span>your<strong> SEO\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><span>There\u2019s no excuse. Get a tribe.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>UN-BLUNDER THE\u00a0BLUNDER<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>You\u2019ve got three options:<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>1.<\/strong> Keep doing what you\u2019re doing&#8230; going it\u00a0alone and hoping for the best\u2026 really? That\u00a0seems like a pretty wussy move.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. <\/strong><span>Start building your own tribe. That\u2019s\u00a0<\/span><span>smarter than option 1, and kudos if you\u2019re<\/span><span>doing this, but there\u2019s a much better option!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>3.<\/strong> Plugin to an amazing existing tribe of\u00a0like-minded blogging entrepreneurs who understand the value of working together\u00a0and leverage the community to build your blog fast!<\/p>\n<p><strong>www.BLOGBEAST.com<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><u><strong>Top Seventeen Blogging Blunders &#8211; Number Two &#8211; Not Building a Tribe<\/strong><\/u><\/p>\n<p><span>\u200b<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Top Seventeen Blogging Blunders &#8211; Number Two &#8211; Not Building a Tribe WHAT\u2019S THE BLUNDER? You\u2019re in business for yourself. Don\u2019t mistake that for being in business BY yourself. 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