Why do so many problems arise with blogging as a side hustle? The causes and how to solve them

When working on a blogging side hustle,
many people run into similar problems.

Even though you have been doing it for over half a year,
you cannot even earn 10,000 yen a month.

Even though the number of articles is increasing,
revenue is not growing.

It takes 3 to 4 hours per article,
and you are cutting into time with your family and sleep.

Even though you have tried using
ChatGPT or GPTs tools,
you are not getting the results you expected.

And in the end,
you lose confidence, thinking, "Maybe I don't have the talent,"
and you feel like giving up.

If even one of these applies to you,
it is not just your problem.

First, why does the situation of
"not being able to earn even 10,000 yen a month after continuing for over half a year"
happen?

The biggest cause is that the direction of your effort
is off.

Many beginners

"If I just keep writing articles,
I will eventually be able to earn money"

tend to think.

However, blogging is not simply
a battle of workload.

Even if you keep writing articles on themes that do not lead to revenue,
or with keywords where the competition is too strong,
neither traffic nor
revenue will grow.

This is not a problem of talent,
you just don't know "where to fight."

Next,
regarding the problem of "even if I increase the number of articles,
revenue does not increase."
Behind this problem,

there is a lack of understanding of the difference between
"articles that generate revenue" and "articles that do not."

Even if you mass-produce diary-like articles or general articles that
anyone can write if they look it up,
readers will not take action.

As a result, traffic does not gather,
and affiliate links are not
clicked, and this state continues.

The improvement method is simple,
it is to write articles after clarifying,
"How much revenue am I aiming for with this one article?"

Just by being conscious of the profitability per article
rather than the number of articles, the results will change significantly.

The problem of "it takes 3 to 4 hours to write one article"
is also very common.

This is not a problem of writing ability,
but is caused by not having a pre-design.

If you start writing without deciding on the structure or goal,
you will get lost along the way,
and end up rewriting it many times.

As a result, only time is consumed,
and only a sense of fatigue remains.

As an improvement measure, before writing an article,
decide in advance "who it is for, what to convey,
and what action you want them to take."
This alone can significantly reduce writing time.

This alone can
significantly reduce writing time.

The reason why things don't go well even when using ChatGPT or GPTs tools is actually the same.
If you leave it entirely to AI by saying "write a profitable article,"

it will produce mechanical text that applies to anyone.

That may "seem correct," but it is not "text that moves the reader's heart."

AI is just an assistant.
Use it to assist with research, structuring, and phrasing, and finish it off with your own words at the end.

Once you can distinguish how to use it this way,
AI will become a powerful weapon.

And finally,
about the reason why you might feel "maybe I don't have talent."
This is caused by comparing yourself too much with others before seeing results.

Successful people seen on social media and blogs only have their results highlighted.

The failures and trial and error behind that
are rarely talked about.

If you know the right way to fight
and accumulate small successful experiences,
anyone can move forward.

It is not a matter of talent,
but a matter of environment and method.

Blogging is not a world where effort
is always rewarded.

However, if you know the "right way to fight,"
effort will properly return as revenue.
If you are not seeing results right now,

it is not because you are wrong.

By changing your perspective slightly and reviewing where and how you fight,
your blogging side hustle will start to change significantly.

From here on, it is just a matter of whether you take that step forward.

In the following article, I also introduce the know-how that allowed me to clear all these worries and actually start earning money.
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