This post is about as subtle as a kick to the head.

As I mentioned before in my promoting with Twitter piece, I enjoy reading and discovering new blogs. I love to read and I never get tired of learning from exceptional writers. I check out anywhere from 10 to 50 new blogs a day and while I am hesitant to call myself an expert, I do consider myself educated enough to give suggestions.

What I am about to say may surprise you but 80 percent of the blogs I discover are trash. There is a good chance your blog is trash, too. If I had discovered my blog a few months back, the current me would have said the exact same thing. The reason is so many bloggers spend too much time hustling, promoting, and scheming their way to establish traffic that they offer nothing in the way of real content.

When I first started this blog, I was very caught up in the blogging for profit niche. I already knew how to create content websites and a fair amount of SEO, so I figured it would be a pretty easy thing to transition towards. I would make sure to follow all the trendy blogs, comment daily, work their ideas by creating pointless ‘pillar’ blogs and lists that were exactly like a hundred other websites. When traffic was slow to come to my website, I decided to rethink my approach and it has done wonders. I have started to focus more on delivering quality information and less fluff.

You should ask yourself one simple question: If you were a visitor your blog, would you stay and read it?

If the answer is no, you should rethink your approach.