What I’ve Learned In 13 Years of Blogging

#1 Great writing was enough 13 years ago, it’s not anymore

I started my first attempts at blogging 13 years ago, in 2008. It was a guest post for a German fitness website as a way to earn a few bucks in college. I went through my gym routine. Little did I know that this would kickstart a lifelong passion for blogging. I wish it had led to a lifelong passion for working out. It didn’t.

In these past 13 years, I wrote for numerous blogs, I built and discontinued a number of websites, I ran a tech blog with a friend that we eventually sold, and I still enjoy blogging my heart out every single day. Here are 6 invaluable lessons I’ve learned in 13 years of online writing.

#1 Great writing was enough 13 years ago, it’s not anymore

On the surface, this might sound like a bad thing, but in reality, it’s an opportunity. Great writing is not enough anymore. In turn, this means average and good writers have a chance to become big. While great writers retain that chance nevertheless.

I’m neither a bad nor a great writer. I’m in between. As a non-native Engli…