Everyone loves the idea of starting a blog.
If you’re Googling how to launch a blog, what platform to use, or how often to post, great.
However….
The hardest part of blogging isn’t technical. It’s mental.
It’s why so many bloggers fail.
Stop listening to fake blogging gurus, it’s not easy money.
So before you buy a domain, design a logo, or write your first post, ask yourself this:
Are you actually ready to stick with it?
Can You Create Before You Feel Ready?
You will never feel ready.
Your first posts will suck.
You’ll overthink every word.
You’ll compare yourself to people ten years ahead of you
Start anyway.
Waiting for confidence is a trap. Confidence comes after action, not before.
If you can hit publish when it feels awkward, uncomfortable, or incomplete, you’re ready.
Can You Show Up When Nobody’s Watching?
The early days of blogging are quiet.
Painfully quiet.
You’ll pour hours into a post and get three views. One of them was you. One was your friend. The other was a bot.
This is normal. This is part of it.
You don’t get an audience by waiting for one. You get an audience by showing up consistently when no one’s there yet.
If you can keep writing when it feels like yelling into the void, you’re ready.
Can You Be Boringly Consistent?
The people who succeed at blogging aren’t the most talented.
They’re the ones who kept going after the excitement wore off.
Blogging isn’t a sprint of motivation, it’s a marathon of repetition.
- If you can write when you’re not inspired…
- If you can edit when you’re tired…
- If you can post when you’re not sure it’s good enough…
You’re doing it right.
If you can stick to a schedule even when it’s inconvenient. you’re ready.
Can You Take Feedback Without Falling Apart?
At some point, someone will criticize your writing.
Someone will unsub. Someone will say you’re wrong.
If that’s enough to make you stop, you weren’t ready.
Criticism isn’t a sign you’re failing , it’s a sign you’re visible.
You don’t need to be fearless. But you do need to keep going even when it stings.
If you can take a hit and still show up, you’re ready.
Can You Write For The Reader, Not Just Yourself?
Blogging isn’t journaling.
If you want to write for yourself, that’s fine.
But if you’re starting a blog to grow an audience, serve your industry, or build a business , then every post needs to earn its place.
You’re not just telling stories. You’re solving problems.
That means:
- Writing with clarity, not just emotion
- Structuring posts so they’re useful, not just expressive
- Answering questions your reader actually has
- Researching your audience so you know what problems they have
If you can serve instead of just share . you’re ready.
Can You Come Up With a Plan?
Blogging without a plan is pointless.
You need to think 5 steps ahead.
- Do you know where you audience hangs out?
- Do you even know who you’re writing to?
- Do you have a marketing plan?
- Have you mapped out your pillar posts and have a content calendar?
- Can you learn basic SEO?
- Can you accept you need to build trust before making money?
- Can you plan out what the first 12 months looks like?
- Are you ready to treat it like a business, not a hobby?
If you can answer ”yes” to all those questions, then you’re ready.
It’s Not About the Platform. It’s About You.
You can Google how to blog.
You can pick WordPress or Ghost or Substack or Medium.
Doesn’t matter.
If you’re not mentally ready to blog, none of that will save you.
Now go write, and make some plans to grow your blog.
Your mental battle starts right now.
