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How to Transform an Embarrassing Mistake Into an Opportunity to Increase Your Blog Readership
Today's episode is about how to write a blog post about a mistake you have made. Across my blogs, the most popular posts ever have been the ones that include 'mistake' in the title. Writing a confessional post about a mistake you have made gives your readers the opportunity to learn from your experience, but will also increase your blog traffic if you set it up well. I share how to write a 'mistake' post to make sure you get the most blog traffic possible and to deepen the relationship you already have with existing readers.





In This Episode
You can listen to today's episode above or in iTunes or Stitcher (where we'd also LOVE to get your reviews on those platforms if you have a moment). In today's episode:

Why 'mistake' blog posts work
6 tips for writing a powerful confessional 'mistake' blog post
Examples of 'mistake' blog posts that have got a lot of traffic
Why it's much most effective to write a 'mistake' blog post using the first person
How to use your 'mistake' blog post to increase reader engagement
The opportunity to write and share a link to your own 'mistake' blog post to increase your blog traffic

Further Reading and Resources for How to Transform an Embarrassing Mistake Into an Opportunity to Increase Your Blog Readership
The most popular 'mistake' post on my blogs:

Top 10 Mistakes that Cause Blurry Photos

More examples of my most popular 'mistake' blog posts:

My Top 5 Mistakes as a Blogger
Beginner Week: We Asked Veteran Bloggers to Reflect on Mistakes Made in Their Early Days
5 Pop-up Creation Mistakes You Have to Avoid for Better User Experience
10 Common Mistakes in Long Exposure Photography
10 Common Mistakes Made by New Photographers
7 Landscape Photography Mistakes That Could be Ruining Your Photos
4 Mistakes New Photographers Make and How to Avoid Them
10 Common Photography Mistakes and How to Overcome Them
The 5 Biggest Mistakes Newbie Car Photographers Make
Warning: Don’t Make These 5 Mistakes in Lightroom
10 Most Common Mistakes in Landscape Photography – and How to Overcome Them
Avoid These 10 Mistakes That Can Ruin Your Image Quality

The ProBlogger podcast example of a 'mistake' post that I mention:

Episode 46: Do You Recognize These 21 Blogging Mistakes?

Examples of popular 'mistake' blog posts by other bloggers:

11 Common Blogging Mistakes That Are Wasting Your Audience’s Time
8 Mistakes Most Beginner Bloggers Make (And How to Avoid Them)

Participate in More ProBlogger Writing Challenges
Previous blog writing challenges, full of tips on how to write different styles of posts (you could use one or more of these formats to help you write your own 'mistake' blog post):

Episode 2: Write and Publish a List Post [Day 2 of 31 Days to Build a Better Blog]
Episode 7: Write and Publish a Link Post [Day 7 of 31 Days to Build a Better Blog]
Episode 19: Write an Opinion Post [Day 19 of 31 Days to Build a Better Blog]
Episode 23: Write a Post That Contains a Call to Action [Day 23 of 31 Days to Build a Better Blog]
Episode 28: Write a Review Post [Day 28 of 31 Days to Build a Better Blog]
Episode 47: Write a ‘How I Do It’ Blog Post 

How did you go with today's episode?
What did you learn from today's episode? Do you have other tips that have worked for you? What will you try next?

I'd love to hear from you in the comments below, with a link to the 'mistakes' blog post you write.

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