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By Darren Rowse

Earlier in the year I surveyed a small segment of ProBlogger readers on their blogging experiences as a way of keeping in touch with the needs of readers.

I asked a variety of questions, but the answers to one particular question stood out to me like a sore thumb, because I saw the same themes emerging again and again.

The question asked bloggers to think about the unrealistic expectations that they had when they started blogging.

Hundreds of bloggers responded, but I was amazed to see the same four themes emerge in almost every response. I thought that putting these unrealistic expectations out there might be helpful for others starting out on their blogging journey.

1. “I thought it’d be easy to come up with regular content.”

Time and time... More...