Have you ever thought about just giving up on a blog?

Some of you will certainly disagree, but there comes a time, especially in some niches more than others, where you may feel compelled to completely give up on your blog. Now, this is a post to gear you up for the demise of Contented Niche. Far from it. Instead, consider this post as an open question. Would you ever give up on a blog? At what point are you spending far too much time and energy on something that isn’t giving you anything back?

There are some bloggers out there who feel that no matter your niche, no matter your post rate, as long as you provide good content to the blogosphere, your blog will eventually attain success. But what if it doesn’t? What if your blog features such an obscure niche that nobody cares? What if your traffic rarely climbs no matter how much effort you put into networking, link building, social media, and other such popularity searching tools?

Personally, I’d give up on a blog that, after three months, has experienced no growth in stats (traffic, income, and subscribers)–despite regular posting and various free or paid-for advertising. If I’m throwing everything I can into my blog and still nobody cares, I’ll move on to something new–unless it’s a personal blog or I’m writing about something I’m truly passionate about.

But what about you? What’s your cutoff–if you have one?

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