Blog Post Errors and Solutions: Fix the Mess Before It Costs You. SEO is the principal guide line for being found on the internet
A few months ago, I poured my heart into a blog post I thought would crush it.
I hit publish, shared it on all my platforms, and waited for the traffic to roll in.
But instead of engagement, I got silence.
Worse still, a friend messaged me with the brutal truth:
“Your post looks weird on mobile, the images won’t load, and it took forever to open.”
Ouch.
Turns out, even the best-written content can be ruined by simple blog post errors. And if you don’t fix them fast, you’ll lose trust, traffic, and potential income.
Let’s walk through the most common blog post mistakes—and how to fix them before they sabotage your success.
1. Formatting Failures
The pain: Your content is gold, but it’s buried in a wall of text. No subheadings, no white space, just a sea of words that scares off readers.
The fix:
Use short paragraphs, clear H2 and H3 subheadings, and plenty of bullet points or numbered lists. Break up the page visually.
Think of your blog post like a magazine: easy to scan, bite-sized, and visually appealing.
Bonus tip: Preview your post on desktop and mobile before hitting publish.
2. Slow Load Times
The pain: Visitors click your link… and then click away before it even loads. Google notices, too—and punishes you in the rankings.
The fix:
Compress images before uploading them (use free tools like TinyPNG), and use a caching plugin like WP Rocket or W3 Total Cache. If you’re on cheap shared hosting, consider upgrading. A slow blog is a dead blog.
3. Broken Links and 404 Errors
The pain: You’re trying to be helpful by linking to other posts and resources, but when a reader clicks… “Page Not Found.”
That kills trust instantly.
The fix:
Use a plugin like Broken Link Checker to regularly scan your site. Update or remove any dead links. And don’t forget to check your own internal links—especially after renaming or moving blog posts.
4. Images Not Displaying
The pain: Your beautiful visuals are replaced by gray boxes with question marks. Not a good look.
The fix:
Make sure your image files are uploaded correctly and aren’t too large. Avoid copying image URLs from external sites—they can change or get removed. Instead, upload them directly to your media library.
Also, check for typos in your image links. It’s a small error that causes a big visual problem.
5. SEO Blunders
The pain: Your post might be brilliant, but if no one finds it on Google, it’s like shouting into the void.
The fix:
- Use a tool like Yoast SEO or Rank Math.
- Make sure each post has a target keyword, a compelling meta description, and proper alt text on images.
- Link to your other blog posts to keep visitors clicking.
Even small SEO tweaks can dramatically boost your blog’s visibility over time.
6. Publishing Without Proofreading
The pain: A typo here. A grammar slip there. Before long, your credibility starts to crumble.
The fix:
Use Grammarly, or better yet, read your post out loud before publishing. You’ll catch awkward phrasing and simple errors faster than skimming silently.
The Good News?
Every one of these problems has a solution—and you don’t have to figure it all out on your own.
That’s why I highly recommend Michael Cheney’s AI Millionaire program. It walks you through how to write better blog posts, use AI to catch and fix errors, and create content that’s not only clean and professional but also converts.
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Final Word
Mistakes happen. But in blogging, errors can cost you traffic, credibility, and money—unless you catch them early.
So before you hit “Publish” on your next post, run through these fixes. Your readers (and your bank account) will thank you.
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A post by peter Hanley