7 Tips to Keep Your Family on Board for Your Blog Journey

For a 30-year-old family man, my life is typical. I try to balance a wife and kids with a full-time job, mortgage, church, community work, tee ball practice, and my daughter’s tea parties with friends.

Is This Sound Familiar?

It takes you several hours to get into bed after your regular bedtime. You are tired and have a meeting this morning. However, you feel great about the post you wrote. It could be the pillar or the Guest Post for ProBlogger, which puts your blog on the map.

Are you happy with your spouse, or do you feel abandoned or left out?

This hypothetical but fundamental question will not be answered by your actions one night of working late. Your spouse’s or children’s perception of your online activities will depend on how they were impacted and how they see them fitting into your priorities.

Healthy family life is essential for your happiness and your success with blogging. Creating, growing, and maintaining a genuinely excellent blog takes a lot of effort and energy. You will not be able to keep up the step if you have to fight the resistance from your family members.

7 Tips to Get Family Support for Your Blog

These struggles were confirmed for me during my first six months of blogging. I now write about building a wonderful marriage and family.

These are ways to keep your spouse happy and your family supportive of your admirable efforts.

Priorities: Set them and keep them!

Trust me; it’s easy to get obsessed with your blog. This is especially true when you are just starting and trying so many things to make your site quality and attract a large audience. This passion is a beautiful thing. If you don’t have it, you might need to reconsider your niche or even abandon your dream of becoming a serious blogger.

You need to take a step back and be clear about your priorities. If you are a parent and love them and want them to stay with you, your blog cannot overshadow your love for them. Set priorities and communicate them. Then, let your actions prove your good intentions.

Create Healthy Boundaries

Set boundaries to ensure you stay true to your priorities. One example is a “no computer-time” rule where I do not use my phone or laptop between when I return from work and when the children go to bed. This boundary allows me to spend time with my children, help my wife cook dinner, or play outside.

Your spouse should be clear about your boundaries. Encourage them to let you and your family know if you are slipping or not keeping your promises. Your family is your most extraordinary accountability partner and will see when you aren’t keeping them first.

Communicate your reasons for blogging

Why would you invest all that time and effort in blogging? Tell your loved ones why your blog is essential and what you see as its benefits for them.

You might see it as an outlet for creativity, a way to make you a better person, or you want to make money from your blog. No matter your motivations, you are doing the right thing, and your efforts will benefit your whole family. Tell them!

Sacrifice personal time, not family time

It would be best if you honored the vows you made when you married or had children. We’ve already discussed setting priorities. The way you show your intent is in how you spend your time.

You will need to sacrifice time in other areas of your life if you have to crank up your blog to meet a deadline or create a product. You must give up your time if you want your family members to support your efforts. You may have to skip a poker night or a girls’ night out, but this shouldn’t mean you miss your date with your spouse or your daughter at school.

Ask for their input

Get your family involved if you want them to love your blog just as much as you do. It could be as simple as a spouse proofreading a post or sharing your thoughts on a recent family event with the audience in a meaningful way.

This will depend on the niche you are working in. While I don’t expect everyone to have the same personal stories as someone who blogs about marriage, you can find ways to make your family feel more involved in your writing.

Do not get too personal

While you would love to hear their opinions, you must stay within the line and share only a few personal details on your website to the point where your family is uncomfortable. A general agreement should be reached with your spouse regarding what information is acceptable to include in blog posts, such as real names, family photos, and personal stories.

My website discusses intimate topics (sex, money, and spirituality). I love to share personal examples to create engaging content. We have had extensive discussions about this topic, and my wife is entirely okay with it as long as I’m not crazy. For ProBlogger Nation to see, it’s my family and me in that picture.

You must establish a “personal line” with your family members and never cross it without their consent.

Encouragement from your Family

Your family is an essential thing in your life. Spend time with your family to fuel your motivation and inspire you to create a fantastic blog.

Breaking writer’s block with your children. Or it could be writing a post about a family experience. Your family’s love and energy should shine through your writing.

You Can Have It All

It takes a lot of work and late nights to make a blog successful. Hard work is the best thing you can do for your blog. With significant effort and focus, you will get the desired results.

You can still have a successful blog despite the chaos. It will be possible to keep your priorities straight and invest in your relationships. You can also have the fantastic marriage and healthy family you deserve.