I took a short break from daily blogging because I was exhausted.
Just a few days later, my traffic dropped to zero.
This is the harsh reality of running a new personal blog—and learning to start again.
I cross-posted ten blog articles on Medium over two months—and got only three views. This is an honest look at expectations, platform ownership, and the reality of trying to make writing work online.
I’m bad at social media and have no audience—but I still need to monetize my blog. This post documents how I decided to turn everyday life in Japan into short-form content.
![[A Real Account] I Got Permanently Banned from Reddit — Trusting AI Advice Was a Huge Mistake](https://i0.wp.com/mitty147.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/5_27802238-0bd0-4853-93b4-1df810a05429.jpg?fit=768%2C512&ssl=1)
AI said Reddit was perfect for promoting a blog.
Instead, I got banned, shadowed, and silenced. This is what really happens when you trust that advice.
Writing 100 blog posts didn’t bring instant growth or clarity. It brought uncertainty, burnout, and the realization that consistency—not milestones—is where blogging really begins.
I never expected anyone to care about my struggles as a blogger.
But those honest, unfinished stories resonated more than anything else I wrote.
This is a reflection on writing from the middle—not the end.
Looking back, I made more mistakes than progress when setting up my blog.
From wasting time on AI images to unnecessary SEO fixes, this is what I learned along the way.
AI image generation was supposed to make blogging easier.
Instead, it drained my energy, wasted my time, and left me frustrated.
This is why I stopped trying to force AI illustrations—and what I learned from it.
When blogging ideas run dry, even sitting in front of a computer can feel hard. This is a personal reflection on motivation, burnout, and finding unexpected value in past experiences.
Blogging is emotionally brutal in the beginning.
This personal essay captures the loneliness, doubt, and quiet persistence of writing during the early months—before anything “works.”