Despite the successes and advances that have been achieved in the use of web blogging, there exist some challenges which affect blogging. Many of this challenge can be looked at in their own unique way or collectively. To start, bloggers in different places around the world some times have to contend with the problem of slow internet connectivity. This can partly be occasioned by the use of low bandwidth connectivity. For some regions, internet connectivity may not exist at all. Bloggers living in such regions will often struggle with this challenge. It is important to point out that though many regions are adopting the use of fiber optic internet connectivity, the impacts of this adoption may take time for the benefits to trickle down to personal bloggers who do not enjoy the advantages of internet connectivity at work places, schools or at home.
In the recent past, changing government policy has negatively affected web blogging. A case is in point is the recent people driven revolution that occurred in Egypt resulting in the ousting of the long serving president of that country. Taking into account how blogging and the use of online social Medias contributed to he success of that revolution in Egypt and Tunisia, many leaderships especially those in the Arab states have restricted the use of blogging and other online social media in an attempt to avert mass actions coordinated using such Medias. A similar situation occurred during the aftermath of the disputed Iranian and Kenyan elections sometimes back.
Cost is another challenge that affects blogging today. In some places, the initial cost of getting internet connectivity is prohibitive to many. As a result, some bloggers have resulted to use of the available options including the use of mobile handsets to blog. Finally, bloggers are finding themselves writing for other blogs. This is a challenge on its own.