Blogging 101: How to Start a Blog

The blogging industry has grown from a side passion to one of the world’s most lucrative ones in only a few short years. It’s rapidly become a standard method of communication and dissemination of news and data. There are millions of blogs online nowadays and if you are interested, you can create one too. However, before you rush out to create your blog, there are a few things you should keep in mind. First, you have to be passionate about it and be consistent with it. Before even deciding to create one, ask yourself first on what your purpose is and why you want or why you see the need to start a blog.

When you’re just starting out as a blogger, you need to be in the correct frame of mind to put in the time and effort required, since blogging, particularly when you’re coming up with ideas and putting them to paper, can be time-consuming. Blogging may sound like a no-brainer but it also takes hard work and dedication to be able to do it. More so if you have a full-time work at the same time. For this reason, you need to know how to manage your time and be passionate enough about blogging to be able to maintain it.

When you are determined to continue, here are the first steps that you need to do in order to start your own blog.

Choose Your Niche

Your niche is your area of concentration for your content. It has to be the main topic that you want to write about in your blog. After all, in order to stand out in the world of blogging, you need to have a specific area of concentration that people will be able to link to you. This way, your blog won’t have mixed topics that are not related to each other. The more concentrated your niche is the more chances of you being an authority of that specific niche.

There are a lot of niches that you can consider and each of them can also have sub-niches. It is up to you how you are going to put them on your blog. Some of the niches you can consider are Travel, Health and Fitness, Personal, Movies, Photography, Food, News and Events, Fashion, Automobile, Technology, Arts and Entertainment, Business and Finance. There are still a lot more you can choose from so make sure to do an extensive research prior to creating a blog.

Make sure that the niche you will be choosing is something you are passionate about. Doing so will help to blog much easier. If you love reviewing food, then the food niche is suitable for you. If you are always on the lookout for new gadgets and tech stuff, you can create an awesome technology blog for yourself. When you love what you are writing about, you won’t even notice the number of hours you have spent to create your content.

Choose the right blogging platform

A blogging platform is software that allows users to create, manage, and share blog posts. Just put it this way: it’s the software you’ll use to make your blog public. Now, there are way too many blogging platforms to choose from and it is also crucial that you choose the best one that suits your blogging needs. Right now, three of the most popular content management system is Wordpress, Blogger, and Tumblr. These are free tools that you can use. Since you are just starting out with blogging, these are the best free blogging platforms that you can use to publish your blog. You don’t need to worry about the monthly dues that you have to pay. Rather, you just need to spend the time to create and get your ideas out there. A free account is all that’s required to begin adding your own personal touches and sharing your own material with the world.

If you’re serious about developing your blog, you’ll eventually need to upgrade to one of these services’ paid plans. This will allow better customizing and modify your blog to however you want it to be.

 

Create original and creative content

The key to catching your reader’s attention is to create an engaging content that gives value to their lives whether it is for entertainment purposes or knowledge. In any way, it is important that you put your best effort in making the content as creative and unique as possible. In your blogging journey, there will be times when writing content is so easy, but there are also times when you just can’t think of anything. It’s crucial that you schedule your material in advance so that you can maintain a steady stream of updates. It will be much less of a hassle to write on previously saved subjects.

There are other things that we have to attend every day so when you properly plan your content and utilize post-scheduling, you will not be pressured into always catching up your deadlines. It will also give a positive impact on your blog image.

 

Utilize social media sharing

Gone were the days when a blogging platform is enough. Today, if you want to reach more people, you need to utilize social media sharing. They are one of your keys to successful blogging. It has become a necessity today to create accounts on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter to market your blog posts. After all, everyone is now on social media. This will give others have the opportunity to read your content. In addition to that, social media allows people to share your content to their own networks as well.

 

Know your target audience

like any other business say an e-commerce business or online cosmetics shop you should know your target audience

It may not be easy when you are starting especially if you are still testing the waters. This may not be your priority as of the moment, but if you want to run a successful blogging career, it is important that you identify the demographics of your target audience. This way, it will give you an idea on what to improve and how to make your content even more engaging to your own audience.

Whatever your reasons are for starting a blog, the most important thing that you need to keep in mind is; if you want to blog successfully, do it passionately.

 

 

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