There are lots of things to consider before starting a blog. There is plenty of information available, but everyone is telling you something completely different and you’ve become somewhat confused about where to begin. Have you decided that you want to know how to start a blog, but you’re not sure where to start? Read my top tips so you can get started the right way.
I know quite a lot about starting a blog, as I’ve created a few myself and below I offer up some tips that are easy to understand and follow to help you get yours underway.
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1. Invest in Proper Training and in Yourself
And I think the most important thing you can ever do if you want to create a successful blog that makes money, is get proper proven training. This isn’t hard to do when there are sites such as my number 1 recommended platform, Wealthy Affiliate. Read more about Wealthy Affiliate here.
2. Before Starting a Blog – Choose a Niche You Love
You need to choose the subject for your blog very carefully. Ideally you should choose a subject that you are actually passionate about as this will help you to be able and willing to create posts consistently relating to it.
You could of course opt for a subject that is search engine friendly such as one relating to products, technology or making money online.
The main benefit to choosing these subjects for your blog is that there are plenty of other sites on the matter that you can draw ideas and inspiration from.
3. Choose a Cool Domain Name
This step always comes after you’ve chosen the niche you want to cover. Choose a domain name that is as short as possible, has few or no hyphens, numbers, strange characters, etc. Try to come up with a domain name that is easy to remember, short, easy to spell and resonates with your audience.
Try to make sure your domain name makes it obvious what your website is all about.
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4. Find Good Keywords for Each Blog Post
Use a keyword tool such as Jaaxy so you can find what content people on the internet are looking for. If nobody is searching for information you’re writing about on your website, you’re wasting your time. You publish content nobody is looking for and all you get is crickets. Time better spent on content that is useful.
5. You Need to Learn On-Page SEO When Starting a Blog
Just like finding good keywords to target is essential, so is your on-page SEO. This is important as it helps Google and other search engines determine what your blog post is about. Proper page structure , or, how you format your page, is quite simple and there’s lots of training on how to do this inside of Wealthy Affiliate. Read all about Wealthy Affiliate and discover how it will teach you to make money with blogging.
6. Help Your Visitors via Your Blog
Too often this fact is overlooked by bloggers and affiliate marketers. You always have to actually help your visitors. This is easy if you keep things honest, and show them how something works.
If something is low quality, or if something is a scam (like some scammy online courses to learn to make money) then just be truthful about it and tell your readers you don’t recommend it. They’ll thank you for warning them. Your reputation is important here.
7. Produce High Quality Content for Your Blog
The main point of producing high quality content is to keep your visitors engaged so that they want to keep coming back to you for more.
During the first few weeks you’ll find posting good quality content pretty easy as you’ll have plenty of ideas to use.
However, as time passes, you’ll find providing high quality content to your audience becomes harder as the ideas you had start to dry up.
If you are having problems then don’t be afraid to get help from those who dedicate time to writing for others.
And another tip is to outsource content creation to make life a bit easier. This will of course cost you financially. But there is always a cost even if something is free. Your time is a cost if you’re doing all the work yourself.
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8. Keep Your Blog URL Consistent
Your blog’s identity lies in the URL you choose to use. Once you have chosen the url it is important that this never changes. And if you do change it then you’re going to need to popularise it again.
Also you are going to be faced with problems of a technical nature as the articles written will of course contain links to your old URL and this in turn will make it much harder for search engines to find your new one.
That can lead to confusion among your audience which in turn could lead to them choosing to not visit your blog anymore. So take your time over choosing your blogs URL and then stick with it.
9. Promote High Quality Products Only
Often times when I’m browsing other websites, I will see that bloggers are promoting some garbage products just to make a quick buck.
This sucks because you’re going to piss off a lot of your visitors by doing that. They will not return to you for repeat business and you lose credibility and gain a bad rep as the guy who tries to get people to buy rubbish.
There are unlimited high quality products for any niche you can imagine, so why choose to promote something that’s either a scam or low quality?
10. Marketing Your Blog Won’t Be Easy at First
As soon as you have begun to generate content for your blog you now need to let others know about it. This is where the real challenge begins. How do you tell prospective visitors to visit your blog?
The best place to start is through social media network sites such as Facebook or Twitter. Be prepared to dedicate time and effort in to getting others to notice what you are offering.
By choosing to use social media networks you are offering your visitors an opportunity to voice their own opinions on what you have to offer.
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Nice short post today with some honest advice. I hope these tips help you get started on the right foot with your blogging business. It is indeed possible to make a decent income from blogging.
Thanks for reading, take care.
Jim
Once upon a time, in a galaxy far, far away… Jim got a chronic case of sciatica and lost his job. However, Jim used this opportunity to learn how to build websites with WordPress and then to make money online. Jim wants to help you do the same, while helping you to avoid the plethora of scams. Let Jim help you earn your first $1000 online from home. Cheers and see you soon!