Blog Preparation


Blogging is being more and more popular each day as a way to earn a revenue online. However there's a lot of things you should know before you start a blog and a lot of decisions you should make.

 Blogging platforms 

There's a lot of blogging platforms to choose from , with each offering different advantages over other platforms.  The most popular platforms being Google blogger and Wordpress.

Traffic 

Traffic is one of the most overlooked elements of a blog. You underestimate how hard it is to get a following before you begin your blog and once you started your blog you actually see how hard it is to build a following.

Content 

With blogging you also underestimate the content you need to post. When looking at blogs , you think : " its easy . Everyone can write a blog." Till you have to do it yourself then you see how hard finding good content to post about is.

Consistency 

When you start your blog , Consistency is key. If  you decide you are going to post every day,  you have to post every day and stay consistent no matter what happens.

Tips before starting a blog

Things to do before starting a blog:

  • Make sure that you really want start a blog and blog before even creating an account. 
  • Do research on which blogging platform meets your needs.
  • Decide on what your niche will be, what you are going to write about. 
  • Look at possible traffic sources , like twitter or Instagram to help promote your blog.
  • You have to commit to posting consistently and shouldn't miss a post without telling your readers.
  • Rather start off posting once a week then grow to more uploads a week while you learn how to use the platform, it helps a lot.

What is blogging 

To some blog is just a way of earning extra money , but if you view it that way you will get frustrated at slow growing traffic and will get more and more bored of blogging and will even start uploading less and produce low quality content. So start of blogging as a hobby and your following will follow afterwards.


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