There are already tons of articles online that will teach you
how to start your own blog in under 5 minutes or so right? So, what’s new or
exciting about this one that you should continue reading it. Well there are
some points that are discussed later on that most of those articles miss out to
deliver or say are not clearly explained.
So, let's dig in.
This article is divided into 5 Parts:
After reading this article you will be able to :
- Create a new blog
- Name it
- Write your First Article
So Lets Get Started..
Why to start Blogging?
A blog is a platform to post. Now you ask to Post What? Well
anything and everything can be posted on a blog as long as they are legit and
does not cause any violation to the rules and norms of the blogging platform.
Now you will be thinking should I start a blog what are the
benefits of it. Well Let’s clear it right away.
Here are few things why you should start blogging:
Self-Establishment
You might write brilliant articles or poems etc. but until
someone reads it’s and give their views and comments the poem is of no use. To
Spread out those write ups into a public spear and share it with the world you
should start blogging.
This will make you a “Published Author” and your work can be
and will be shared all over the world.
Making Money in Long Term
Yes, I said making money in long term, there is no way on
earth that will enable you to make money overnight in blogging field. But if
your content is fresh and have potential you will defiantly make money.
Online Portfolio
There are many of those who have done lots of work in field
but have very less online presence due to which they might be missing on a big
career opportunity. This problem can be solved by staring a blog. You can share
and post your work and then link the blog to your social profiles, this way you
can share more of your work in less time to large number of people.
What you Should Write?
You should write what you love to read. Well it’s easy to
write on stuff you know about. For example: You know a handful of good health
tips because you are a gym owner then you can start your own blog to write
about Gym training and healthy food tips.
So, like this everyone have their different interest of area
on which they can feel confident about while writing. More examples are: News,
Technology, Blogging Tips, Fashion blogging etc.
Moreover, you can write your own poems, post reviews about
product (called product review sites) etc. If you are a teacher then you can
post about study related stuff that can be beneficial for students.
You can write stories which inspires others to feel confident
to do something, or share your own experience and story to inspire.
Where to Start?
Well this can be tricky to answer. But we are here to solve
any doubt you have before starting a blog. To start off with blogging there are
Two Platforms that are well known in blogging world the
Two Platforms are:
- Blogger.com
- Wordpress.org
While blogger is connected directly to Google, WordPress is a
whole separate website.
Let’s talk about both of the platform and then you decide
which one suites you the most.
Blogger
Blogger.com is basically associated with Google. It’s easier
to setup a blog on a blogger website but in a long term may be limited in terms
of source and functionality.
Blogger in itself have various themes and templates to choose
from for the blog and moreover you can freely download templates for blogs available
online.
Blogger is a free site to use and you can make any number of
websites you like on it.
Wordpress.org
WordPress have Two site
First is Wordpress.com which is a paid site here you have
to buy a package in order to make a website with all features such as hosting,
space, and a domain name such as a .com etc.
Second is Wordpress.org this is a free site of WordPress
from where you can download a setup file for blog which you have to upload to a
Hosting website on which you have purchased a hosting space, its all to techy. If
you have experience in website making then it’s a good choice to go with
wordpress.org site.
Giving
Relevant Name to Blog
As we discussed earlier that you have to pick a topic on which
you are going to write your blog. So, the blog name should reflect what’s on
your blog. Say I am making a blog on Cooking recipes then my blog name should
be “Cook the way I do” or relevant to that and not some other.
This helps to get your blog identified by the Google Search
engines and that way it will index it faster and when someone search for say
cooking your blog will be listed in the search result.
The Name is the identity of your blog by which the whole
world be knowing that it belongs to you and represents some type of niche.
“NICHE – A Particular on which a blog
is written.”
Publishing First Article
So, by now I assume you have made up your mind about which
platform to choose either blogger.com or WordPress.org. The Next thing after
setting up the blog is “What Now” what to post first then so on. Well I have
lots of website which will tell you to post this or post that. I Disagree to
all (personal opinion). You can “Post anything” your blog is about.
It can be any article related to your blog niche. But be sure
to launch your blog with a bang on article.
Now you ask what is Bang on Article? We will discuss that in
our next article.
Conclusion
In this article, we learned about the very basics of starting
a new blog, what you should do, how to name the blog and most important breaking
the myth of what to post as a first article.
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