What is Blogging? Blogging Tips for Biggeners

Starting a blog is not a big deal, there are hundreds and thousands blogs you can find out on the web. You can see most of them have no worth because of their strategies. Blogging is not a task, which you have completed in one night. Blogging is a psychological thing. If you want to get success in blogging, then you should be make some rules and regulation. You should never lost hope and do your work constantly and passionately. You may face some failures, but with the passage of time, if you understand the demands of the market and your viewers, It will be turned into success. Blogging is not so difficult if you understand your viewers. Once you get attention of others, then no one stop your way of success. Blogging is a work, like other works, it demands your attention and determination.

If you want to get success in blogging, you should follow some rules or you can say that their are different ingredients of blogging. These rules are the key of success. That's why i have decided to try to share them with you. If you follow them, one day will get success.

1. Passion:

 Passion about your blog is a back bone for your working. If you start a blog to make money then its your biggest mistake, because there are no shortcuts to success, success is always behind the struggle. If you want to generate revenue from your blog, you will have to work hard passionately. You should learn from your mistakes, use these mistakes as a challenge because in this way you stay motivated yourself. So before starting blogging, you have to find out something in which you are interested.

2. Purpose:

Second thing which have directly influence your blog is what is your purpose behind creating a blog. If your purpose is not strong enough, there is more chances of your giving up. So, always think positive and work hard with patience. For boosting your courage frequently ask yourself few questions.

•    What is your purpose of starting a blog?
•     How do you want to work on it?
•     How can you be succeed?

Keep this always in mind, blogging is a long term game. If you have a strong purpose, then this become a cause of your success and you will work for a long time.

3. Niche

The next step is about discovering your niche. The best way to become successful is that you will choose a target and then try to achieve it.

Think pick in transformation master rather than email promoting. Think transforming your blog into a book rather than simply broad blogging tips.

Get a particular area and you will go far.

4. Solve a Problem

For the assessment, which is your area of interest, try to solve others problems. This thing will help you in choosing your area of interest. Before starting blog, you should have command on things, which you are going to discuss. Try to explain things comprehensively and try to solve all ambiguities of your viewers. If once your Viewers satisfy with your work, next time about any problem, he will visit your blog. So problem solving is an important thing for blogging.

Problem solving is a money making work, try to fix other's problems and earn money. In this way you will get more subscribers.

6. Come Up with a Domain Name

There are many ways of coming up with an excellent domain name, but in the end, you alone have to decide what kind of name and brand you want to build.

A few tips for coming up with a good domain name is to make it:

•     Unique
•     Memorable
•     Easy to spell
•     Concise

Coming up with a name is tough, so go for good enough instead of perfect.

8. Pick Your Web Host

Avoid using a free blogging option like WordPress.com or Blogger.com. If you’re serious about blogging, you need a self-hosted service.

There are plenty out there, like BlueHost and HostGator. They are just a few dollars a month and will get you started on the right path.

9. Pick Your Theme:

Next up is picking a WordPress theme that makes your blog look professional.

Again, there are several free options out there, but I recommend you spend some money and get a good premium theme. Some of my favorites are:

•     WooThemes
•     Thesis
•     Genesis

If you’re strapped for cash right now, go with a simple free theme and upgrade later.

10. Pick Your Plugins:

Once you’ve got a web-host and a good looking theme, it’s time to get your plugins in order.

Keep the amount of plugins you use to a minimum. Each plugin you add will (usually) make your site slower, which isn’t the best thing you can do.

Here’s a list of plugins I use:

•     Akismet — to prevent spam.
•     Audio player — to play interviews and podcasts.
•     Broken link checker — so I can remove and fix broken links.
•     Contact form 7 — so people can contact me.
•     Google XML sitemaps — to create a nice and simple sitemap for Google to crawl.
•     Popular posts — to help people find my best content.
•     Sharebar — so people can share my content on social media.
•     WP smush.it — to reduce image file sizes and make my site load faster.
•     WP super cache — another plugin that helps my site load faster.

11. Analytic:

The next thing you have to do is get analytics set-up, which will help you keep track of how many visitors you get, where they are coming from, and what they are doing on your site.

If your traffic isn’t growing from month to month, something needs to change, but remember, traffic isn’t everything.

If your goal is to make money with your blog, you should be building your email list, and converting that traffic into email subscribers.

12. Content Strategy

You need to have a solid content strategy in place, so think about the following questions:

•     What kind of content will you produce? (audio, text, video)
•     How will you produce it?
•     How often will you publish new content?
•     How will you make new readers aware of old content?
•     How will you use your content to grow your business?

Your content is what will build authority and trust. The more you can share, the more people will trust you.

13. List Building:

I mentioned building your list above, and it’s crucial if you want to make money with your blog. Think about how you will get people on your list, and what email service provider you will use.

One of the easiest ways to start is to give away a free 5 to 10 page report when people sign-up.

There are many email list service providers out there, and they do cost money, but it’s an investment worth making. One of my favorites is Aweber. I’ve been using them for over 5 years.

Do not skimp on starting an email list, because while you may save money now, you will end up losing thousands in lost opportunity down the road.

14. Monetization:

The next step is to think about how you will monetize. How will you make money with your blog?

If you don’t want to make money with your blog, you can skip over this step. But I see so many people jump into blogging without having a simple business plan.

You have to have an idea of how you will generate revenue. You don’t have to be crystal clear, but there needs to be opportunities for you to do so.

Look at what people are already paying for. Go to ClickBank, Amazon, or just use Google to find products and services people are selling in your market.

15. Traffic Generation:

How will you get traffic to your site?

Write down at least three traffic generation strategies that you will start off with. For example, I started with blog commenting, but I quickly moved over the guest blogging, because it was so much more effective.

To this date, I’ve written close to two hundred guest posts for different blogs, and they all keep bringing traffic to my site and building my list, and consequently, my business.

16. Outreach:
How will you connect with peers in your field?

If you blog about knitting, how will you connect with other knitters?

This part scares people, and it scared me for a long time. Or to be honest, it still scares me, but in reality, it’s about making friends and being yourself.

Just write down how you can connect with fellow bloggers. Maybe you can comment on their blogs, see if they hang out on Twitter or Facebook, or simply shoot them an email.

Start connecting with people right away. Think about how you can add value to their lives and people will appreciate your help.

17. Expectations

Last, but not least, write down what your expectations are. Here are a few questions to get you going:

•     Where do you expect to be with your blog in 6 months?
•     What will happen if you don’t reach those expectations?
•     Why do you want these results?

If your expectations are unrealistic, you will be in for a disappointment, and you’ll probably give up.

But if you equip yourself with the truth, you’ll know what to expect, and you will keep going when the going gets tough.

Summary:

Whatever you do, don’t just move on and read another article. Pick one of the tips above and implement it.

If you haven’t started a blog yet, look at the first few tips on passion, purpose and finding your niche. Sit down and brainstorm some answers and then move forward.

Starting a profitable blog is not easy, but it is worth it. It opens doors, helps you grow as a human being, and if you work at it, can help you make a living working from home, just like it has done for me.

It’s not easy, but it can be done.