How to start a blog?
The blog is a website where you can share your daily experiences, educate others, and even promote products to earn. Whatever the reason is, this article will help you to start a blog. Eight steps that you may need to follow are given below.
Select a niche
Niche is the specific topic that you will cover in the blog. The related information that you are planning to share in the blog. It’s helpful for advertisement as well as affiliate marketing. Hence, it’s profitable to select a niche for your blog.
Select Blogging Platform
Two different blogging platforms are available in the market i.e., free and self-hosted. Free blogging sites may limit your ads or you need to follow their rules and regulations. However, Self-hosting blogs allow you to own your domain name but need to pay for the domain name and hosting. If you want to make blogging as a source of income then stay away from free platforms.
Register a domain name
Choose an appropriate and relatable blog name. It must be the unique address of your website. You can register and own a domain name as long as you pay for it. The viewers will reach your website using this domain name as an address. Moreover, two types of domain name extensions are available i.e., local and international. Local domain ends with “dot ca”, “dot uk” etc. Where international ends as “dot com”, “dot net” etc. You can choose any of them depending upon the target audience.
Buy a Web Hosting
Web hosting is the server that makes your site available 24/7 to the audience. It stores the files and also manages the website. You can buy a domain and hosting from the same company or move with different ones. The choice is yours.
Select a theme
Select the right theme or design for your blog. Different themes (about 3000) are available on the WordPress platform. Choose any of them that is eye-catch and practical. However, you can replace the theme any time without disturbing the layout of your blog.
Write Content
The most important thing that a reader is looking for is the content. If you share good content, then the viewer will revisit the blog. However, if your website lacks the content then your blog will fail. Truth is that you need to learn how to write a blog and then start writing. Try to write simple, easy, and attractive content. Also add ABOUT US, CONTACT, SEO META TAGS, and Sidebar CONTENT.
Blog Promotion
Once you frame the blog and start posting, the next step is to promote your blog. Tell your friend about the blog, make it rank on search engines, share the articles on social media platforms, ask for a guest post, remain active in your niche, and comment on others’ blogs.
Monetization
Transferring your blog to earning is known as monetization. Google AdSense is for ads, Affiliate marketing, WooCommerce are other platforms. Choose one according to the niche and start earning.