Today we shall be looking at the art of blogging, let me start by defining a blog; What is a blog? A blog formerly called weblog is simply an online journal or an online version of writing newspaper.
People blog for various reasons, maybe because they like to write or feels they have something within them they want to share with the outside world!
Now what is blogging? Blogging is the act of writing in an online way, writing about what? writing on a particular subject of interest like politics, sports, religion, internet marketing, etc...
Getting started with blogging: There are however some very important guidelines to be considered when delving into blogging. These guidelines need to be painstakingly followed if one must be a successful blogger. They are;
1. Choosing a niche
2. Setting up a blog
3. Content
4. Drive traffic
5. Monetize
1. Choosing a niche; Before setting up a blog you need to do what we call research on what best interest you. Ask within yourself "what do I really like doing during my leisure?"
To be a successful blogger, you need to be an expert in an area that is people must respect you for what you do on that particular field. Take for instance, you want to focus on "money making" which is a very popular niche. People must be able to look up to you for a professional advice as far "money making" is concerned.
In this case you must choose a niche that really catches your fancy, that is a field that you are more familiar with. It's not a good idea to go for a niche that you don't know too well or that you don't know at all!
Most beginners make mistakes of following what others are doing in a niche, just because money is being made in a particular niche doesn't mean you'll make money there! Your interest or passion should be first and money last. That's the ultimate!
This is really bad because at the end of the day, they end up struggling in such niche and making success becomes almost impossible.
So, my advice is make sure you think it through before making a choice as regards your niche because your online success actually depends on it!
2. Setting up a blog; Setting up a blog is also very vital as the success of your online endeavours depends on it. At this stage you need to garner all ICT knowledge possible! This is also the stage you decide which blogging platform is actually the best for you and your niche.
There are however two most popular blogging platforms; You are either using wordpress or blogger, anyone you choose is "good to go" for your blogging experience.
In terms of simplicity blogger is the best but in terms of sophistication wordpress is unarguably the better off.
Blogger has very simple features such that a newbie can operate while wordpress has more advanced features that adds that professional touch to a blog especially with the additions of plugins.
From experience, I tell you straight away without prejudice that as far as professional blogging is concerned wordpress is still the best option although blogger has it's own fair share of advantages but I believe blogger won't give that professional "razmatazz" when compared to wordpress.
Watch out for volume two of this article "Learning the art of blogging"!
Remember this is a site that's genuinely designed to help beginners make money online!
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