Starting a blog for the first time can be a tense experience. There is a lot of excitement, but at the same time there is a fear of the unknown. You want to do everything the right way and avoid all the big risks so your blog can be successful. In our 12+ year blog, we have made countless contents learned from them. Over the past decade, our blogs have received over a billion page views. In today's article, we will share the "expert tips" we need to know before starting our first blog.
1. Choose the right site
Choose the right site for your blog.
A lot of people start with popular free blogging sites like Blogger, Medium or WordPress.com, but these blogging sites are limited. If you are serious about blogging, you do not want to waste your time.
First, you must follow the terms and conditions of these sites, and they have the right to close your blog without any prior notice. There is no guarantee that you will be able to export your content if they block your blog.
You can only use features that are available on their platform. Most free sites prevent you from blogging for money.
WordPress.org, on the other hand, gives you complete freedom and control over your blog.
You can add features, make money or do whatever you want. Most blogs now use WordPress including WPBeginner. More than 31% of all websites on the Internet are powered by WordPress.
2. Write about topics that people are looking for
Most traffic comes from organic search. This means: To make your blog better, you need to write about topics that people are looking for.
Question: How do you find topics like this?
Answer: Use an important research tool to generate ideas.
For example, you can enter a keyword in the free tool AnswerThePublic, and it will display relevant questions that people type on Google.
There are plenty of free key tools available, so make your choice.
Unfortunately, while tools like these are great for ideas, most of them do not show important metrics such as monthly search volume. This is a problem. After all, there is no point in writing about it if someone is looking for it.
The solution? Use a professional keyword research tool Like Ahrefs Words Explorer, where you will find great ideas and key measurements.
3. Note the purpose of the search
Google aims to provide its users with the most relevant results for their questions. This means: If you want to get the top spot on Google, if you want passive, organic traffic, you have to be the most appropriate decision for the query.
Translation: You need to create content that is consistent with the purpose of the search.
4. Keep your posts easy to read
Tim once told:
True talk: No one shouts to read your article. They will watch more on Netflix than read your blog post.
So, it is your job as a writer to help them start reading. As famous copywriter Bond Holbert put it, "Good writing makes reading effortless."
To do this, you need to learn how to edit your copy so that it is easy to read. The best book I found on this subject was Bond Holbert's book on editing. (It says ads on the cover, but in reality, it can be used for any writing.)
Here are some tips:
Use short columns. Bond calls this "eye relief." Texts are great parts of scary readers, but short paragraphs call them inside. Tools like Hemingway help make this easier.
Break up long sentences. People usually read in the voice of their mind. Therefore, long sentences are difficult to follow. Break these sentences by finding the instances where you used “and,” “because,” and “it”.
Insert multimedia. Videos, images, GIFs, etc. can help explain your points further without adding too many words.
Use design. Bold, italic, quotes and lists break down parts of the copy and add extra importance to specific points.
Read your copy aloud. This helps to point out areas where your content is not running smoothly or is boring.
5. Create an email list
Do you have a Facebook fan page? Good luck, because Facebook can unplug it anytime.
Do you have a YouTube channel? They can remove you at any time.
If they create a following on the third party platform, don’t be surprised if they remove you or restrict your limit.
The best way to combat this is to create an email list.
As long as your fans have subscribed to you, you can keep in touch with them anytime.
How to create an email list?
You need two items: transport and one worthwhile.
If you follow the blogging tips in this post, you can start getting traffic to your blog. So the next step is to force them to join your list.
You can provide a free ebook, a PDF version of the post, an email course, whatever.
All you need is a little creativity.
6. Be honest
Do you often meet people who lie to you or lie to others?
Well, blogging is a tool to expose yourself to the world. It can be in the form of text, video, audio or any other medium.
The thing is, when you are honest, your limit increases. People like honest people and they value you more for being honest.
Being honest also improves your thinking and sharing quality as it makes you more compassionate and compassionate. Even if you have lied before, you must let go of your false past.
Blogging is not for our family, friends or anyone else; This is all for us.
We blog because it is a place for us to reach like-minded people from every part of the world.
The next time you create a new content be honest. To be honest your article will not be boring, it will be very interesting and most importantly, real.
7. Build key-based websites:
One of the most common mistakes we make when we start a blog is that we try to hide from different places. When I started ShoutMeLoud, I tried to cover up technical stuff, blogging and world news stuff, which was not a good idea.
Now, as we cover the article related to blogging, it is declining bounce rate and increasing page views. Having an important blog helps you gain target subscribers.
8. Develop a strategy for blogging
With a limited strategy and goal you can achieve anything in the world. Otherwise, every day you will start something new, without finishing it, you will move on to the next thing. This is a never ending process, which is why a lot of bloggers give up.
A strategy and the best way to stick with it is to turn things into a process.
For example, once you've figured out how to promote your content, create a checklist and follow it up every time you post new content.
You might say it’s boring and it happens over and over again, but think again: you didn’t sacrifice your creativity. You create a process that is repetitive and does not require creativity. You can be more creative with the words and images you share when promoting your content.
Doing so will also enable you to enlist the help of a virtual assistant to handle similar tasks in the future.
You can use tools such as an asana or a trolley to set up the process.
Here are some things you can do to improve your strategy:
List of articles you publish
How many articles will you post in the coming month (that's when you start creating a content calendar)
List of sites that share your content.
9. Manage content that your audience will appreciate
Everything you send to your users should not be about you.
Don't forget to sign up as most email subscribers are guaranteed valuable information. Whether or not that information came from your website is not their concern.
That’s why, if you don’t have ideas for your email, you should try to manage content from other sources.
For example, if you are a fashion blogger, you can send updates about hot fashion icons or influencers to your subscribers. Naturally, you need to share your ideas and insights to prove that you know your stuff.
There is no secret formula when creating emails with managed content. Write plain text in plain text with links to the content you want to share.
In return for the free, useful information you provide, your audience will reward you with their confidence and loyalty. If they know they are gaining valuable knowledge, they should be more than willing to check your next email.
You can also play with white, pink and brown sounds, which have been proven to have different effects on a person's attention. Play with different sound combinations to find one that suits you - it's completely free.
10. Develop your daily writing habit
We humans are creatures of habit.
If you create and stick to the daily blogging routine, over time you will definitely become more productive and efficient.
What is the right way to do your daily blogging tasks?
Although there is no right answer to this question, I can help you find a habit that works for you.
Here is a summary of the steps you need to take:
Step 1: Find out your own writing speed
Step 2: Determine how many words your content needs
Step 3: Set target words to write daily
Step 4: Create a table that meets your purpose with plenty of spaces in between.
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Be honest the next time you create new content. To be honest your article will not be boring, it will be very interesting and most importantly true.
