How to start Blogging?
In this era of the Web, blogs have become well-received publications and have changed the way we access the internet. Blog writings generate knowledge and invite readers to share, create, and interact in a virtual space. Our learning experience has broadened with the effective use of blogging. This is the reason many people around the world has started working in this field.
According to Hayland (2002)
" Academic writing, like all forms of communication, is an act of identity: it not always conceys disciplinary 'content' but also carries a presentation of the writer".
Blogging has long been tipped as a source of making money online.
There are numerous niches offered by blogging websites according to various interests. It is easy to find a suitable one but the downside is how much you can likely earn from them?
As with any profession in life, you should have a realistic expectation of blogging. A couple of statistics in blogging will give a clear depiction of its right perspective.
According to the research, the exact number of blogs on the blog-sphere is titled more than 200 million away from 100million. so it will be conservative to consider the number as 175 million blogs around the world.
Now the question is how we start blogging? The answer is simple I would like to share your process in 7 steps.
Identify your niche.
Start writing content. Make sure it is original and not plagiarized.
Put an eye catchy picture on your blog.
Support your blog with a video ( video tends to engage readers higher).
Make sure your content has SEO-friendly keywords.
WordPress is by far the best medium for creating your blog.
Publish your blog, share it on different social media accounts.
The fundamentals of Blogging
First things first, people start blogging without having enough perspective and usually end up feeling the frustration of getting nowhere.
This happens to many people, so I'm writing this article for you to know in advance and save yourself from unwanted trouble.
The article contains valuable and rare advice for beginners, as well as those who have become frustrated in their initial blogging efforts.
The History of Blogs
When the internet started, only geeks could make websites. Some people started writing stories based on their personal routine and life events (just like the diary). These online journals quickly got their name; weblogs
Weblogs later became popular as blogs. But still, only a few people could write blogs because of the technicalities involved. Gradually, businesses saw the opportunity and started promoting their products/services through blogs as well.
With the advancement in technology and software development, a user-friendly content management system (CMS) came into being. These platforms helped ordinary people start their blogs without coding expertise. Then blogs became popular. You can imagine the popularity of blogs by the fact that today, 4.5 million blog posts were written and thousands more are being added every minute.
Uses of blogs
Blogging is a powerful online tool. Your blog is valuable online property. Blogs provide great opportunities that can earn you respect, influence, and money.
A blog is an outlet for creativity.
it gives you the power to influence others by solving their problems.
You can use blogs to educate others
A blog is a fantastic two-way communication tool that you can use to develop great relationships.
Blogs can earn you money.
Why does content Matters?
Without producing content, you're guaranteed to fall in blogging. Creating a blog is not enough.
You cannot build a successful, and profitable, blog unless you take these two aspects of content into consideration.
The number one is
Produce Valuable Content
Most experts say that content is the king. Valuable content is and will remain the top factor in determining the success of a blog.
To make your blog profitable, produce useful content. It must be the content that your readers want to consume and share.
The second consideration is .......
Produce It Consistently
If you write two great articles in one year and do nothing else. your blog is not going to be successful. It is not going to gain any traction because Google does not like blogs that don't contain valuable content or are not consistent.
Without being, you can not build authority on your subject, and it's Impossible to become trustworthy as well. So though writing valuable content is the heart of blogging. writing it consistently is more important. Otherwise, there's no traffic or money for you in blogging.
Which Blogging Model Suits You?
Do not start a blog if you don't understand the models of blogging. You probably don't know about them because they're not discussed much.
Knowing about types of will help you to choose a way forward. Let me explain the two models of blogging briefly.
Magazine Model of blogging
The magazine model requires a lot of content and hence a lot of time. To be successful, you have to post a huge number of articles, break the news of your industry before others do, and cover a variety of topics within your broad topic.
Consider the following points:-
Monetarily, the magazine model requires thousands and millions of visitors regularly to earn money from advertising. Another option is to write sponsored posts.
Management-wise, the magazine model doesn't suit individuals. Popular magazine blogs have an entire team of writers, content managers, and contributors to keep the blog active. It's not just possible for an individual to live up to the expectations of the magazine model of blogging.
Expert Model of Blogging
As the name suggests, the expert model of blogging requires you to be an expert in the topic that your blog covers.
Some important features of the expert model of blogging are
The foundation of the expert model of blogging is high-quality content. The expert model doesn't require a lot of content, but the quality is a priority.
It is suited to individuals with other responsibilities because it doesn't require posting a bulk quantity of content.
You can manage it easily by giving only1-3 hours a day to it.
Once you're considered an authority in your niche, you can survive by posting 3-4 articles per month.
The expert model of blogging offers more monetization options. Affiliate marketing can be a good start but the ultimate way to earn real money is by creating and selling your digital product.
Most successful individual bloggers have built their blogs on the expert model of blogging. All the blogs of Neil Patel are expert model blogs.
Thank you very much for reading the whole article if you have any questions tell me in the comment section below.
Good Wishes!
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