5 Tips to Get Your Blog Started

It seems like these days everyone has their own blog, so why not start your own? It will provide you with an outlet to explore interests, share your opinions, as well as promote a business. Although starting a blog is not difficult, it may be intimidating if you have never done it before.

Here are 5 tips to help you get started with your new blog.

1. Consider your niche. Decide what your blog is going to be about. Even if you stray from your primary theme from time to time, you need to have a primary niche or theme you are going to focus on. Deciding on your niche first will help you to make other decisions, as well as keep your blog focused on the topics your audience wants to read about.

2. Choose a name. Choosing a name can be difficult. You want to choose a name that will be SEO-friendly, so people searching your topic are more likely to find you. However, you also need it to be descriptive of your content and theme, memorable, and available. Typically, I would suggest starting with what’s available since there tends to be a scarcity of low-cost, dot com names. However, with the recent launch of new domain name options, this is less of a problem.

3. Choose a blogging platform. You need to find a platform that you will be comfortable using. WordPress is one of the most popular platforms, but there are many others to choose from.

4. Start writing. You need to decide how often you are going to post to your blog, and then you need to stick with that schedule. Consistency is important for SEO purposes, but also to keep your readers happy. If you post randomly, they may lose interest. You can decide to post once a week or five times a week, it is up to you. However, the more frequently you post, the better results you will get in search engines.

5. Share your blog with others. Hopefully, over time, your audience will grow organically. However, to get the ball rolling, you need to share your blog with others, so they know it is there. You can share your blog through social media with your friends and family, and encourage them to share it with others. You can also share through crowd sourcing websites like Digg and StumbleUpon.

Good Luck!