How To Create Your First Blog Like A Pro!

What You Need

• A website or blog-publishing service provider.
• blogger.com
• wordpress.com
• A domain name and web host.
• namecheap.com
• bluehost.com
• At least five written blog articles.
• Word count is not as important as keywords.
• However, blog articles should be around 350-600 words average.
• Too short = not enough information to be relevant.
• Too long = attention spans are shorter and will not be fully read or bounce.
• Bounce = Someone who visits your website just to leave as fast as they entered.
• Fluff = extra words used for the purpose of increasing word count.
• Find keywords
• Words or phrases that people type into Google when searching for topics relevant to your website or blog.
• Patience
• If you are into this solely to make money then you might want to reconsider.
• Your articles may not see a lot of traffic at first, but they will.
• Be consistent with your posting so your audience does not forget about you or move on.
• I try for one every 1-2 weeks but sometimes life gets ahead of you.

 

Step 1

• Think of some topics that you have an interest in.
• Do you have enough knowledge on the topic to write informative blog posts?
• Does it spark any inspiration from you?
• Is it a niche idea?
• What makes your content different then the rest?

 

Step 2

• Sign up for a blogging website.
• Two popular websites are:
• Blogger.com
• Wordpress.com
• Both are simple to use and there are a lot of resources that will teach you how to use the platform to get your blog up and running!
• I used Blogger to create my blog.

 

Step 3

• Write your first article.
• Make it around 350-600 words so that Google can find it in their algorithm.
• The search bot looks for websites with content with these numbers.
• Any less and your blog will not turn up as much on any search engine.
• Post your article.
• Post it first to the service of your choice (e.g., Blogger).

 

Step 4

• Share a link to your new page on your social media accounts.
• Facebook
• Create a fan page on Facebook so that more people see your blog posts.
• Invite your whole contact list so that they can share and comment on your posts.
• Use your page to start more discussions to receive more engagement from your readers.
• Entice your page followers to find more by allowing them to share your posts with their contacts.
• The more people that share, the more people will see your blog.
• Even if they do not click the first time.
• Reddit
• Reddit is another great site to share your blog.
• You can create discussions with millions of already registered users.
• Also, join discussions to put in your two cents with a link back to your blog.
• The more links that lead back to your blog the better
• Creating links this way allows more people to engage with your blog.
• Twitter
• I use Twitter to post updates multiple times per day.
• It is used to relay short and concise messages to your followers.
• Ask your friends and family members to share your blog links so that more people can see them.
• Each share means that more and more people are seeing your blog.

 

Step 5

• Reply to feedback.
• Comments
• Questions
• The more involved you become, the more your audience does.

 

Congratulations!

You just created your first blog! If my article helped you in any way, please comment below! I would also love any feedback regarding my blog.