How to Start?
The very first thing you have to do is to think about that what you want to blog about.
My advice here is, take something you know and something you like to blog about. Why? You will be much more motivated to write a good content and to continue posting as often you can. It does not make sense to try to write about something you think it will bring money to you. That is hard, very hard an you will lose your motivation to write post about that topic and you will fail. And if you look at some successful blogs you will see that you can blog about everything and you can also make money with every of your blog so do not think about what will bring money but what kind of topic you like, where is your passion.
After you know what your blog will be about you will need a Domain Name. This starts the creative part. Try to pick a name that is concise, not too long, fits your topic.
Than you have to choose a home for your blog and Domain Name. You can find several free blog services but my advice is it to choose a paid one with a good service and with your own Domain Name, that is very important if you want to gain a good blog.
Last but not least – making your own blog you should have your own style! Yes visit other blog and you will find some great ideas for your blog but do not copy everything. So please be YOU on your blog with your own style.
A small tip at the end: Also do not fill up your blog with too much Ads. That does not looks good and that is not that what will bring the money to you.
Tags: First Steps
March 16th, 2009 at 6:18 pm
Thanks for sharing this, I learned here in your blog how to put adsense,soim thankful for the info i got in your blog.
March 17th, 2009 at 12:02 pm
May I also suggest to limit images and widgets. These items increase your blog load time and dial-up internet users have difficulty. I visit many blogs and usually end up leaving over a third of them before reading them - they don’t load or they kill my internet connnection. Thanks
March 20th, 2009 at 7:08 am
good idea…thats really nice.that would really help newbies to make their first steps in blogging.and thanks to you.
March 20th, 2009 at 12:03 pm
I always tried to look for some “lucrative” niches when it comes to blogging. The problem is that most of them don’t “speak” to me, I know nothing about them and how can I post quality informative posts about something I don’t know or love. So I stuck to the things I can talk at least in tens of articles and it’s proved to be a good option.
Blogging takes effort. Constant effort. And passion. If you’re not into that niche, maybe it’s better to chose something else