Blogging
Download: Starting a blog checklist
When starting your first blog there is a lot to remember and you do not want to miss anything out. Fortunately we have created a checklist for you to follow when setting up a WordPress blog. The checklist covers all you need to do when starting your first blog.
Starting a blog checklist
Niche
No |
Checklist |
Yes? |
1 |
Have you chose a niche that you are passionate about ? |
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2 |
Is you niche going to be profitable ? |
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3 |
Have you researched other competition in your niche ? |
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4 |
Have you researched keywords in your niche ? |
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Domain
5 |
Can you find a keyword from your niche to use in your domain name ? |
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6 |
Have you thought of a domain name ? |
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7 |
Is your domain name the right length ? |
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8 |
Is your domain name available ? |
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9 |
Have you purchased your domain name ? |
Hosting
10 |
How much bandwith are you going to need? |
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11 |
How much storage will you need? |
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12 |
Have you found a reliable hosting company? |
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13 |
Have you purchased your hosting package ? |
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WordPress
14 |
Have you installed WordPress ? |
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15 |
Have you found a theme ? |
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16 |
Have you created your pages ? |
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17 |
Have you chose your catagories you are going to use? |
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18 |
What plugins do you need ? |
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Content
19 |
Do your posts have pictures ? |
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20 |
Are your posts engaging your reader ? |
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21 |
Do you have your own personal touch in your posts ? |
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22 |
Are you showing off your expertise ? |
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SEO
23 |
Do you have a meta description ? |
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24 |
Do you have a sitemap? |
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25 |
Have you created a Robot.txt file? |
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26 |
Have you used keywords in your page title ? |
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Promotion
27 |
Have you commented on forums and other blogs ? |
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28 |
Have you wrote any guest posts ? |
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29 |
Have you set up a Twitter account ? |
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30 |
Do you have a Facebook page ? |
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Monetization
31 |
Have you worked on any affiliate programs ? |
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32 |
Are you using Adsense or another ad network ? |
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33 |
Do you offer sponsored posts ? |
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