A Quick Guide To Setting Up A Blog

Blogging is a growing trend in this day and age. More and more people and businesses are setting up blogs every day. Bearing that in mind, I’ve decided to compile a smart guide to setting up your first blog:

Come Up With A Blog Idea & Name

There’s no point setting up a blog if you’ve got nothing to blog about. So, your first task is decided what your blog will focus on. This is entirely up to you. Only you will know what you want to write about. Certain people may have a particular interest or hobby that they want to write about on a regular basis. My advice is to blog about something that you enjoy. Something that you can talk about with ease, where the words come naturally when writing. You may be tempted to start a blog on a popular topic, just because it’s popular. But, if you know very little about a popular topic, there’s no point in starting a blog.

Then, you have to come up with a title for your blog. You want this title to be catchy, something that’s easy to remember. Don’t overcomplicate things here, sometimes simple is best. Make the name of your blog relate to the topic.

Choose A Blogging Platform

After you’ve come up with the idea and name of your blog, it’s time to find a platform. There are various blogging platforms out there that are ideal for beginners. Arguably the most popular of them all is WordPress. It’s a simple platform that makes it easy to setup and create a new blog. Plus, there are lots of extra’s you can use, should you choose to make your blog even better. If you want your blog to be even more professional, consider looking for WordPress hosting. This will give you a domain name and is a lot easier to set up. You won’t have to worry about all the technical mumbo-jumbo; the host will do that for you.

It doesn’t matter what blogging platform or hosting service you choose, just ensure you choose one. After you’ve done this, you can move onto the next step in the blog creating process!

Start Making Money

It’s no secret that a lot of people start a blog to make money. Some people take up blogging as a part-time job to earn extra cash. You can make a lot of money doing this if you do things right. The key way to make money is through advertising on your site. You’ll find advertising services that will put ads on your blog for you. All you need to do is create space for them. You get paid money to have these adverts on your blogging site.

To make more money, you need to get a large audience. If your blog is being visited by a large number of people, daily, then you’ll make more money. Companies will pay more to have their adverts sites that get loads of web traffic. So, concentrate on driving a regular audience to your blog.

If you follow these three tips, you’ll have an amazing blog up and running in no time!