How To Blog

How Do I Blog?

Couple of years ago i started to research this question myself as i wanted to create my own blogs that people could read like this. After reading through several websites and explanations from the world wide web it gave me a clearer understanding of what a blog actually is and to save you all that time looking i thought i would create a blog explaining everything on one page.

So what is a blog you ask? well to put it as simple as i can a blog is a certain type of website that is usually arranges your posts in order starting from the most recent 'Post' (or entry) you added which would be at the top of the blog and working your way down it will show recent 'Posts' that you have submitted.

Still confused? Have a look at my blog here for an example. For another example if the first one didn’t help you can have a look at this one.

Most blogs are usually written by one person but not always and are updated on a daily basis. When writing a blog it is usually based on a particular topic and to be honest you probably already can tell that there are blogs virtually on anything. To make a blog successful it is always good to write about something that interests you personally or a hobby that you like to talk about, this makes it easier for you to update and other people are going to find your life interesting because there are always other people who share the same interests as you.

The whole blogging community has grown immensely over the years and with this, relationships can be formed with other bloggers discussing the same topic or not, and from this you can learn, share ideas, and even make friends or business partners all around the world.

So you have a rough idea about 'What is a Blog?'

And now you want to start blogging yourself and become successful at it. Well I’m going to explain what makes a good blog and what you need to do to begin.

Firstly you need to find a decent blogging provider that really appeals to you, the most popular ones today include Blogger (this is my favourite, just because I’ve used it for years now and haven’t had any problem), WordPress.com, Xanga, LiveJournal, Tumbir and Webs. All these sites that i mention have pre-made templates and push-button publishing allowing you to have a great looking blog without requiring any technical knowledge (Ideal for beginners).

Once you have signed up to your favourite blogging provider, you then get to choose from a variety of templates to have as your blog. Once chosen you can customize the colour scheme and layout of your whole blog creating it to suit your style. A little tip is if you don’t like any of the pre made templates available to worry as they are sites that offer more unique and visual stunning templates for you to add. For example PimpMyProfile.com and Pyzam.com.

One of the cool features that i like on blog is that you can add custom widgets and freebies like images, buttons, Imoods, A chat box (So visitors to your blog can communicate with each other) and many more all you need to do is visit myshoutbox.com and find the freebie you like.

When you’re getting started on your blog you need to decide whether you want it to be private or public, if you go private only you and whoever you share it with will be the only ones viewing it, though if you chose public then this will allow visitors from around the world to view your blog and leave comments or maybe even subscribe if they are really interested. Most sites offer password protection on your posts so only who you approve can view what you have written. 

After you have your blog set up its time to write a few posts and test it out, this will help you adjust the layout or style of it to suit your liking. Writing your blog at first will seem tough to figure out what it is you want to wright about, but trust me once you get yourself into a daily routine of blogging i guarantee you will find it addictive like me. topics to help you start that you can write about are your thoughts, events, your fears and ideas, pleasures, the new and current affairs, art or maybe chat about your day, anything that interests you can interest others as well remember that!

A great tip is to create a blogging circle. This can be achieved by leaving comments and your blogging address on other blogger’s pages. Another idea is you can publish your blog by sending it to friends and family in an email describing your blog and try to make it sound interesting if you can so they are more likely to check it out.

My Tips for You!

• If you keep updating your blog more frequently, then more people will return to it on a regular basis to read it, creating a group of readers to your blog will motivate you to write more and in turn will gain you even more readers to your blog.

• Get into a routine! Incorporate it in your day, if you see something that makes you think 'Ooo, i should blog this!' then do. Spend maybe half an hour before you go bed posting what you’ve done throughout the day. This will help you get into a routine, and from that make you become addicted! 

•  Personalize! Make it visually stunning, think about it, every time you have seen a blog you always like the ones that look amazing and are always catching people eyes by it. You don’t think twice about the boring blogs which will cost you to lose 50% of your readers. Would you read your blog if you didn’t write it?

• you need to create a blogging circle and i have mention one way to do it, another is Google the topic that you have chosen to write about or maybe something that interests you, so that you can create a network of bloggers. Blogging Circles are the essence of blogging and increase your status of a blogger in the whole blogging community.

•  Try to keep your posts interesting, and don’t focus on the things that most readers won’t find worth while (for example ''I went to the shop and saw Chris''). Write about thoughts you had, or feelings and ideas, maybe you could blog about a trip you went on or an event you attended.

•  Once you have got addicted at writing blogs, you could start making money from them with Google AdSense advertisement, and if popular enough you might only need a part time job if your site is getting the traffic it needs for Google ads. A site that majorly helped me to gain thousands of visitors a day was this!

•  One of the major problems that new bloggers have is that they get upset because no one has visited their site. But from experience i say don’t feel bad, it takes a couple of months for your blog to get noticed, think about it! The blogging community is huge and it takes time not days to get noticed. Keep the blogging going and by the time you know it your site will be getting read all over the world.

•  Pictures add a nice touch to any blog so try to incorporate them, not to many though.

 And that’s it!! You are finally ready to start blogging. Good Luck!