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How to Become a Blogger in 5 Simple Steps
Choose your blog name and get your blog hosting.Start your blog by adding WordPress.Pick a simple theme lớn make your blog your own.Add two key blogging plugins to lớn find your readers và track stats.Write compelling content to create a blog that your readers love.Bạn đang xem: 30+ template blogger responsive dan gratis yang layak anda coba!
Do you want to start a blog fast?
This is a long essay và you may want to start your blog without learning all the details.
This is the first how khổng lồ quickly start a blog guidepost.
To start a blog fast simply:
Look for these boxes.Follow the brief steps.Click the liên kết to jump lớn the next box.Click here to lớn go lớn the first step.
How We Started This Blog
Want lớn create something meaningful? Why not start a blog? Why not become a blogger? Creating this blog is one of the best decisions Ryan and I ever made. After all, our blog is how we earn a living. More important, it’s how we showroom value to other people’s lives.
So you’re thinking about starting a blog, but you don’t have any idea where lớn start, right? Guess what—neither did we! Before we became “The Minimalists,” we wanted to lớn start a blog khổng lồ communicate our thoughts và express our feelings, but we were overwhelmed with options.
Clueless, confused, và confounded with choices, we had no idea how khổng lồ start a blog or how khổng lồ be a blogger. When should we start? How vày we register a domain name name? What is hosting? Which blogging platform should we use? How vị we choose a blog theme? What is a plugin? What should we write about? Heck, we could hardly spell HTML, let alone build a blog!
But good news: it turns out that starting a blog is much easier than you think. We’ve learned a ton of lessons during our ascent to millions of readers, và now you can learn from our pain and suffering lớn avoid much of the tedium involved in setting up a blog.
Disclosure: The Minimalists’ blog is hosted by Bluehost. For $2.75 a month, Bluehost can help you phối up & host your blog. Because The Minimalists are a Bluehost tiếp thị liên kết partner (i.e., we earn some revenue, at no additional cost to lớn you, when you purchase using our links), our readers can use this liên kết to receive a 50% discount off the monthly price and a miễn phí domain for the first year.How to lớn Become a Blogger: đoạn phim Tutorial
If you prefer khổng lồ watch our process for setting up a blog, we’ve created a step-by-step instructional video, How to lớn Become a Successful Blogger Today, which shows the entire starting-a-blog undertaking. Otherwise, read on.
How lớn Start a Successful Blog in 5 Steps
Choose your blog name và get your blog hosting.Start your blog by adding WordPress.Pick a simple theme to lớn make your blog your own.Add two key blogging plugins lớn find your readers and track stats.Write compelling content to create a blog that your readers love.While there are other blogging platforms out there like Blogger.com & Tumblr.com, nearly every serious blogger uses a self-hosted WordPress site because of its creative freedom and flexibility.
The Minimalists uses WordPress because it gives us greater control over the look và feel of our blog—more creative control than any other platform. Oh, and WordPress itself is free!
These are the exact steps we took when we created this website. If you follow these five steps, you will learn how to set up a blog in less than one hour.
Step 1 Choose your blog name và get your blog hosting
The first thing we did when starting our blog was go khổng lồ Bluehost và register our domain, which is không tính tiền with hosting. We’ll explain hosting in a moment, but let’s talk about your domain name name first.
Blogging Quick Start – Step 1
In this first step you will choose your blog name (domain name) & buy your blog hosting.
Select the Basic plan.Pick your domain name & enter it into the New Domain box.Create your Bluehost account.Click here lớn jump khổng lồ the next step.
Choose your tên miền name
Your tên miền name is an important part of your blog because it creates a first impression—it is the name of your blog. Also known as your URL, your domain is also your address on the web. For example, our domain name is www.binhchanhhcm.edu.vn.So, what vày you want to điện thoại tư vấn your blog? Maybe it’s YourName.com. Maybe it’s YourBusinessName.com. Or maybe it’s a creative tên thương hiệu you thought up. If you’re having a hard time thinking of a good tên miền name, try Wordoid, a wonderful naming tool that will give you plenty of great options. Just make sure you don’t buy the domain from them since Bluehost will give you a không tính phí domain. (If you’ve already purchased a domain elsewhere, that’s okay, too, because Bluehost will make it easy khổng lồ transfer your existing tên miền during the thiết đặt process.)
Set up blog hosting
Once you’ve decided on a domain name, you’ll need khổng lồ set up hosting for your blog. While WordPress itself is không tính phí (see Step 2 below), you need a reliable place to lớn host your WordPress blog (your blog needs to lớn be on a server somewhere on the Internet).
For hosting, we recommend Bluehost for several reasons:
We Use Bluehost. We personally use Bluehost to host The Minimalists. If you recommend a company, you better be willing to use their sản phẩm yourself. We also use them khổng lồ host several other websites of ours.Outstanding Customer Service. Bluehost’s customer service is 100% US-based. With hold times that average less than 30 seconds & 100% in-house, on-site staff in their Texas offices, you can rest assured that the person helping with your site knows how to lớn help. In other words, if you have any questions, they will help you through the entire cài đặt process.Free Domain. When you sign up for hosting, Bluehost will give you a không tính tiền domain name, which allows you khổng lồ avoid the upfront và recurring fees associated with purchasing a domain name on your own. If you’ve already purchased your own tên miền name, don’t worry; you can still use your domain name with Bluehost (it’s just one extra step).Money-Back Guarantee. Bluehost offers a 30-day money-back guarantee, so there’s no risk if you change your mind.Reliability. Bluehost’s facilities are world class. They have their own custom-built 20,000-square-foot datacenter with enough backup generators khổng lồ power a city.Friends & Family. Many of our friends & family also use Bluehost to lớn host their blogs.Now that you’re ready to get started, go to Bluehost & click the Get Started Now button.
You’ll see that prices range from $3 lớn $6 per month, depending on whether you want a basic, single blog hosting plan or a more robust plan that allows you khổng lồ create multiple blogs.
Note: Because we’re an affiliate partner, Bluehost offers a special price for The Minimalists readers: only only $2.75 a month for the first year. That’s a significant discount.Once you select your plan you’ll choose or enter your domain name name.
If you don’t own a domain name simply enter your desired blog name into the New Domain box.
If you’ve already own a domain name name simply enter that into the I have a domain name name box.
Click Next.
Finally create your blogging account.
Step 3 Pick a simple theme to make your blog your own
A theme allows you khổng lồ pick a kiến thiết for your blog without the need for coding expertise or design knowledge. In other words, a good theme helps you lớn design your blog exactly how you want it lớn look. If you’re not a coder (I’m certainly not a coder), then a theme makes the kiến thiết work a million times easier.
Blogging Quick Start – Step 3
Next you’ll choose & install your blog’s WordPress theme.
Purchase the theme that fits your style (we use the tru Theme).Download & save your theme’s .zip file to your Desktop.Return khổng lồ your WordPress dashboard and go to Appearance > Themes.Click Upload và then Upload Theme.Click Choose File, select your theme .zip file, và click Install Now.Click Activate.Click here to jump to lớn the next step.Our blog kiến thiết is from BYLT, a platform created by our good friends at SPYR. They have several beautiful, simple WordPress themes khổng lồ choose from, and, in fact, you can purchase the same theme we use if you like.
Simply go to lớn BYLT và find the minimalist WordPress theme that best fits your desired aesthetic. Their themes are feature-rich; plus, once you buy your theme, you will have the same team supporting your work that we trust to support ours.
Once you purchase your theme you’ll be able to tải về your WordPress theme (a .zip file) from your BYLT Dashboard. Save this file to your Desktop because you’ll need to upload it to lớn WordPress in just a moment.
Remember how easy it was to lớn install WordPress? Well installing your blog theme is just as simple.
First return lớn your WordPress Dashboard.
You should already be logged in, but whenever you are signed out go to lớn my.bluehost.com, enter your new tên miền name (or username), your password, và click Submit.
Step 4 địa chỉ cửa hàng two key blogging plugins to lớn find your readers & track stats
Plugins are third-party appendages that địa chỉ additional functionality to your blog.
Blogging Quick Start – Step 4
In the final thiết đặt step you’ll install two plugins that will improve your blog’s features.
In your WordPress Dashboard go khổng lồ Plugins > địa chỉ cửa hàng New.Search for Yoast SEO. Click Install Now followed by Activate.Click the Add New button to địa chỉ one more plugin.Search for MonsterInsights và click Install Now followed by Activate.Click the Launch the Wizard! button to configure MonsterInsights.Click here lớn jump to lớn the next step.It’s best lớn keep your number of blog plugins to a minimum và install only the best ones, because too many plugins—as well as unreliable plugins—can slow down your site. We use very few plugins at The Minimalists.
In this section you’ll install and activate the following free plugins:
Search for Yoast SEO.
Finally, so people can receive our blog posts via email, we established a không tính phí Feedburner account. For a more feature-rich email-subscription service we recommend Constant liên hệ (affiliate link). (By the way, if you don’t already subscribe to The Minimalists’ blog via email, you can here.)
Step 5 Write compelling content to create a blog that your readers love
Congratulations! You started a blog, & now it’s time lớn start blogging. This is where the fun begins.
Now that you have your own blog, you get khổng lồ make it yours; you get to lớn turn your vision into a reality.
Content. Start writing and publishing the nội dung for your basic pages: create an About Page, liên hệ Page, Start Here Page, and any other page you want in the header of your new blog.Photo. địa chỉ cửa hàng a photo of yourself (pro tip: you can start with a well-lit selfie, but when you get a chance, get some professional photos taken; they’re well worth the cost because people identify with other people more than they identify with logos).Comments. Determine whether or not you want comments on your blog; they are often a useful way to receive feedback và directly engage with your readers.We hope you have loads of fun expressing yourself on your new blog. We’re certain it will be a huge growth experience for you during the coming months. You have now officially become a blogger. Wherever you’re going, make sure you enjoy the journey ahead.
How to Blog: đôi mươi Blogging Tips lớn Improve Your Writing
We receive many emails asking how to lớn blog, about blog topics, & about creating meaningful content. The bulk of this essay explained how khổng lồ start a blog, but that’s just the initial step. Now it’s time to start writing & publishing your content.
Here are đôi mươi tips on how lớn blog.
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Define Your Ideal Readers. Once you’ve found your niche, you need to lớn know who will be reading your blog. For example, we blog about living a meaningful life with less. Thus, our ideal readers are people who are interested in exploring minimalism so they can clear the path toward more meaningful lives.If you want to lớn write about your newborn baby growing up, that’s wonderful: your ideal readers are probably your friends và family. If you want lớn write about restoring classic cars, that’s cool, too. Tailor your writing lớn your readers (whether it’s your family or local community or whoever else will read your blog).Add Value. Your blog must showroom value khổng lồ its readers’ lives. You want lớn help people solve problems. This is the only way you will get great quality readers to lớn your site (and keep them coming back).
Adding value is the only way to get someone’s long-term buy-in. We both learned this after a decade of leading and managing people in the corporate world. With everything you write, it’s worth asking: Is this adding value?Be Original. Yes, there are other blogs out there about the same thing you want khổng lồ write about. Question: So why is your blog different? Answer: Because of you. You are what makes your blog different. It’s about your perspective, your creativity, the value you add.Be Interesting. Write interesting blog posts. Especially if you want people to share it with others.Be Yourself. Part of being interesting is telling your story. Every person is unique, and your story is an important one. The important part of storytelling, however, is removing the superfluous details that make the story uninteresting. A great storyteller removes 99% of what really happens—the absorptive details—and leaves the interesting 1% for the reader.Be Honest. Your blog needs khổng lồ be authentic—it needs khổng lồ feel real—if you want people to lớn read it. You can be your blog, or your blog can be you. That is, bởi vì you really embody the stuff you write about? If not, people will see through it.
“Be the change you want to see in the world,” is the famous Gandhi quote. Perhaps bloggers should build the blog they want khổng lồ write for the world.Transparency. Being transparent is different from being honest. You needn’t share every detail about your life just for the sake of being honest.
Always be honest, and be transparent when it adds value lớn what you’re writing. (Because everything we write must serve the greater good, you won’t ever see pictures of us using the restroom—that’s simply not relevant.)Time. Once you’ve learned how khổng lồ start a blog, you’ll learn that blogging takes a lot of time, especially if you’re as neurotic as we are.
That said, once you have your design mix up, don’t tweak it too much. Instead, spend the time on your writing.We Instead of You. Use the first-person plural when possible. Statements of we and our are more powerful than you & your, especially when talking about negative behaviors or tendencies. The first person comes off as far less accusatory. Think of it this way: we’re writing peer-to-peer—we are not gods.When khổng lồ Post. Question: When is the best day & time to lớn publish a blog post? Answer: It doesn’t really matter. We don’t adhere to a particular time-of-day schedule, but we do publish at least once a week because consistency is important. You needn’t get bogged down in the details, though.Research. Spend time researching what you’re writing about. The reason we are able khổng lồ use so many helpful, relevant links in our essays is because we put in the time to lớn research our topics.Keep It Simple. This is where minimalism can be applied khổng lồ starting any blog, irrespective of its genre. No need to place superfluous advertisements or widgets all over your site. Stick lớn the basics and remove anything you don’t need—remove anything that doesn’t add value.Picture. Put a picture of yourself on your blog. People like to see the face of the person who’s writing the blog. If two goofy guys from Dayton, Ohio aren’t too afraid to put their pictures on their site, then you have nothing to lớn worry about.Live Your Life. You’re starting a blog about your life (or about certain aspects of your life, at least), so you still need to live your life. There are things that we always put before blogging: exercise, health, relationships, experiences, personal growth, contribution. Simply put, live a life worth writing about.
15 Reasons You Should Start a Blog
We were inspired to research and write this blog post after reading Joshua Becker’s 15 Reasons I Think You Should Blog, in which he discusses 15 great reasons why you should start a blog.Why is the keyword here. Crucially, Becker writes about the purpose of blogging, not just how lớn start a blog. That’s what many of these other “blogs about blogging” seem to lớn miss: they miss the purpose—the why behind starting a blog.
Here is a summary of our three favorite reasons from Becker’s list:
You’ll become a better writer. “At its core, writing is communication. It is about recording thoughts on paper & compelling others to lớn agree with them,” writes Becker. “To that end, writing (just lượt thích every other size of communication that has ever existed) improves with practice. Blogging will not force you lớn become a better writer, it’ll just happen as you vị it. And becoming a better writer holds important benefits for the rest of your life—whether you are creating a book, a presentation, a resume, or an anniversary card for your spouse.” Spot on! Writing blog posts is not only a great way to lớn improve your blog writing, it’s a wonderful chance lớn improve everything you write—from business emails & text messages to lớn that novel you’ve been dreaming of penning.You’ll meet new people. “Whether it be through comments, emails, or social media, you may be surprised at how quickly you meet people online,” writes Becker. That’s true! The Minimalists’ blog is responsible for many of the most important relationships I’ve developed over the past decade—long-term business and personal relationships birthed from this very blogYou’ll become more confident. “Blogging will help you discover more confidence in your life,” writes Becker. “You will quickly realize that you vì chưng live an important life with a quality view & have something to offer others.” So true! Writing helps us better understand the lives we live & the consequences of our actions.3 Reasons You Should Not Start a Blog
So now you have 15 reasons why you should start a blog, và we’ve shown you how lớn start a blog, step-by-step, based on our personal experience.
But after giving you those detailed instructions, which could save you hundreds of hours of wasted time, we also want khổng lồ give you some good reasons why you should not start a blog. (Keep in mind that these reasons are just our opinions, & we vì not pretend khổng lồ offer them up as a collection of empirical blogging maxims.)
Money. You should not start a blog lớn make money. We need to get that out of the way first. If your primary objective is lớn replace your full-time income from blogging, forget about it. It doesn’t work that way.Do you think that Jimi Hendrix picked up his first guitar so he could “supplement his income”? No, he didn’t. Rather, he did it for the love of it, for the joy và fulfillment he received, and the income came thereafter—much later actually.Notoriety. Don’t plan on getting “Internet famous” right away. Not every site grows as fast as ours did, but that’s okay. The truth is that we kind of got lucky. We found a great domain name name, we cobbled together a logo and site kiến thiết that people liked, we write fairly well, và our nội dung connected with people in a quality way.
We didn’t start this site khổng lồ become “famous,” though. That’d be ridiculous. We started this site to lớn become bloggers & share a message. Our popularity came as a surprise khổng lồ us, và it was a result of a little luck và a lot of hard, passionate work.The funny thing is that all these things can happen. You could make a full-time income from building a blog. We bởi vì it, Corbett Barr does it, và so bởi vì many others. Và you could become an mạng internet famous blogger lượt thích Leo Babauta or Chris Brogan.
But if these are the sole reasons you start blogging, you’ll be miserable because it will seem like a job. And if it feels lượt thích a job, you won’t be passionate about it, so you’ll either hate it or fall flat on your face (or both).
Instead, become a blogger and write because you’re passionate about it…
4 Blogging Resources
If you want khổng lồ learn more about blogging, publishing, writing, and SEO, then check out these additional resources:
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FAQs When Starting a Blog
How bởi vì you make money blogging? How much bởi vì bloggers make? Can I make money blogging? Are blogs still profitable in 2021?
How lớn make money blogging is the topic that beginner bloggers tend to lớn be most interested in. At The Minimalists, we earn money in several ways:
Through these various means, Ryan & I are able to earn a full-time income through blogging. But it’s worth noting that making money from your blog is not the best place to lớn start.
While there’s nothing wrong with making money—which you can vì through tiếp thị liên kết links, advertisements, và your own products & services—the best reason to start blogging is because you have something to lớn express.
If you make money along the way, that’s great. In fact, if you help people solve their problems, you’re all but guaranteed to lớn make money from your blog—eventually. Let’s just remember there are at least four resources that are more important than money: skills, time, energy, và attention.
That said, let’s not kid ourselves by acting as if making money is irrelevant—it’s not. Making money from our blog is simply not the primary driver for our creativity or why we became bloggers. Although people often think of money as the ultimate resource, it is the least important of the five mentioned above.
Money won’t necessarily improve your life, but it will amplify your existing behaviors. If you have bad habits, then more money will make your life considerably worse. & if you’re already a generous person, then more money can help you be more loving, caring, & considerate.
What does blog stand for? What does blog mean?
According to Wikipedia, a blog is a discussion or informational trang web published on the World Wide website consisting of “discrete, often informal diary-style text entries (posts).” The term “weblog” was coined by Jorn Barger on December 17, 1997. The short form, “blog,” was coined by Peter Merholz, who jokingly broke the word weblog into the phrase we blog in the sidebar of his blog in 1999.
Today, blogs have many shapes and sizes. Many are public journals people use khổng lồ express their feelings. Others, like this blog, exist lớn help people think critically & solve problems.
There are blogs that cover nearly every topic, ideology, & interest—from sports & politics khổng lồ religion and travel và everything in between. Even the world’s largest news organizations—ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, CNN, & MSNBC—all have their own blogs.
Squarespace vs WordPress: Why should I use WordPress instead of Squarespace?
It feels like we hear about Squarespace on every podcast. But when you compare Squarespace lớn WordPress, you soon discover that WordPress is superior in several ways.
While Squarespace isn’t a terrible option, it lacks the personal control that’s available with WordPress. This is why every serious blogger I know uses a WordPress blog.
Here are five reasons WordPress is better than Squarespace:
How bởi vì I become a blogger?
The answer is in the question: the only way khổng lồ become a blogger is to lớn start a blog. This might sound overly simplistic, but that’s because it’s not that complicated. If you follow these steps you’ll become a blogger & start blogging today.
Choose your blog name and get your blog hosting.Start your blog by adding WordPress.Pick a simple theme khổng lồ make your blog your own.Add two key blogging plugins to lớn find your readers & track stats.Write compelling content to create a blog that your readers love.There’s an old truism, “Writers don’t like writing; they like having written.” I think the opposite is true for bloggers: because of the instant gratification of the WordPress “Publish” button, I find that bloggers enjoy writing because they’re constantly sharing that writing with the world.
The barrier to lớn entry is gone, so start blogging if you want khổng lồ become a blogger. It really is that simple.
What’s the difference between a blog và a website?
While the lines have blurred over the years, the simplest way to put it is that a blog is a type of website, one that catalogues, over time, the personal or professional thoughts and beliefs of a person or organization.
As your thoughts, beliefs, and ideas change, so will your blog. It’s nice to have a time capsule of our thoughts, as they’ve evolved over the past decade.
Are blogs dead?
No, blogs are not “dead.” In fact, blogs are more alive than ever!
As a matter of fact, our blog has grown every year since 2010 and now boasts more than 3.78 million readers và an e-mail list that continues lớn grow every month.
Does anyone read blogs anymore? Is blogging a waste of time?
Millions of people read our blog every year-and our audience continues khổng lồ grow because, thanks khổng lồ our blog, new people find our work every day. But it’s not just The Minimalists who are successful. Blogs are popular all over the world, và they are the simplest way to lớn publish nội dung without middlemen or gatekeepers.
Blogging is the opposite of a waste of time. If you have a genuine desire to nói qua your creativity with the world, then it’s one of the best “time investments” you can make. Our blog is simultaneously our practice space-where we nói qua new ideas and writings with the world-as well as an announcement board that keeps our audience abreast of any new developments in the world of minimalism.
Is it worth starting a blog in 2021?
Yes, starting a blog is arguably more important than ever. Whether you want lớn publish your writing, build an audience, open a business, or start a podcast, your blog is the trang chủ for your creative projects.
Once you’ve started a blog, you are no longer reliant on other people’s platforms. There’s nothing “wrong” with having an Instagram or TikTok account, but those platforms are ephemeral. If they fall out of relevance, then so vì you (remember MySpace). That’s not the case with a blog, though. Because you own your blog, it stays with you no matter where the culture sways.
The best time lớn start a blog was a decade ago. The second best time is now. If you have an idea you want lớn share, get started!
What has replaced blogging?
While new forms of truyền thông continue khổng lồ enter the picture-podcasts, newsletters, social media-nothing replaces having a home for your creative work. The Minimalists have a podcast, an e-mail newsletter, và several social truyền thông accounts, but none of them could ever supplant our blog. Instead, we use our blog to lớn point to these additional resources.
What should I blog about?
We often hear people say that you should blog about what you’re passionate about. That’s great advice if you know what that passion is. Maybe it’s technology, finance, baking, music, or rock climbing. If so, write about that!
If, however, you don’t know what you’re passionate about, don’t worry. Passion isn’t simply stumbled upon; it is cultivated.
Here are six questions lớn ask yourself khổng lồ help you determine what you should blog about:
What are your values? Whatever you write about, you want it to align with your values.What excites you? There will always be drudgery, but if you find something that excites you, you will be able khổng lồ drudge through the drudgery.What makes you angry? If you aren’t excited by something, then anger is often a great motivator. If there’s something in the world you want to lớn change, write about that. It will help inform & strengthen your values.How can you solve problems? You will feel fulfilled if you can provide solutions to lớn people’s problems. Coincidently, if you write about solving your own problems, that will help other people solve those same problems, too.What if money wasn’t important? If money wasn’t a factor, what would you bởi vì with your life? Yes, you need to make money, but, just as important, you want to vì chưng something meaningful. Write about that.Who is the person you want lớn become? Your writing should help you become the person you aspire khổng lồ be. Write as if you’re writing to lớn make your future self proud.What is a blog used for? What makes a good blog?
A blog is used for two things: lớn express & to communicate. A good blog is able to lớn marry communicative writing & expressive writing to lớn create blog posts that are informative and entertaining.
When considering how you want lớn use your blog lớn communicate & express yourself, ask these questions:
What message am I attempting to lớn communicate?Does the writing express the emotions I want to the reader to lớn feel? What are those emotions?How can I make the narrative more urgent?Does this sentence serve a purpose?Can I cut this line & still preserve my message?How can I make this more concise?Do I need all these modifiers và qualifiers? (Hint: no!)If I killed the first two paragraphs, would this piece be better?How could I restructure this sentence/paragraph khổng lồ make it more climactic?How bởi vì you start a blog for free?
The good news is that starting a blog is free with WordPress. All you need lớn pay for is hosting, as outlined in the step-by-step instructions above.
There are also other “free” amateur services like Tumblr or Blogger that allow you lớn start a blog on those company’s platforms. Just be careful, because you may not own your content if you’re posting it on someone else’s website. That’s one of the many reasons why we use WordPress.
How often should I blog?
When talking to lớn my writing students, I recommend writing every day and publishing a blog post at least once a week. We usually publish two blog posts per week on this blog. Seth Godin blogs every single day.
Whatever you decide, we recommend you stay consistent. Setting a weekly schedule helps you create accountability partners (your readership) so you feel compelled khổng lồ write even when you don’t want to lớn write.
What should my first blog post be about?
Avoid grandiosity. Avoid throat clearing. Your first blog post needn’t be a grandiose mission statement. & your first blog post doesn’t have to lớn be a vapid, self-involved introduction to lớn your blog.
Instead, find one thing that interests you today & write about that. Use the prompts in the “What should I blog about” section above.
For reference, you can read the first blog post on this blog, circa 2010: Be on the Mountain.
Why vày blogs fail?
There are at least three reasons blogs fail:
Some bloggers have poor expectations. If you start a blog today and expect a million readers overnight, you’re setting yourself up for failure. But if your motivation is sincere-if you want to add value to lớn the world-then you’ll find your expectations shift.Some bloggers don’t add value. Instead of metrics lượt thích subscribers or follower counts, The Minimalists focus on adding value lớn our audience. If you help people solve problems, the success will spring from that-not the other way around.Some bloggers put money first. There’s nothing wrong with earning a living from your blog (we do), but it needn’t be the main objective. Good blogs make money; great blogs make a difference. Said another way: we allow money lớn have a seat in the car, but it’s never the driver.Does Bluehost charge monthly or all at once?
Bluehost bills annually, so when you use our links to receive the discounted rate of $2.75 per month you will be billed for the entire first year.
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