If you’re ready to share your opinions and views with the world, then starting a blog can be a great way to do this. Blogs are simple online publishing platforms that make it easy to put together posts containing images, text and video, and then share them with the wider world.
Setting up your first blog is easy, so easy in fact that many people start the technical set up process before they think about what they actually want to publish.
Finding a Niche
Many blogs that are set up in one of these furies of excitement tend to wither and die after a few weeks because their authors simply run out of things to say.
Instead, take a little time before you set up your blog to work out what you’re going to write about, how you’ll make your content stand out from the legions of other blogs, websites and social media forums out there, how often you’ll post and how you’ll promote the blog.
As keen as you may be to get writing, taking some time to find your angle and subject will give your blog a far greater chance of success.
Practical Tips
Choose a blogging platform that makes it easy for you to move to bigger and better things as and when your blog starts to grow. The free WordPress platform is a good choice for this reason. Although your website will start on the ad supported WordPress platform, it will be very easy to export what you’ve written and move it elsewhere at a later date.
Finally, be sure to set up social media accounts for your blog as well. A regularly maintained Twitter and Facebook profile will make it easy for you to promote what you’ve written, and share it with people who are likely to be interested.
