Start a blog: The complete Guide

In the present world, everyone wants to start a blog but do not want to start it. If you want to start a blog, then you are in the right place. Through this article, I will provide you a complete guide on how to start a blog.

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Before starting the guide, I would also like to discuss blogging and how the reasons for starting a blog.

Blogging is a choice of passion and source of passive income.

The reasons for starting a blog could be:

• Fame
• Source of income
• Knowledge sharing
• Impact over the social network
• Improving personality

Or many others.

Below are the lists of questions that may arrive in the mind of every new blogger:

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• Where you start a blog (Platform for blogging)
• What should my niche (Topic of blogging)?
• What is my domain name?
• Design of my blog
• How to write the first blog
• What are the necessary elements to be included?

In this guide, you not only find the answers to the above questions but also learn how to start a blog today. Throughout the whole guide, I am going to share my whole experiences until today over blogging.

Here are the steps on how to start a blog:

Step 1: Select the blogging platform.

Step 2: Select the niche of your blog.

Step 3: Setup the design of your blog.

Step 4: Write the first blog.

Step 5: Share your content over a social network.

Step 6: Monetize your blog.

Step 7: Select the domain name and hosting of your blog.

Step 8: Become a master and boss of your life.

Note: This guide is created for those bloggers who have little experience or no experience in blogging.

Let’s start a new journey of blogging.

Step 1: Select the blogging platform.

In the previous guide, I have already discussed the blogging platform.

• (Read more: Which is the best Blogging platform)

I will recommend you to use Blogger.com as a blogging platform as you are a new blogger and have a little experience with it. While using it, you can gain experiences in blogging, and later on, you can move on to an advanced platform i.e. WordPress.com.

Step 2: Select the niche of your blog.

This is one of the most important questions that every new blogger should know the answer to this question. Here the niche which I am talking of means that the topic of your blog.

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Interestingly, when people start writing their blogs on multiple topics but it is fruitful in the long term. I recommend you start a blog with a single topic. This is because people like to subscribe to a blog where they can find an authority on a particular topic. Moreover, I will also help to rank your articles on Google.

Now, the big question arises “how to select the niche”.

I will like to share some tips:

• Your topic should relate to your personality. It means that you are comfortable with it and can talk for hours over it.
• The topic should relate to your interest where you can share your information in a world that no one can share it.
• For new bloggers, I suggest you write at least 15 articles on any topics like Motivation, technology, business, fashion, lifestyle, etc. By the end of the 15^th article, you will find your niche.

Note: This is the first and most important step in starting a blog.

Step 3: Setup the design of your blog.

The blog follows a quote “The first impression is the last impression”. The design of your blog is a crucial step in the success of your blog. Through the designing of your blogs only, people will remember the blog and able to differentiate your blog from the crowd.

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In BlogSpot, there is a concept called “Themes” where you can design your blogs. As the default themes of BlogSpot is boring and not up to marks. You can download the new BlogSpot themes for free and install them in your blogs.

(Read more: Download and install free BlogSpot themes)

Step 4: Write the first blog.

Here, the game begins, writing the blogs.

Here are the few tips which will avoid the mistakes that new bloggers make in the initial period of starting a blog:

• Do not attack the images downloaded from Google. Use these sites to download free images.
• (Read more: Sites for downloading free images)
• Always consider that you are talking to another person sitting next to you while writing content. As there is only a single person who is reading a blog. That’s why to write in the Single-tone like “I” and “You”.
• Focus on the content while writing a blog as the content is the king of every blog. Do not try to write unnecessary words in the blog in order to increase the word limit.

Step 5: Share your content over a social network.

social network

This is also a way to drive traffic over the blogs. Once you have set up your blog, you can start sharing your blog links over social media. As you are new in the game of blogging and no one knows you. This will help you to develop an identity where users can read your blogs. In order to get social with your blogs, you can use a Facebook page, Instagram account, Twitter account, etc.

Step 6: Monetize your blog.

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In order to become your blogs as a passive source of income, you can use:

• Google AdSense
• Affiliate marketing
• Online Courses
• Direct advertisements

Or many others.

Step 7: Select the domain name and hosting of your blog. 

The domain name is an important element in blogging. When you Blogger.com as a platform, it will give you the default name as “yourname.blogspot.com”. I have already covered this topic where you can buy cheap domain names for your blogs.

(Read more: 5 websites to buy a cheap domain name)      

Step 8: Become a master and boss of your life.

I have covered all the necessary elements that will ultimately help you in the success of your blog. But you also need to attach some of the pages in your blogs that are compulsory while applying for monetization of your blog.

• About
• Contact Us
• Privacy Policy
• Disclaimer

At last, I have discussed all my experiences which will help you to start a blog and will become successful in the future. I would also like to hear about your experiences via comments and share this guide who wants to start a blog through your social media accounts like Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, etc.