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How to Have a Great Start with Your Blog

Discussion in 'Blogging' started by monsur, Jul 24, 2011.

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    No matter what anyone tells you, it's not easy to create a high quality blog. When you first start a blog, there are some important steps you should keep in mind, and in this article we'll be sharing some of these.

    The Power of Networking: Rather than thinking of blogging as a solitary activity, it can be very helpful to start off by connecting with other blog owners in your niche. You don't have to wait until you're famous to network with other bloggers; you can start benefiting from this idea right now by telling as many people as possible about your blog. You should also take every chance you have to mention your blog to friends and acquaintances, whether in emails or in social networks. You should strive to get as many visitors to your blog as soon as you can, as this can help it to grow faster and attract more attention. Every little bit helps, so don't miss any opportunity to inform others about your blog.

    Give Value: Just because you were able to launch your blog and get a decent amount of traffic coming your way certainly doesn't mean that you've achieved success. Blogging is an activity that demands constant vigilance, which means you have to keep working to improve things. Your blog is a mere drop in the ocean on the web, and in order to make it bigger and better, you will have to constantly give value.

    Visitors will only take the time to return regularly to your blog if they feel they're getting genuine value there, so it's up to you to provide this. If people come to your blog looking for something and they don't find it, your blog will just become another generic site among the many others. In order to create a blog that attracts a wide readership, it's necessary to meet the needs of your readers each time they visit.

    Maintain Your Enthusiasm: Many people have lots of energy as they launch a new blog, but then you have to be careful about what comes next. If your excitement dies down right after a few days of the launch of your blog, you can easily lose a good opportunity to grow your blog. While it's natural to be most excited about something when it's brand new, also be aware that a blog takes sustained effort, so you have to keep working at it. You shouldn't really worry about how things would shape up, because at this time the most important thing you can do is take consistent action.

    The more you pay attention to every pertinent detail when setting up your blog, the easier it will be to proceed smoothly and watch your blog grow quickly. The more effort you put into it now, the more it will pay you back in the future.
     
    monsur, Jul 24, 2011 IP
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  2. CountryBoy

    CountryBoy Prominent Member

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    Good advice.
    I would add that when you start a blog you should choose something you're passionate about, which is reflected in the quality and frequency of your posts. Write content for people to enjoy, instead of for bots to read.
     
    CountryBoy, Jul 25, 2011 IP
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    I also agree to choose something your passionate and dedicated about. Something you will be able to blog about without even having to think about what to write. Also stick to the one topic, readers want to be able to read on one specific topic instead of random topics.

    Anyway, thanks for the good advice, i'll be sure to take it on board when it comes to sorting out my blog.
     
    AR7', Jul 25, 2011 IP
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    Maintain Your Enthusiasm <== the best part of monsur tell us about :)
     
    AdChoices, Jul 26, 2011 IP
  5. Kumar25

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    Thanks for the post it is good advice to improve the blogging.
     
    Kumar25, Jul 26, 2011 IP
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    Before anything else, don't forget to do your planning. Gather information, do your research about blogging, SEO, content writing etc. Read a lot of references, decide wisely for your niche, and yes make sure it's something you love about.

    It's other words, be knowledgeable about what is blogging and think for your purpose/intentions why you want to venture in blogging. Earning money is already a given for that. So what else do you intend to happen? I hope you will be able to genuinely answer the question.
     
    crls-k, Jul 28, 2011 IP
  7. monsur

    monsur Well-Known Member

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    Thanks for stopping by here,but what is the theme of your comment?May you please simplify?
     
    monsur, Nov 16, 2011 IP
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    It's certainly not easy to create a high-quality blog but note that not all blogs started as high-quality blogs. Most blogs started because one person wanted to share their interests to the rest of the world. They share their enthusiasm and knowledge through interesting articles/posts. Over time they gained readership and before even the blog owner knew it, his blog is getting huge amounts of traffic.
     
    affilorama, Nov 17, 2011 IP
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    The best thing that you can do with your blog is to keep it short, simple yet interesting and informative at the same time. Keep in mind that readers are very meticulous when it comes to blog. If they think that a blog does not make any sense, then they will no longer read even just a line or phrase.
     
    Kristine T. Arenas, Nov 20, 2011 IP