Blogger fear

Hey everyone!
I'm just looking for a bit of advice! I would like to start my own blog and I have a decent idea of where I would like to go with it. I have such a passion for makeup but I have no idea where to begin. I was wondering if there is anyone who has their own blog that could give me any advice on how to start up.
Any advice or help would be greatly appreciated!

 

Set yourself up for success:

1. Buy a domain (ex. www. YOURSITENAME. com)
2. Buy hosting. This is where your site/blog is going to "live".
3. Get an autoresponder so you can build your list. Ex. Aweber, MailChimp, Constant Contact, etc.

Once you've bought your domain name and hosting, install wordpress on it so you can start blogging. Wordpress is a powerful blog platform because it allows you to install some of the best themes and plugins to enhance your site. Do your research on what's the best plugins for you.

Once you have installed wordpress, login to your autoresponder and create a webform to put up on your site. Put one in the sidebar, put one in the content, put one in the about page, put one in the homepage. You want to let people know that you want them to join your mailing list. don't worry about Adsense or product promotions at this point. Focus on building that list.

Try to write as much content as possible. Being that your site is about makeup, you may want to post pictures of women wearing makeup, women who need makeup, and the makeup itself. At the end of the post, always try to get them to join your mailing list. Create a free video or free eBook that you'll give away to them if they join your mailing list.

Now this is the best part. Once they join your mailing list, you want to send them updates of your latest post, and also promote products to them. You can use Amazon or some makeup company that allows affiliates. Anything that has to do with makeup or skin care will be good products to promote. So you try to get people on your mailing list from your site, once they join your list, update them of your latest poss and promote products to them.

This is the framework of most bloggers. It's simple and it works really well. I've been on mailing lists and I have bought products from people from their mailing list.

I hope this helps.