Dear Friends, Seeing a lot of posts on how to make online money Blogging and similar posts, i decided to write few tips that could be useful for any start up or newbie blogger. these are from my experiences as i also used to think the same way every new blogger thinks now. Hope this saves your time and efforts. Selecting your Niche This is one of the most important and critical decision that a blogger would take before starting his new blog. Have a straight forward approach and select the niche that you are good at OR you really love writing about. Especially its not a good idea to select a niche only keeping in mind its earning potential. Blogging is a long affair If you have read online about a lot of Quick rich tips and fundas that would help you get rich quick by Blogging, believe me, a real expert or Problogger would not agree to this. Am sure almost all successful bloggers have invested quality time and efforts to bring up their blog. So set ur mind to invest time and effort from the beginning. (that is why I stressed earlier on blog on something you are passionate about, this will not burn you down Blogging) Stand out right from the start It’s a good idea to have 10 – 15 articles ready before you launch your new blog, this would help you concentrate on other networking and promotional activities to improve your blog visibility. 1. Deliver value – Write quality content for your visitors and make sure your posts are super unique! 2. Do it the different way – Have something different on your blog that will make you special Best practices to be followed from the beginning One best practice I Always strongly recommend and emphasize to all my readers on my blog is to start Opt-ins and email subscriptions from the start of your blog, this is one mistake I did and I possibly might have missed out so many potential subscribers. Subscribers never let you down, even if you loose your (SERP) search engine rankings – They still receive your content. Finally, Be Honest : this is very important that you gain the trust of your visitors and be genuine, do not boast or over hype your success, even if its slow – people will accept you eventually. PS: I thought these short tips would help my fellow webmasters looking to start a blog here. You will not find a duplicate of this article even on my blog. Thanks for reading and l would love to hear your comments. All the best for your blog and have fun!! warm regards Josh Thomas