Blogging Tips for Beginning Bloggers

You’re probably here because someone told you, “You should start a blog!” so you did … and now you don’t know what to do next.

Here’s a long list of blogging tips that every blogger should have on their list of ideas and things to do.

• Start by writing something EVERY day. Don’t worry so much about what, just write. The more you write, the better it will be. The better you get, the more interesting your content will become.

• Write about what you already know. Don’t try to reinvent yourself on your blog. Write down what you know, what interests you, and the people who are already your friends.

• Don’t try to impress anyone with your first blog post. Just write it down. Start. If you never start, you will never get anywhere, so start. Write the first post.

• Share it. I know it’s probably not the most impressive thing on the internet, nobody cares. Share it. Tell your friends. Tell your family and convince them to at least go read it. Leave a message and comment about your message.

• If someone asked you a question in the answers, WRITE another blog post to answer their question. Expand the answer a bit and link to another website, so they can find more information by clicking on the link.

• Always invite people to comment on what you write on your blog. You want comments. You need interaction. Ask for it.

• Visit other people’s blogs similar to yours and invite them to visit. Do not put links in the comment, put the link in the space provided. Make sure your link is correct (copy and paste it if necessary).

• Do not accept ALL comments on your blog. If they don’t belong in what you wrote, or if they’re selling something you don’t support, delete them.

• As you add more blog posts, focus on finding the common theme for your blog. What do you write about the most? That is your passion. Keep writing.

• Any blog posts that have started but not finished … Finish or delete once a month. Otherwise they are just taking up space in the background.

• Keep visiting other people’s blogs and sending them back to your blog.

• Keep sharing your blog with others on social media, with friends. Share it everywhere.

• Promote other blogs that you find interesting. Invite other bloggers to share your content on your blog. Guest posting and interactive sharing attract more readers.

• Look for products and books that you can review and that are relevant to your topic. Write about them, review them and link to them.

• Remind your readers, “Visit my links and read my blog posts.” Whenever you are writing in forums or other spaces.

Are you ready to start blogging?