Things to consider before starting a Blog

Blogger has become a platform for many writers to write their own thoughts. Some make it to serve as their portfolios when applying for a job online. This is one way for them to get hired when applying for an online job.

Blogs are also important since they provide content for many people to read and share ideas. It's really easy to start a blog. But before you start, you need to also focus on things that would make people be interested on your blog.

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There are around 150 million blog sites right now. It's funny that around 20 years ago, this blogs didn't exist at all. There are also companies that use blogs to market their online products and services. Blogs are also useful for people who wants to earn, since they get contacted by advertising companies once their blogs become popular. It may take a while for you to start earning from your blog, but don't get discouraged that easily. Who knows, your blog will become a way for you to start earning money online.

You can also try to market your own online products and services by making an online blog seller site. You can use your creative thinking to market your own products too. Just make sure to make your content as useful so that people will come back to visit your site.

Some of the most popular websites to start blogging are blogger.com and wordpress.com. These blog platforms are really easy to use and will make an expert out of you in no time. Just sign up and register for an account and start writing right away. Most of these sites have templates and ready to use designs to personalize your blog too.



Things to take note before starting your blog site:

• Manage your time- You need to be online to write your own ideas and to share useful content for your site. Make sure to spend a little time every now and then to update your blogs content so that it won't fade away from the search-engines.

• Be friendly - In a blog, you can enable comments and suggestions for you to exchange thoughts to your blogs audience. In that way, you get to share your ideas and thoughts on the content you posted. Build a relationship with site visitors. Take positive criticism nicely and make it a way for you to improve better in writing.

• Choose a topic - Choose a topic that would make your blog interesting. Choosing topics that are relevant to your blog title increasing the chance of people coming back to your site for useful information. Provide good content by not just writing one or two paragraphs. Studies show that blog or websites that have 800-1000 words do better.

• Do your research -  Writing about facts rather than making things up will help you rank higher in search engines. When you do a little research on a topic your planning to write, you can broaden things up a bit. Remember the google or yahoo search engines takes notice of in-depth content that are useful.

• HTML Knowledge- Having a small knowledge in this factor can have a big factor in your blog being successful. You can optimize your blog content or add a little widget so that your blog can look attractive. You can change how your blog works or how it will look by entering codes on the html page on a blog.

• Be Confident - Always make sure that you write with confidence to express yourself better to your audience. Never write on a bad day since it will surely affect the outcome of your posts. Always write with a peaceful mind in an environment where you will not get distracted. Always think of yourself as an expert on this kind of field. In that way your audience won't think twice thinking what the he** you're writing about. In this way, you can always build a positive first impression to your visitors.

• Be patient -  Being patient is a good practice that a blogger should consider. Don't get carried away easily. Just do it one step at a time until your blog makes a good audience.

•  Do not Copy paste - If you want your blog to start earning money, you need to write original content. Do not copy paste from other sites. And also do not grab photos from other sites that may contain copy-right materials.

There are many blog sites you can start building you own blogs. You can always go ahead and make one and start earning from it in the future. Don't be afraid, practice always make things perfect in the long run.

Also, if you're already doing this for quite a while now, do not forget to help others that are just starting. Be there to support and help the blogging community to encourage others to start their own blogs.