How To Start A Blog (for writers)
Today's post is for writers totally new to blogging, about to start a blog, or feeling uncertain with their current blog.
Questions to Ask Before You Start: i said this in yesterday's post)
*What will distinguish your blog? *What’s your unique angle? Most successful blogs have a very specific angle, topic, or audience.
*What is your purpose?
*What are your goals?
(The more time you spend blogging, the more value you build for readers over time)
There is one problem: You need patience; you must be willing to commit to blogging for more than a year ( I told you i started Blogging in 2013 I regret not taking it seriously then It took me this long to find my voice and the niche that I felt most strongly about, where I believed I had a unique contribution to make.)
One more thing before you start a blog, you need to think about who’ll send you traffic. Identify the notable community players, the people who you’ll build relationships with.
The important Components of Your Blog
Aside from the blog posts, there are other things you need to put into consideration. your blogs needs to have the following:
*Header/banner + tagline:- This will tell new visitors what your blog is about and what they stand to gain from it.
*About page or bio:- i will not advice. A writer who cares about fame to blog like i do( Anonymously,I am sure not every of my readers knows my true i dentity) it is always good to tell your readers more about the person behind the writing. Don’t make them search for this. I recommend creating a separate and detailed page that also includes contact information.
*Calendar or archive. New readers on your blog may want to look around in your blog. Make it easy for them to do so. I'll advice you to create a sidebar that tells readers what your most popular posts are.
*Comment box: With an easy-to-use comment system you will grow your blog and build strong relationships. Major blogging platforms (like WordPress) can help your comment system with an automatically eliminate spam activity.
*Sharing functionality. Make it easy for people to share your posts on Facebook, Twitter (or just about anywhere else) through plug-ins like
AddThis.
*Readability. If your blog or site is meant to be read, then don’t make readability hard by making the text too small, too tight or white type on a black background. Also Be aware that to many pop-ups, ads, or bad layout can also block readability and drive readers elsewhere.
Now For Each Post (put these suggestions into consideration)
*Improve your headlines. Ask yourself this questions:
"If people
saw ONLY the headline (On Facebook or Twitter), would they feel compelled to click on it? Is it specific?"
Is it intriguing or provocative?
Does it offer a benefit?
Is it timely or relevant?
Why will people click on the headline?
Remember, Sometimes that is only thing some people see when they’re surfing online.
Improve your readability. Consider adding more paragraphs,
*bulleted lists
* numbered lists
*images
*subheadings
*quotes or whatever it takes to make your posts more attractive. Reading online is not the same as reading offline. If your post is very long, consider breaking it up into a series. [This “rule” gets broken all the time successfully, but it requires the right readership and great content, among other things.]
(I was gonna say to be continued when that came up) So tomorrow we will continue with "How To Improve You Discoverabilty" And How To Chose Your Blogging Platform"
Thanks for reading :)
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