How to Start Blogging

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There are a lot of people interested in blogging these days. But if you are one of those who wants to dedicate their life writing every minute of the hour of every waking day, hop on in, you might just be the next big thing the blogging industry has ever known. I will show you how to start blogging without the tiring stress of dropping a sweat.

First what is blogging? Blogging is an art of posting an written piece of work. A blog is also known as a “web blog”. It can be anything you can think of. It is basically a journal anyone can read. Anyone can publish it or make comments about it. A blog might be in form of formal or informal, humorous or sensitive. Kinds of blogs that a blogger can write about are: political, personal, health, literary, travel, legal, educational and lifestyle.

For those who are interested and are having a hard time creating a blog, either in the form of a simple text blog, vlog (video blog), artlog (art log), and the like, this might help.  It’s a vary quick and basic rundown of how to start blogging.

Step 1.
Host. Find a Host for your website. Hosting is how your site is seen on the web. Some hosting companies provide training on how to set up your blog.   Make sure to find a trustworthy provider. I use and recommend Mom Webs Hosting.

Step 2.
Choose. Choose how your blog will look. I recommend and create all my websites and websites using WordPress as the platform. Upload your favorite theme. Personalize. Choose wisely. Choose creatively. Choose as if you’re painting your own picture. Also consider the different schemes and layout.  If you are stuck in this area, email me, I will be glad to work with you in cultivating your authentic blog.

Step 3.
Decide. A blog can either be private or public. Private blogs are for your eyes only and those who have permission and access to view it, while public blogs are created for everyone to view and to read. Therefore it depends on your preference if your blog’s a free-access type or a password generated one.

Step 4.
Adjust. Don’t settle for the ordinary. Pull the plug if it’s not working. Change your writing styles and modify if needed. Writing a blog is not as easy as it looks. You might feel a little frazzled when you begin writing your blog posts, but don’t worry, with time you will develop your own writing style that is uniquely yours.

Step 5.
Repeat. Update your blog daily to establish frequency of visits from readers which is vital in communicating with your audience and helps with blog traffic.

Step 6.
Images. Not only should you have valuable content for your blog, your images should be just as valuable.  The code it add an image should look something like this: <img  src=http://filename.jpg>.     Filename.jpg would be your image URL.

Step 7. Publish. Either send your URL to your buddies or to your social media accounts.

In nutshell, this is basically it!

You need hosting for your blog, upload a theme that is for bloggers, decide if it is a personal journal or for others to read, write your content and write often, upload your images and then publish.

The more you write your blog , you’ll find out the benefits of having one. And you’ll realize that there are millions of people out there who are just like you.