How to start a successful blog in 2021?

If you are perusing this article at present, you most likely need to begin a blog, a standard blog as well as a fruitful blog. 

Trust am correct pal? if this is correct, you are at the ideal spot, because this blog entry will impart to you a few things you need to begin an effective blog and begin bringing in cash. 

Am not wanting to frighten you off amigo so stay and read this article as far as possible.

How to start blogging in 8 simple steps?

1. Choose an explicit niche and a blog name.
2. Procure your domain.
3. Study your targeted market and competition
4. Design your blog with theme, plugins, Google analytics.
5. Fine-tune your branding.
6. Create a rough content schedule for the entire year (Post at least 2x/monthly).
7. Post blog content according to your schedule.
8. create and publish a video for each blog post.

How I started this blog   

 

Want to invent something meaningful? why not start a blog? why not become a blogger?

Becoming a blogger is one of the best decisions I have ever made, blogging has helped me learn other skills like; Graphics designing, video editing and has also improved my writing skills.

If you're thinking about how to start a blog? but you don't have any idea on which platform to start?

Related: Top 10 website to start blogging for free in 2021

Let me tell you something about this blog.

This blog was created with Blogspot and was formally known as (tips and tactics. Blogspot) can you guess why it was named tips and tactics- probably not! 

this blog was named tips and tactics because I was as confused as you are right now, I never knew what exactly to write about.

But do you know what? I have a piece of good news for you- Starting a blog is easier than I think. 

so I will advise you to read more about blogging so that you don't make mistakes as I did when starting up.

Let me tell you a secret about this blog- this blog is hosted on cloud flare and the domain was purchased from  Intekhost.  

Intekhost has been one of the best hosting company since the day I heard of them, some of the reason I love them is:

They have 24/7 support

Instant setup

cheap

When I first bought this domain from them, I never knew how to set a custom domain, 

so all I did was just to contact them by messaging them directly from their website with the help of their bot and they asked me to send them my details, and guest what?

 they did all the setup for me within 30minutes isn't it interesting?

I have said much about myself now your turn, but unfortunately, you can't reply!

Now let's talk about

How to start a blog?

Choose an explicit niche and a blog name.

A blog specialty is a particular theme you'll compose (or make different sorts of substance) about on your blog.

 Presently, the issue is everybody has an alternate thought of what a "particular" point is. 

One of the primary web journals I dealt with was about how to bring in cash on the web. I chipped away at it intensely for a couple of years and I stop however am presently planning to bring it back.

When deciding on what niche to write about I normally recommend you choose within your hobbies so that you will not face any content problem (you will always have something to write about).

Make sure your blog name portrays what your site is all about. (Example: is mybloggingtips for SEO, from the name you can deduce that the blog is talking about blogging tips and SEO (Search Engine Optimization).

Just imagine, you opened your browser and searched for "How to become a blogger?" and the first website you saw was named

 "Best affiliate tips" by seeing such a name as the blog name will you consider checking the site to see if what you are looking for is in it? No! Why? because the name doesn’t describe the content in it.

Procure your domain.

Buy your domain before planning.

This is very important. why is it so important if I may ask? there are many reasons why it is important but am going to state just a few of them.

1. If you are planning to take blogging seriously then you need a domain name. You may ask why not use the free domain? The reason many readers don't trust sites with free domains because they may crash at any time.

2. It makes your blog goes viral easily because it will be easier to pronounce and will enable your audience to reminisce about it. 

When choosing a domain try to match up your blog name and domain name so that it will be easier for search engines to get a clear idea of your blog.

A great epitome of it, is "mybloggingtips.xyz" you can see that the only difference between the blog name and domain name is simply the last two words which "For SEO".

The best place I recommend is intekhost because they offer the cheapest rate and instant setup.

make sure you get your domain now before someone else gets it.

Must Read: How to buy a domain name in Ghana using Mobile money {MOMO}

Study your targeted market and competition.

This is where you need to research your targeted niche and spy on your competitors by giving a closer look to see if they are doing well.

How can I do this? Am happy you ask!

Check their website: User experience - A competitor's website is a good starting point for evaluating how well it's doing online. 

Advertising. Try searching for various keywords and see if your competitors show up in the sponsored listings on Google, Yahoo, Bing, and other search engines.

Check their reviews and citations. 

Check if they have a huge social media fan base.

Must Read: How to research your competitors

Design your blog with theme, plugins, Google analytics.

This is another important stage because it determines the appearance of your website to visitors.

A good design website attracts the reader's attention.

How can I design my blog? Good question! 

If you are using Blogspot them yours is easier all you have to do is simply download a responsible theme and install it on your blog Html section.

Check out our: Top 10 SEO optimized Blogger Template free download

You can get anyone from there and install it on your blog or website.

Or if you are a newbie I will advise you to watch this short video on  YouTube.com

If you are a WordPress user, then you either have to buy or use a free one, 

Check here to get some themes:Top 10 Free Wordpress themes - Free Download, Reviewed

      Log in to your WordPress admin page, then go to Appearance and select 

   Themes.

  To add a theme, click Add New

  To unlock a themes options, hover over it; you can either choose    Preview to see a 

  demo of the theme or install it by clicking the Install button once you're ready.

Fine-tune your branding.

There is no big deal here, it is simply differentiating your blog from others by creating a special logo that suits your niche and another branding. 

This is simply about branding your website or blog to make difference. 

Create a rough content schedule for the entire year (Post at least 2-3x/monthly).

This is very weighty or crucial when it comes to blogging. Every blogger knows that “CONTENT IS KING” so before you dream about blogging get ready to either pay a writer or invest your time in writing. 

I like writing my articles myself because, when writing, doing research, and looking for synonyms, helps to boost my knowledge and set me for tomorrow. 

So I always advise new bloggers to learn how to write their articles.

Now let’s talk about creating a rough schedule. 

What is a rough schedule of content? Am glad you asked! Is the content plan that will serve you for a long time. When you can set a rough content that will serve you for a year, you don’t struggle for content anymore because you already have everything set.

Now the next thing you might be thinking is, what is the idea behind posting at least 2x monthly? The motive behind this is to enable you to keep your audience updated and grow your blog fast. 

But if you can post more than 2x monthly there is nothing wrong with that but just make sure they are high-quality.

Post blog content according to your schedule

In every department or organization, going according to schedule is very important, even in our schools, and domestic life scheduling is very important.

When you post your blog content according to a specific time and you stick to it, there’s 100% guaranty that if not all 90% of your readers will re-visit your website or blog whenever you publish a new article, but when you publish,

 your content randomly they get confused and don’t know when you will publish a new article, is better to stick to your schedule.

create and publish a video for each blog post

This is very essential when it comes to content promotion. But you may not be able to do for all of your blog posts, for some reason, I also create videos for my blog content in other to promote them more effectively.

This is a list of some media you can promote videos.

Youtube.com

Vimeo.com

Facebook.

Instagram TV.

If you are determining to get tones of traffic I advise you give this a try.

Conclusion

These are the steps I follow in building this site to this level and I know you will enjoy this blogging journey I guarantee you excellent.

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Happy successful blogging.