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By Vipul Jain
By Vipul Jain
“Should I start writing blogs?â€, “Can blog writing generate me a good monthly income?†These thoughts and more related must have crossed your mind every once in a while now in this era of earning money through online platforms.
A ton of people already doing it for a living or as a side hustle for extra income and everyone has that relative or friend who is doing it too. So, what are your waiting for? It is worth giving a shot, once you witness the income flow.
You should remember that publishing content to a blog is not just about bringing in cash. It is tied in with making valuable substance and composing blog entries that will draw in users and make them return for additional.
People Ask How much I will earn if I get X number of Views per month from Y category and Z country. Do not worry Google has a tool called Cost Calculator where you can easily calculate your monthly blog earning based on your country and category.
It is nothing but just a piece of writing that may also include images and sometimes other forms of media (videos, audios, GIF, etc.) that is self-published on the internet. Initially, it was more of a personal diary that people wrote and shared online, nothing fancy.
You can write just about anything for making a blog- how I cook my eggs; best dresses for prom; fix shower tap and so on.
Therefore, people realized that it is better way to supplement information online to educate the public and even make a business out of it. So began the world of blogging and now there are over 572 million blogs published online.
I present you a step by guide to getting started with your journey of becoming a successful blogger and meanwhile generating a good amount of money from it to live your extra life. Using this guide you can avoid the mistakes most beginners do and have a smooth start.
Basics are quite simple and easily doable with these go-to points:
Let’s dive into the deeper aspects of the basic point now and here are 6 easy steps to get you prepared for your blogging journey.
Fun Fact: Blog is a short term for Weblog coined by Jorn Barger in December 1997. Peter Merholz jokingly broke the word to the phrase we use now called blog in April or May of 1999. The first blog ever to be published was Links.net by Justin Hall.
It is important to choose the right niche for your blog before starting it. You should choose a niche in which you are most interested—the one in which you are most enthusiastic.
Here are some ideas:
Next, you have to ensure that the niche you choose has —topics people are actually looking for. Key to realize if the chosen niche has a bright future- Check the size of the niche, examine the competitors and analyze monetization potential.
Taking this strategy will help you find your readers, you'll be enjoying writing and your blogging journey.
It's where people will come to find you and the name you want to keep for your blog site may be or may not be available because here names get sold baby. If a domain name is registered to someone, you simply cannot use it and have to think of another name.
You can look for a domain name or blog name checker to check if the name’s available to be taken.
Don’t worry though, you can always change it down the line if you don’t like the name in the future or change the direction from your current niche and want to keep another appropriate name. But the point is not choosing a perfect name, it’s getting started.
So focus on that instead. Remember “What’s in a name ?†by Shakespeare, because quality content matters more.
When you are settled on a domain name, you need to start hosting for your blog for which many providers are there in the market. WordPress is known as the best self-hosting solution which is completely free with a user-friendly interface, a great selection of themes, and an abundance of plugins to make blogging easy.
But the WordPress blog needs to be hosted on a server somewhere on the Internet and that’s when hosting providers come into the picture.
There are several web hosting service providers available, but we recommend following.
These is a self-hosted solution platform.
Relaunched in 2003 with customization like CPU throttling, Bluehost has expanded its credibility in the market and incorporates top-notch services like VPS hosting, dedicated hosting and optimized WordPress hosting solutions.
It has a server network that is spread over 50,000 square feet and is well-known for its transparency and flexibility. It hosts around 1.9 million domain names and is regarded as the most reliable web host.
Not to mention that it is a WordPress suggested hosting service and was the first hosting service to offer one-click WordPress installation. They offer great Uptime (99.99%), fast page loading speed (688ms), packed with Security Options and Features, easy to use interface, 30-Day Money-Back Guarantee, 24/7 Customer Support, and free WordPress site transfer.
Before the Installation process, I want to tell you about WordPress.
This is your blogging software. Without blogging software, you can’t start a blog. Most people run their blogs on WordPress because it’s free, user-friendly, and influential. It is more costly to make a blog that’s not on WordPress because WordPress offers tons of free plugins that allow you to edit your blog in any way and utilize it. WordPress can be installed easily even if you have no technical expertise whatsoever in just a few clicks.
Here’s how you can do it:
You can now log in to your site by just adding wp-admin after your domain name or blog link. for example (www.yoursitename.com/wp-admin)
Pick a theme that vibes with your brand and your content. WordPress has thousands of themes to choose from which you can select from the “Appearance†menu and can change whenever you want.
You can also add new themes using the “Add New†option to find some eye-catching themes. Also, there is a “Filter Feature†option to filter the themes according to your taste. You can then install that theme and is good to go to start writing your content.
Before Optimization Process, I'm telling you about SEO.
SEO (Search Engine Optimization) is a way to optimize your site so that it can be found on the internet using specific key terms. If your blog contains relevant key terms in the first 200 words of your writing, it will make your blog easily discoverable by other people and generate traffic.
More traffic on your site equals a successful blog and builds you a good net worth and network. At first, it may a little confusing but don’t worry your blog's technical aspects can be optimized with WordPress itself.
You can get started by using the Yoast SEO tool, it’s an SEO plug-in found in WordPress. It will carry your content to the highest standards of SEO and overall reliability. Every site that wants to be efficiently found in the search uses these types of plug-ins. You can download Yoast SEO by searching in the “Add New†button of WordPress and then activate it.
Then, you will be able to click “Google Search Console†on the “Webmaster Tools†tab. This application lets you submit your site to Google Search Engine and optimize visibility. When you’ve logged through your google account, the “Alternate Methods†tab will appear in the top right corner where you can select “HTML tag.†Your search console meta code will appear in a drop-down. Without quotation marks, copy the alphanumeric string.
Now, copy the meta code and paste it into the Google Search Console text box and hit “Save Changes†and finally “Verifyâ€.
Then you can go to the “General†tab area and start the installation wizard. Yoast will then take you for a tour through its quick 10 quick steps to optimize your WordPress blog. There you go and can start optimizing your content. I wish you all good luck in starting your successful blog.
If you're interested in starting a blog and earning some income from home, but feel unsure about how to get started, feel free to send me a message on my Instagram: @DheerajAuthor or Twitter: @DheerajAuthor. I'd be happy to provide guidance and support to help you start your blogging journey and achieve your goals.
Starting a blog can be overwhelming and the beginning is always the hardest. Buying the hosting plan, plug-ins, monetizing the blog, etc., asks for a lot of your hard work and optimization techniques to follow. I would suggest starting at your pace, give a fixed amount of your time to it daily, and do not expect too much at the beginning itself. Good things take time, remember Rome wasn’t built in a day.
Once you get familiar with it, which you WILL, you’ll be able to do it like it’s a walk in the park and eventually generate a passive income from it. All that you require to begin is here. You can start right presently by getting a domain name and web hosting account. As you start publishing your content, recollect that you're addressing people. As you proceed to reliably make extraordinary content, your clan will rush to you, will tune in, and convert. Be bold. Be you. Have fun.
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