How to start a blog?

Author: Shruti Goel

Date: 15th December 2020

Did you know? There are about 600 million blogs today in the world and about 31 million active bloggers posting at least once a month. Blogging is one of the best ways to engage yourself in some meaningful activities on the internet that can help you create some quick bucks with your imagination powers. If you are planning to start a blog, you are definitely at the right place. We will be giving you some helpful tips to know all there is about creating a blog. Don't worry, it's quite simple and easy!

Why should you start a blog?

You can express yourself or your experiences in a fantastic way while giving information or knowledge to others.

Boosts your confidence level and you become a better writer.

One of the best reasons is that you can make money out of it.

Getting Started with Blog

Step 1- Decide or select your Niche- Take up an interesting subject or a topic which you are most passionate about that will make the audience enjoy your blog while reading. Make sure you blog about something you already know to make it interesting and worth a read.

Step 2-Choose the best blogging platform-Did you know there are about 82 million active users daily on Word press. At this point of time, you need to look for the best platform. When it comes to blogging you have various options to go for:

1. Hosted Blog Plan- These blog solutions are generally free. These include Word press (95%), Blogger (3.86%), and Tumblr (0.74%). These are the way to go if you are new at blogging. You can practice at these free sites before choosing a paid plan for blogging professionally.

2. Self-hosted Blog Plan- In this, you are completely in charge of the blogs and have to invest some money. These are the way to go if you want to blog professionally. You will get additional features such as various themes, fonts, and more.

Step 3- Select or choose a great domain name for your blog which brings more people.

This is the key aspect, don't forget!

Domain name helps you recognise your presence online. Try to keep a unique blog address or the domain by paying $10 to 15 per year, you can also use .com, .net or .org for your blogs.