The Ultimate Beginners Guide to Becoming a Blogger
I have been asked the question’s a few times from family members here in Barbados what is a blog and then how do you go about setting one up. Well I have put together my beginners guide to becoming a blogger. It really is a simple process that anybody can do, all it takes is a wee bit of an effort and time.
So you want to become a blogger, it seems that nowadays everyone has a blog or are thinking about starting one up. Whether you want to start a blog to make some extra money or are looking to promote your business or purely for fun, my simple beginners guide will help to get you started.
What is a blog, It is basically a type of website which has its content arranged in chronological order from the most recent post {or entry} at the top of the main page to the older entries towards the bottom. Blogs are updated frequently and are fairly straightforward to publish. The real beauty of blogs is that they require very little technical skills to update and maintain them, unlike traditional web sites.
Blog Content, you will have to decide what you are going to write about, the subject matter of your blog is of vital importance to you. Whatever topic or topics you choose to write about you will have to be prepared and knowledgeable enough to do so on a very regular basis.
Publishing your Blog, next you will need to decide the publishing method you are going to use to make your blog available to the world. The choices are either doing it the free way, through company a like, blogger.com, which is entirely free and straightforward. Or buying your own domain name, paying to host it and publishing it through something like WordPress.
Marketing of Your Blog, when you finally see your words published on the web, it is highly likely that you will want to share them with as many people as possible. If not why go to all the bother. The next best thing to do, is make all your friends, family, and work colleagues aware of your blog; this will get the ball rolling. The next step is to submit every article you write to social sites such as Del.icio, Digg, Stumble Upon, Tehcnorati etc.
These are just some simple steps to help you get started as a blogger. So what are you waiting for if you have something to tell the world go and do it.
Some more great tips which will help you to become a better blogger can also be found at 101 Steps to Becoming a Better Blogger
Some more great advice for those looking to become a blogger, which I would recommend reading can be found at How to become an authority blogger
For those of you that are interested in life in Barbados, visit the sister site to here, called Barbados Photo Blog.
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As an expat who blogs about life on a remote farm in the foothills of Kilimanjaro, East Africa I was really pleased to come across your blog via Link Referral as I can relate so much to what you write about seeing things through expat eyes. I’ll definitely be back soon to catch up on your adventures !
Bye for now
Lynda, East Africa
I’ve read and am going to follow your excellent advice re starting a blog.
By the way, the following sentence appeared in “The Ultimate Beginners Guide to Becoming a Blogger”:
“Some more great advise for those looking to become a blogger, which I would recommend reading can be found at How to become an authority blogger.”
You meant “advice,” not “advise.” “Advice” is the noun, “advise” is the verb. You should make the correction. Good luck.
Your right! thanks for pointing out that wee mistake to me, I better go fix it!