Getting started with my blog.

What inspired me to start a Blog?

I wanted to connect with people to create and share ideas through social media and my website when I saw how progressive Pinterest was, I thought the site was very capable and appeared to be a “fast moving site”, which is still relatively new and upcoming. In a generation where we have mobile phones and other devices, viewing content visually through images and videos seems to be the most appealing way to capture an audience. Platforms such as TikTok, YouTube, Pinterest, Instagram and Snapchat have excelled in their success rate and blogging has become more desired and popular amongst many individuals and businesses.

According to Forbes, they estimate that 4.9 billion people use social media across the world! This number is expected to increase to 5.85 billion users by 2027, this is why if you’re wanting to create your own blog, now would be a great time as the popularity of blogging is rising.

Information source- https://www.forbes.com/advisor/in/business/social-media-statistics/

Promotion is something we see daily, demonstrated by what we call Influencers across all of the platforms mentioned above and many other useful platforms.

“Content is anything that adds value to the reader’s life”– Avinash Kaughik

After the Covid-19 Pandemic in 2020, social media and website creation has evolved significantly, I have seen many people on the same wave of social media promotion with blogs and it has made me very intrigued and also motivated to begin my own journey to try and create success within the industry.

Making money from blogging

Before you throw yourself into it, you’re probably interested in knowing how much you can make from a blog. Unfortunately, that’s an almost impossible question. In theory, there’s no real limit to how much money a blog can bring in. The more people visiting your blog, the more money you can make.

Some bloggers are happy to make a few hundred pounds per month just by spending a few hours per week writing. Others can make tens of thousands per month. That’s not the norm, but it’s certainly possible.

If you put the time in and are willing to be patient, there’s no reason you can’t make well over £1,000 per month.

Blogging is a form of access to many aspects of online marketing and making a profit from your content. There are many different methods, see below.

Affiliate Marketing

Affiliate marketing is when you earn a commission for promoting another company’s product or service. Affiliates promote on behalf of a merchant, with the ultimate goal of driving traffic and conversions for the merchant’s website. For every click or conversion earned, the affiliate is paid by the merchant, this is proven to be a highly successful way of marketing and promoting.

Do you want to become an Affiliate Marketer? click here to start-up!

Displaying Adverts Within Your Website

Displaying adverts within your website is an effective way to earn revenue whereby, you are paid on a pay-per-view (PPV) and pay-per-click (PPC) basis, which can be quite lucrative depending on the size of audience.

Definition of a Blog

So, what is a blog? the word blog originated from the words “web” and “log.” At their inception, blogs are basically an online diary where people keep a log about their daily lives on the web. They have since morphed into an essential forum for individuals and businesses, in fact, many people even make money blogging as professional full-time bloggers.

As the publishing world has evolved, more of it has moved online, blogs have come to occupy a significant portion in the digital world. Blogs are a source of knowledge, opinion and advice. While not yet posed to replace journalism as an art form, people increasingly look to trusted blogs to find answers to their questions, or to learn and be inspired on how to do something.

Blogs are forever evolving, in terms of how they’re created and what people use them for. They can be a well crafted machine for creativity and marketing.

What does a blog consist of?

A blog consists of a series of articles or posts. While the appearance of your blog can vary depending on the platform and design choices made by you as the blogger and creator, here are some common elements you may find in a typical blog and include in your own.

Header

The top section of a blog often contains your blog’s title or logo, along with a navigation menu that helps visitors explore different sections or categories of your blog. You might decide to categorize blogs from the same topic for repeat readers who are looking specifically for posts from that area of interest or allow a shortcut to those who know what content they want to view.

Content body

This is where the content of your blog posts is displayed. Each post usually includes a title, author name, date of publication, and the main content of the post, which can include text, images, videos, or other multimedia.

Sidebar

A blog may have a sidebar on one or both sides of the main content area. The sidebar often contains additional information or features such as a search bar, recent posts, popular posts, categories, tags, social media links, an about section, and advertisements. You can this part of your blog to help establish your blogs navigation, and site hierarchy to users and search engines.d

Comments

Many blogs allow readers to leave comments on their posts. The comments section typically appears below the main content of each post and may include the ability for readers to reply to comments or upvote them. Before enabling comments on your blog, make sure you have the time and resources to manage comments effectively. You’ll need to monitor them for spammy messages which should be deleted, or for messages from genuine readers who you’ll need to connect with.

Footer

The bottom section of your blog usually would contain copyright information, links to your privacy policy and terms of service, additional navigation links, and sometimes widgets like a subscription form, social media icons (social media share buttons) or related posts.

Blog designs can vary greatly depending on the theme, customization options, and personal preferences that you chose. These elements provide a general overview of what a blog looks like, but blogs may have unique layouts or additional features based on your chosen platform and your design choices.

Types of blogs

Different type of blogs cover varying topics, from food, fashion, marketing and many other industries. To get started with blogs on social media, check out micro blogging. These posts often serve as a platform for discussions, as many blogs have active comments sections. You can think of a blog almost as a newspaper that adds articles and continually maintains the archive.

Whether you’ve seen stand-alone blogs or blogs as website sections, you’ve probably encountered blog examples all over the internet. Some of the most popular types of blogs include:

Food blogs
Travel blogs
Health and fitness blogs
Lifestyle blogs
Fashion and beauty blogs
Parenting blogs
Business blogs
Sports blogs
Art blogs

One response to “Getting started with my blog.”

nicolasenrique

Aug 31, 2024 at 3:58 pm

Getting Started With The Blog. For me is very instructive and beautiful, something like this should be considered very profound, in my opinion I need to extend my level of blogging, into a political concern and maybe is not appropriate to monetize my sites nor my articles in order to avoid discrepancy’s with my ideas, but this blog and the blogger, knows very well, the trends, thank a lot for the information.

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