Learn How to Start a Blog
My name is Seth and I want to teach you how to start your own blogging journey. It’s easier than you would expect and you’ll be earning income and having fun with it in no time!
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Reasons to Start a Blog
Earn a Living
There's no better way to make money working from home.
Follow Your Passion
Enhance your life with something you're passionate about.
Write and Journal
If you love to write, you'll find blogging fun and easy.
Teach Others
Find satisfaction in passing your knowledge to others, like me!
Hobby Skills
Level up your hobby skills by starting a blog about them.
Mental Well-Being
Experience peace-of-mind and a sense of purpose blogging.
First Step is the Hardest
Step 1: Getting Started
Unless you’ve worked with websites in the past, starting your first blog seems daunting. That’s why I break each step down for you, making it easy for you to run a successful blog in no time.
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Domain Name
Start with a domain name that matches your niche choice.
WordPress
Many web hosts offer a 1-click installation of WordPress
Web Host
Select an online web host platform for your website.
Plugins
Plugins make WordPress sites powerful and easy to run.
Plugins to Protect Your Website
Firewall
Prevent malicious hackers from compromising your site.
Anti-Spam
Avoid thousands of spam comments and email on your blog.
GDPR Compliance
Even if you don't live in the EU, you should still comply with GDPR.
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Step 2: Design Your Website
WordPress themes and block editors make customizing your blog easier. Although many theme settings don’t require you to know HTML or CSS, it does help. I’ll teach you everything you need to know to make your perfect website.
Custom Theme
There’s no need to start from scratch when designing your blog. Choose from thousands of themes available online, both free and premium.
Block Editor
Block editors make customizing each section on your website as easy as point-and-click. While minimal coding is always necessary, block editors combine professional web design and development, making your life easier.
Step 4: Create Content
Writing blog posts seems overwhelming at first. Here’s my approach.
Keywords
Creating content people want to read starts with finding the best keywords. Learn how to research keywords now.
Writing
Once you find your keywords, it's time to start writing. Learn how to write a wide variety of blog post types.
Editing
Unless you're an English major, editing is a daunting task. I'll show you good web apps to make it easy.
Images
Using the best images is paramount to getting your content read. Aim for eye-catching feature images.
Step 5: Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
Now that you have some content created, it’s time to get a bunch of visitors checking it out. I’ll show you how to use SEO to consistently grow your monthly visitors , grow your social media following, and track your site’s performance.
Grow Traffic
- Email Subscribers
- Social Media Accounts
- Share Your Own Content
- Others Share
- Paid Advertising
Track Traffic
- Google Analytics
- Google Tag Manager
- SEMRush
- Attention Insight
- Hotjar
Site Performance
- Page Speed Insights
- GTMetrix
- WP Rocket
- ShortPixel
- Perfmatters
Earn a Living
Step 6: Monetize Your Website
Once you have a decent amount of monthly visitors, it’s time to make money from your blog. All of your hard work pays off if you focus on items your visitors are most interested in.
Google Adsense
Google Adsense is the most widely used method of monetizing a website.
Sell Products
Sell your own products to control products and generate more revenue
Affiliate Marketing
Affiliate Marketing provides bloggers a better opportunity to earm more.
Subscriptions
There's nothing better than recurring monthly revenue for bloggers.
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Here are additional items to enhance your blog.
Custom Email Address
Appear more professional to your email subscribers by using a custom email address with your domain name.
Publish Podcasts
Podcasts are an easy way to reach more people and increase your blog's monthly visitors keeping them engaged.
YouTube Channel
Level up from podcasts and create a YouTube channel to reach a vast amount of potential visitors to your site.