Blogging is a great way of sharing ideas, information, stories, products and more with local and international audience through the internet.
It is one of the fastest growing ventures in the past few years.
Interestingly, since COVID-19 hit different nations of the world, people’s reliance on the internet for different needs increased.
While the number of people looking for one information or another continues to increase, more blogs are coming on stream.
Blogging is a great great vocation for anyone who is willing to put in the work. It is a way of making money, but if you are looking to benefit from blogging, there are things you must consider.
This things will help you have a great blogging experience.
1. What To Blog About
Choosing what to blog about is becoming easier by the day, as just anything could draw readers attention. The truth is that there is hardly any niche you want to go into today that you would not have people already doing something similar.
As such, you have competition already waiting for you as you decide to go into blogging.
However, you can still build your own audience if you would focus on creating original contents.
There are lots of areas to look at. You could look at what you do on a daily basis. It is easier to create contents around your daily life.
It is who you are and making the contents is just like doing the usual tasks.
All you need to do is just have your camera ready for shooting or your writing tools ready for writing.
Something like cooking, taking care of kids, house chores and how to do them, could be great content niches to explore.
2. Cost Of Blogging
“Who among you will want to build a house without sitting down first to count the cost?”
If you start a blog and stop along the line, all your time and effort put into the little you may have done are lost.
There is always a cost attached to blogging even though you want to use free blogging platforms. Basically, you will still need to buy data.
That data costs money and you are likely to spend more than you used to because you will be dealing with pictures and possibly videos.
Be sure that there is another means of raising the money you need for data subscriptions, pending when your blog will begin to generate money.
Do simple research to know the best data service provider and then subscription suitable for you. Consider the network strength in your area first before you look at the price.
3. How Will You Produce Your Content?
Furthermore, to produce contents, you need tools. You may need a computer, a smart phone or camera, a lapel microphone, a tripod and more.
These tools would aid your work. It will be a good idea to ensure that you have some of them if not all.
For me, the most essential tools are either a laptop and a camera or a smart phone.
4. Decide Whether You Will Rely On Free Or Paid Blogging Platform
It is important to decide whether you will use a free or paid blogging platform.
A free blogging platform gives you an opportunity to test your niche and see how it resonates with people.
You will be able to know if you can sustain the needed tempo to build the audience and earn from your website.
Sometimes, people begin a thing with so much zeal, but get discouraged when they see little or no headway.
Blogging is one of such ventures that could bring discouragement. But all it requires is diligence and dedication.
The free platform gives you an opportunity to spend less. Your time and data is all you need. Apart from the tools you have to buy.
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A personal website with your personal domain name is not free. It costs money for hosting and domain name. The space or size of the server your blog will occupy determines the cost of the hosting.
While it is more expensive, it is more professional and it gives people a logical sense of trust you for what you do.
You can begin with a small package and increase the space as more visitors come in.
5. Blogging Does Not Give Quick Money
Unfortunately, people will think of Linda Ikeji and just conclude that blogging gives money.
Yes! Blogging gives money, but that money does not come as fast as people think.
Blogging money begins in trickles, then it will pour in later if you stay committed.
The only way money comes fast from blogging is if you get a good experience that could give you a good paying job in blogging.
If you are also willing to put in much money needed for promotions, you could see a rise in the number of visitors that would translate to money.
The money often comes from adverts that you place or allow on your website and this depends largely on the number of visitors you have.
6. Language Mastery
Language is key. Whatever language you intend to use, be sure you have the grammar mastery.
Bad English is repulsive.
Get English books and study before you begin to write.
However, using more of videos can help you overcome this grammar palaver.
Note! Video is not cost effective, but it is the preferred language of the internet.
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