Last night I attended a friend’s birthday party and spent some time explaining to not one but two other guests how to get started online. Having run through the basics with one of them, he looked at me and said, ‘Yes, but what is a blog?’
Dumb question?
Not at all. And it brought me up short.
You see, it’s all too easy to assume other people know what you know, especially if you’ve been doing it for some time.
This is why you should never assume you don’t know enough to create a product or become a local business consultant or coach. If you know enough to teach someone else something valuable, then you absolutely can do any of those things.
The man I was talking to has spent his life as a movie camera man. He’s an outdoor kind of guy with a passion for motorbikes and keeping chickens, either of which, as I told him, could represent great niches in which to get started.
But obviously he has to start even further back and that’s with building that blog, something I firmly believe everyone should have in an age of constant social media algorithm changes and the emphasis on storytelling and content marketing.
So this week I am sharing some more great blogging resources, not just for complete beginners but also for those of you who could do with some new tips and tweaks to optimise what you are already doing.
Let’s start with this excellent, comprehensive tutorial on what a new blog needs:
https://mintsandnumbers.com/20-things-new-blog-needs/
Of course, like the guy I was talking to at the party, you also need a niche for your blog or at least a focus.
Here’s how to find the right one:
https://bloggingwizard.com/choose-perfect-niche-for-your-blog/
Monetising your blog can be tough if your visitor numbers are low – here are some brilliant ways to do so if that’s the case:
With some more in-depth tips here:
https://www.incomediary.com/monetize-your-blog
When it comes to your blog, you always want to be building three things: traffic, subscribers and revenue.
Here are 5 ways to do that:
https://www.robbierichards.com/blogging/blogging-tips/
Every blogger wants to create posts that go viral – it’s one of the best ways to get tons of traffic and exposure.
But how exactly do you do that? I’ve found it comes down to a mixture of art, science and luck…and this will help you achieve that elusive combination:
The right tools make anyone’s life easier – here are 100 to help with your blogging, many of which won’t cost you a bean:
https://www.shoutmeloud.com/blogging-tools-mega-collection.html
Your TED talk this week is designed to help you focus on the road ahead…the one that leads to your hopes and dreams:
