Today it is difficult to find an Internet user who does not know what a blog is. However, only a few are conducting them, because they consider it an unbearable technical task for a beginner, and besides, they are afraid that the topic will not be of interest to readers. Nevertheless, bloggers are increasingly strengthening their positions, and the most successful ones are turning their electronic diaries into sources of solid income. And creating a blog from scratch is not a problem.
Instructions
Step 1
So you've decided to write your blog. We chose a blogging platform, decided on the topic and with the aim of maintaining an electronic journal (business, pleasure, self-affirmation, etc.) and now you are thinking where to start.
Step 2
Develop your blog design, don't use ready-made templates. The blog should be attractive, not overloaded with details, and look professional. Since you are a beginner, the look of your ezine will be your calling card. To do this, think about what your potential audience is.
Step 3
The task that you set for yourself also has an impact on the appearance of your blog. If you are looking for profit, then leave more space for banner ads and links. If your goal is your own fame, glory, then post on the blog a large strip with the button "About me".
Step 4
Who will read your blog? If these are narrowly focused specialists, people of one profession who want to receive specific information or advice from you on their topic, make your blog simpler, with a minimum of unnecessary details. If there is a wide range of people that attracts to your page a large range of knowledge that you share on your blog, then style it more colorfully, add small details or flickering images, but do not overdo it.
Step 5
In order not to experiment, familiarize yourself with the accepted meanings of colors: red is the color of passion or rage, aggression; blue - business, calming; green is the color of freshness, nature, giving rest to the eyes, but mobilizing to movement; gray - official, but associated with boredom and abstruse information.
Step 6
The main quality of a blog is content, filling it with articles. Articles are your notes, they should contain a complete thought or useful information, formatted in the proper form, without digressions and branching descriptions.
Step 7
Good content is a subjective aspect of a blog, as each writer 's style is unique. However, there are certain evaluation criteria that allow you to achieve the best result. A newbie tip is to go through other blogs on similar topics, analyze them and draw up a mental portrait of their subscribers.
Step 8
As a rule, they contain the same information, presented from different angles. Therefore, you have a difficult task to achieve the uniqueness of your own style. You have a choice: do as they do, or try to be better. For example, you find that your colleagues are submitting their material in the form of news, and you write in the style of opinion articles, expressing your point of view on an already known fact. Of course, this opinion must be objective and not contain sharply negative or extremely positive statements, otherwise you will scare off some of your subscribers.
Step 9
Work out the font, the text should be easy to read. Highlight quotes and headings, make paragraphs more often so as not to tire the reader. The best advice is to strive for simplicity. Think over the headlines well, they should "catch". Don't write long articles. Develop a certain blog pace, for example, write one article in 2-3 days. By doing this, you subordinate subscribers to a certain rhythm and convince them of your constancy.
Step 10
Do not deny readers the opportunity to post comments. This will allow you to monitor changes in their mood, attitude towards you. Listen to the opinion of subscribers, do not be afraid of criticism, it is often quite objective.
