You will have many questions when you going to start a new blog. Believe me, the questions will never end. You will be amazed to hear, even the most seasoned bloggers have questions.
Two years back, I was neither a blogger nor a writer. But I had an interest in creating my own blog and here I am writing and preparing to answer all the questions I got along the way.
This will not be the end of this question guide. I will make sure to keep this updated year after year. Because I believe, there is no end to this.
Hope this FAQ guide will be helpful for you. If it is missing your questions, just ask through the comments below. And check back later 🙂
A Note for you:
Along the way, I have included links for certain contents, so if you need to know more about those, you can click on the links 🙂
1. What is a Blog?
A blog is an online platform where individuals or businesses can share their thoughts, experiences, knowledge, and insights.
Blogs are typically updated regularly, with new posts covering a wide range of topics.
2. How to start a blog?
This will be the hardest choice you have to make. It’s not about blogging, but you are going to start something new.
To start — it is not a rule — but it is always better if you could choose the following things:
- A good name for your blog
- How you are going to host it (Because to earn, you will need this very much)
- How to design your blog
- Deciding a Niche to write
Once you have these things, you are ready to do your own blog.
3. Why should Someone blog?
Believe me, Blogging is awesome once you get on the track. There could be many reasons, why someone does blogging.
- It’s a good source of income
- To be a popular writer
- To create your brand
- It’s fun
To read more, here are 13 Reasons Why You Should Do a Blog.
4. Is Blogging Dead? 💀
Is it dead? Absolutely not. It has never died and never will no matter how advanced the technology gets. Some writers earn $1000–$10K with ease and some rare authors make even $100k a month.
But, that’s not gonna happen with a little effort. You have to work hard. However, it will not feel hard since you are doing something you really like.
5. What should I blog about?
It’s totally up to you. You can blog about literally anything. Find a niche you have passion for and try writing anything about it. It doesn’t need to be perfect. You have just started.
If your purpose is money, try to write around the profitable and targeted keywords and subjects in your niche. They will get you more visitors reading your blog.
6. How to write a blog?
Start writing. It’s the only way. You will learn along the way. From my experience, you can get good engagement if you follow these:
- Always choose an engaging topic (Do keyword research)
- Brainstorm what you are going to write.
- Make a simple structure first (Basic topics & sub-topics)
- Start writing
- Take time (Don’t write the whole article in one sit)
- Change places (Go for a walk, write somewhere else. It will boost up new ideas)
7. Is blogging expensive?
If you want you can start a blog for free (which I do not recommend), as long as you have an internet connection.
Even if you decide to go with paid hosting for a custom website, these costs are relatively nominal compared to the amount of money you can potentially generate from your blog content.
For me, it costs only $68 to start this blog and keep hosted for two years. If you need more information and how to get it with an extra 20% discount, Read my story about how to register your blog on a domain.
8. Can I Earn Money?
Yes, Absolutely you can. There are several popular ways to earn money by blogging.
- By monetizing your blog with AdSense or other provider
- Affiliate marketing
- Selling and recommending products
- Donations from favorite readers
There are many more ways. You just need to be smart or inventive.
That being said, If you enjoy my writing & willing to give me some support, you always can do it here: Buy me a coffee ☕
9. What are Backlinks?🔗
Backlinks are the links that other websites direct visitors (traffic) to your blog. Simply, if some other blog has mentioned your blog and has a link to your blog, it’s called a backlink.
Search engines like Google & Bing use backlinks as a trustworthy resource when ranking pages. So, building up a good backlink profile is very important.
10. What is Guest Posting?
Think I emailed you asking to submit my new article to your blog, and you accepted. That is called Guest posting. It’s simply writing for other blogs in exchange for a backlink to your blog.
Therefore guest posting is one of the most important things you need to do when you doing a blog. It will:
- Help your blog rank higher
- Archive domain authority
- Get more organic traffic to your site
So, if you think you have a valuable piece worth sharing, you can Guest post on Good Writer.
11. Why No One Reads My Blog?
In the first stage, you will feel very exhausted. You will think that your writings are bad, so no one reads them. But, the reality is different.
The reason is not many one knows about your blog. They just don’t know. You have to tell them loud, “Hay, I’m doing a blog. Come and read.”
- Share your articles on social media.
- Use Pinterest (this is one of the best ways to get more traffic)
- Use popular and high search volume keywords.
And remember. It will take time. Be patient and keep consistency. It will surely pay off your work.
12. Is it Essential to Credit Images?
Whenever you use someone else work — it could be an illustration, photograph, or saying — you should credit the original source. It’s their hard work and time. We need to show gratitude for using them.
- Read this guide on How to credit the images the right way to know how to do it properly.
Note: You could get copyright strikes if you do not credit them, causing damage to your earning process.
13. How often Should I post?
The secret of a successful blog is keeping consistency. You can decide the frequency of your blogging based on the time and resources available to you.
It could be once a week, twice, or daily. However, keep in mind it’s not the quantity of articles you post, but the quality it matters to be successful in blogging.
Readers are more likely to engage with content that offers value. So, it should be worth their time.
That’s why I’m saying, never try to write something in a single sitting. Start two or three articles simultaneously and try to improve them bit by bit to ensure they meet your standards before publishing.
14. Should I Update My Older Posts? Why?
Yes. It would be better if you could update your older articles from time to time.
Search engines like Google try to rank the best and recently updated content on their top page results.
So, it will not last your articles forever in the same rank. They will rank down and will disappear among millions of other articles over time if you do not update your content.
15. Your articles need to be perfect before posting.
This is a misconception about blogging. Your story doesn’t need to be perfect to publish. You are learning along the way, and you can always edit them later when you have much greater ideas.
You should be proud of your work. Don’t let the fear of your content not being “good” enough or “perfect” enough hold you back.
16. Blogging is easy?
Blogging may seem easy in theory, but you will experience, you are spending more time working on marketing, re-designing the blog, & editing, more than writing an article.
It doesn’t stop there. You might need to spend considerable time researching things about the topic you are going to write next & sort out the most valuable of it to give back to your readers.
So, in a way, blogging is not necessarily easy, but that doesn’t mean it’s not fun or rewarding.
17. What is Anonymous blogging?
If you do blogging without sharing your identity (Blogging with some other name), it’s called anonymous blogging.
There could arise sometimes someone has to blog anonymously, but it might negatively affect building trust with the audience.
18. How to get more traffic to my blog?
There are uncountable ways to drive traffic to your blog, but with my experience and what Google is recommending, you can do follows:
- Make your blog look beautiful.
- Optimize the blog speed.
- Get more backlinks.
- Make use of Social media.
- Share opinions on sites like Quora and Reddit.
19. How to promote my blog?
Promoting your blog can be done in several ways. You use your social media accounts to share the latest articles and updates within your network.
Furthermore, paid advertising can be used when you have time-sensitive information that is required to deliver as quickly as possible to a wider network.
Otherwise, it is not a good practice to do paid promotions since they will only last until you pay for them.
20. Is it okay to blogging on a free platform?
It’s more than okay. That is how most bloggers start their blogging journey. There are lots of free blogging platforms like WordPress, Medium, & Blogger out there.
But, using a free platform is not an option if you want to earn money out of it. You can create a hosted blog for a small amount of spending for a greater return.
Learn how to start a hosted blog.
Conclusion
There is more. The questions are endless when doing a blog on your own. I will update this guide step by step. Remember! You don’t have to complete a story in one sitting.
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