Before we dive into the content, I want you to remember your childhood when you are in school, We used to have a lot of things to share with friends, heard a lot of stories and many more…
Will you believe that if I say everything you did is blogging verbally ?? Haha, Wondering how? listen, when you share about a topic or situation in a writing format, it is called blogging.
The term blog came from “weblog” it is simply logging in web…
According to Wikipedia -> “Blog is a discussion or informational website published on the World Wide Web consisting of discrete, often informal diary-style text entries called posts”.
Here I am going to show you how to start a blog and make money online. I will tell you different types of blogs and how can you write efficiently…
What is blogging?
Blogging is writing about a topic or a situation and self-publishing on a website. And It is to create content and create engagement in social media for a particular audience. It is like a regular diary for individuals.
To keep it simple –
Vlog is for videos and Blog is for articles (my opinion)
There are two types of articles, one is a post(can be called a blog) and another is a page
I believe most of you have heard “BLOG POST”
- The Blog/Post is to create more engagement from users and have more interaction. The article you are reading is a blog, not a page because you can comment and reply in the below thread.
- The Page is more like static content. Where there is no engagement from users, it is about giving certain information which does not need to change frequently…
What are the 3 types of blog?
Informational-
An informational blog is all about providing learning content or general content without any intent or any promotion.
This type of article is mainly for educational purposes.
Buying guides-
Buying guides are type of articles which provides a list of things to know before purchasing any product or service. These are the main resources to look into before we purchase anything.
This type of guide promotes some products/services.
There will be a review for each product/service in this buying guide, here comes the next type of article…
Product reviews-
Explaining one single product in one post with all its features, pros and cons. Even this type of article has when and where is the best use of the product, etc…
Only one product is promoted in this type of article…
Can I blog on different topics?
You write blogs, and people read them… But what are the chances of people coming back to your site if you write different topics…
Let us say, you want to learn about cryptocurrency and you came to a website where you find one blog on crypto, one blog on car, one blog on dog(pet), and one blog on health…… Will you subscribe to this site to learn about crypto??? probably not until and unless you like to know different topics…
There are many topics you can blog for… If you ask me, I will choose one particular niche and create blogs around that particular topic… This way I can gain confidence that people visit my site again and again…
Is blogging still alive in 2022? Do people read blogs anymore?
There is a lot of myth about blogs. Unknowingly we read many blog posts every day. The answer is Yes, 100%, if not how can you read my article? huh…
When people stop reading and writing, then blogging ends… Do you think this can ever happen? No right… So, blogging is something which lasts so many decades…
Is it legal to copy blog posts?
Some content is copyrighted in an online world, Don’t use that content. Even if you use it, just give credits to the owner and give a link to the source.
If you copy content from different as it is, then It becomes plagiarism and will affect your ranking on google, You can refer to many resources online and write your own(but do not copy)…It is like expressing something you have learned to a friend or a family member, that is all it takes.
Do bloggers make money? Can I earn money by blogging?
Yes, some people earn millions of dollars by blogging, and some people did not earn a single dime from their blogging.
Do you know why?
Because all it takes is an effort to write blogs and help people genuinely and be consistent…
If you help people genuinely, money is just a side effect. Be consistent in delivering the content otherwise your ranking in search engines affects.
You should focus more on writing blogs with low-hanging keywords(will discuss this in the next blog posts). So, you can rank in search engines quickly and start getting traffic…
There are many ways to monetize like Google Adsense, affiliate marketing and more. Learn more.
Can you start a blog with no money?
Yes, you can start for free.
Medium.com(blogging platform) – Medium is one such platform where people read and write articles on a daily basis, It is a good way to start. But if you want your secure website and custom domain, you need to pay little.
I pay some amount for this website hosting and the custom domain name you see on the URL… I have learned all these from the training provided on the Wealthy Affiliate platform. The first training module is free and has 10 lessons with tasks to complete in each lesson. You can host your website for free and even write articles from the same platform( I am writing this article from site content in the wealthy affiliate platform).
Can blogging be a full-time job?
If you have a full-time job, Please don’t jump directly into blogging. It takes time to earn the first buck.
If you are serious about doing it full time, start as a side income business(yes, consider this a business), put in your efforts and work consistently for at least 1 year. If you achieve any progress by making your audience happy and making a couple of bucks, then you can start thinking about making it full-time.
As any business takes some kind of investment, for this business you need to keep your efforts as the main investment. Without your effort, this is not possible to achieve. You need to invest some amount for secure hosting of the website and the custom domain. (there are some platforms which provide basic hosting and default domain for free…).
And once again if you really want to achieve success, all it takes is one step towards your goal. If you make a habit of taking one step at a time, you reach your goal faster than you have ever imagined…
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I want to end this blog here with my thought below –
Earning in blogging takes time, but it’s worth it if you put consistent effort and be persistent…
It is amazing how many people now are blogging and making money from it. Some are even making a full time income. About thirty years ago this job didn’t even exist and if you had suggested it then people would have found it hard to believe.
I never knew a video blog was called a vlog, so you have taught me something new today thank you. I wish I had the confidence to do more video blogging as I think one can do really well with that.
I am glad you have learned something from my blog. No one would know that technology grows this faster in a few years. And there are many jobs that got created in the past two decades.
You can check out my other blog on youtube to know how to start a video blog and I am sure you can know more about youtube.