This is a guest post by Karimium, a tech geek and blogger from OnlineBackupServices.co. Find out 5 key-points which worked for Karimium in attaining online success. Following these 5 things could greatly help you to improve your blogging.
With some many A-list bloggers making 6 figure sums on a monthly basis, the prospect of blogging as a career is indeed an attractive one.
I get asked on a daily basis by peers with 9-5 jobs, how I managed to succeed online. I can nail these down into 5 key points, which worked for me, which I’m willing to share with you.
1. Find Your Specialty Area
One of the main reasons for why so many blogs fail to take off is that they fail to serve the core market they initially set out to get. Visitors go to a SEO blog to read the best posts on SEO, visitors go to an android blog to read the latest and best information on android phones.
For instance, there are many general blogs out there that cover a topic loosely, such as tech, and host content ranging from gadgets, web hosting, SEO etc. The problem this “generalism” creates is that a visitor interested in gadgets may not be interested in SEO, and vice versa.
A blogger should attempt to absolutely dominate a market, by becoming the authority and having the best possible content out there. As a generalist blogger you make it difficult to attract the industry experts, or the enthusiasts who only want information on the target niche.
2. Money is great, but shouldn’t be your only motivator
Let’s face it, most of us blog because we can or we aspire to be able to make more money doing less work than a 9-5 job. Blogging is like any industry, there are A-list bloggers who can command 6 figure sums on a monthly basis, and there are bloggers who can just about replace their 9-5 income.
Regardless of that, when starting out, for the first 6 months to a year, you’re probably not going to make a significant amount of money, if at all. For many bloggers it’s an uphill struggle, and can take months of working 14 hour days, 7 days a week to build momentum.
It’s times like that; when if you’re only doing it for the money, you’re going to get disillusioned. Learn to love the process and blog because you love writing and creating great content that helps others.
3. Find your style
There are different strokes for different folks, and different audiences will appreciate different writing styles. A professional legal crowd will need more well written and professional writing style, where as a consumer gadget crowd will tend to appreciate an informal and casual writing style.
However, there are no real rules set in stone. A gadget blog can either be informal or professional, to target different audiences, but not both. Decide on the style of writing you want and be consistent with it.
4. Structure your content
Even as a blogger, sometimes I come across a blog post from a blogger or writer I trust and enjoy reading. But the entire post is just large paragraphs of text, without any bullet points or subheadings.
I can’t help but wonder what direction the post is going, or if I will enjoy it. My general rule for writing for the web is, if a point can be made using bullet points then it should. If it’s appropriate to use a subheading then it needs to have one.
Segmenting a page down, allows the reader to skim through to get an idea of the content. It may be the case that the reader is only interested in one subsection of the content, using subheadings allows the user to find that segment better.
5. Keep going and keep improving
Blogging is a never-ending process, like any art form, you get better over time, and you never stop improving. There are no special tricks or tactics, it’s all about being persistent and sticking to the basics. Writing great content, winning over subscribers, rinse and repeat, it never ends, but it sure is rewarding and a great way to make a living.
That brings us to the end of this post. How do your find this post? Great, bad? Let me know this by using the comment form below.
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Agree with all 5 virtues. But, the second one is the most important. Blogging is all about sharing your knowledge and views. Money keeps on coming, but dont blog for money.
Working on a particular niche only is having both good and bad affect, just like the working on a single keyword….. So, decide the aim first and work according to the plan
All points are equally worthy. One thing more to consider while blogging is patience. Some bloggers tend to spam their blogs for SEO if they are not seeing any traffic for over a month. They fail to realise the value of content and the traffic will automatically come, but for that it is essential to wait for a few months till your blog develops some readership.
Great post. Its all about finding something you are passionate about. I know that making money is really hard, it has taken me ages to even make a little bit.
However, if you really love what you are writing about and are passionate, it wont seem like a job.
I am new to blogging but I would like to add that a single post of mine in one of the blog as guest writer has brought many visitors to my blogsite. So, we must also explore the possibility of writing as guest bloggar.
Thanks for sharing your 5 key points about blogging, Karimium. I guess the #1 tip is the most vital point there is. If you don’t have any enthusiasm in what you are doing, in any way, you may not succeed.
It is always motivating to earn some money but you need to think about the cons as well, so they don’t take u as a surprise!
I agree with you. This virtues is very important to become best blogger someday. Being a blogger or an article writer is not easy task. You need to put dedication and love to your work.
If you are lucky enough to enter into a niche you are passionate about, the better your chances of success I’ve found. I’ve been doing this for three years now, and I still have not yet reached my destiny but I know I will get there with consistent work. I was hoping around too much in my early days but now I am sticking to one thing, and I’ve found that its been working thus far!
-Jean
Hi Karimium,
You have provided most of the main points to consider when it comes to starting a blog the right way. I agree with you that many people get disappointed when they do not earn money from their websites, especially if they are just only starting out.
Thanks for sharing!