12 Things To Do Before Starting A New Blog

Are you Thinking to start a new blog. Without proper preparation it’s hard to perform well whether it’s exam or building an online business like blogging. So if you have decided to enter into this online world of blogging and decided to run your own blog then there are several thing which you should take proper care. So here in this post we’re going to discuss about some tips which will help any newbie to start their blogging carrier.

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1. Niche:

This is the first thing you need to choose, you should choose such a niche for which you are passionate and you are well familiar with. If you’re getting confused among two or three niche and can’t decide which one to go with then we would recommend you that niche which is more popular, have large number of audience and quite profitable too, such as technology,blogging,health,fashion,sports,celebrity news,review etc.

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2. Platform:

Next thing is to choose the platform you want to use for blogging purpose. We recommend you to use Self Hosted WordPress. We are also offering Free Blog Setup Service for Newbies. if you do want to blog with free platform then blogger is better for you. Here You can see 20 Best Professional Blogger Templates. There are also some other blogging platform out there like Ghost, Joomla, drupal,webs etc.

3. Domain Name:

Getting a good domain name is not an easy task. You need to invest time to find good domain name that suit your niche. We suggest you to use domain name suggestion tools. Good domain name with a top level extension like .com,.net or .org according to your niche will help your blog to boost visibility in the eyes of search engines.

4. Hosting:

If you choose self hosted wordpress blog then there are various hosting services out there, like Hostgator, Bluehost, You can also check Top 5 Best Web Hosting in 2014 (Cheapest and Reliable) but when it comes to blogger you don’t need to have any host cause blogger doesn’t permit you to hot your blog yourself.

5. Theme:

Next Thing is to choose theme for your blog. Choosing Theme is not easy task. I think After choosing domain name, Theme selection is the 2nd dificult task. You need to remeber multiples of thing while choosing theme like seo optimized, responsive, well coded, low loading time etc. You can download free wordpress themes from theme directory but we recommend you to use premium wordpress theme. Check Out Best Places to Buy Premium WordPress Themes. Blogger doesn’t provide so large ranges of templates like them but you can get templates for blogger in various sites. Here are some Best Professional Blogger Templates.

6. Tagline:

A tag line is really important for any blog as it represents the blog niche. Tag line not only helps you create a slogan but also helps you represent your blog in online sphere with more confidence too.

 You should turn your readership into leads and your leads into customers creating an effective tagline for your blog.

7. Plugin:

If you’ve decided to build your blog on WordPress then you should take advantages of some plugins. WordPress is more popular because of its millions of plugins. There are multiples of free and premium plugins are available in the internet. You need to install some must have plugins for your blog. Some such plugins are Akismet, Broken Link Checker, SEO by Yoast etc.

8. Content Strategy:

Without a content strategy, you cannot run your blog successfully. Before publishing a blog, you should come up with a solid content strategy. You should know what kind of information you will be sharing on your blog. If you are going to cover different topics on your blog, it is recommended to divide those topics in different days.

Many newbie bloggers post multiples of different post in same blog. Like jobs, health, tech, fashion articles in same blog. We recommend to separate all of them.

9. Link Building:

Before get started with your blog you should start link building with your fellow blogger by joining various social networking site community or by joining forum discussions.

10. Target Your Audience:

It is always important to target your audience before start your blog. That way this would be easy for you to serve post to your reader. Create Fanpages in Facebook and Google plus, And increase fan following.

11. Time:

Timing is also an important factor to start your blog. As we all know at the beginning of any blog we need to spend much more time to make it stand, so wait for proper time when you’re free to work onto your blog and then start your blog.

12. Store Well Amount Of Post:

Write and store well amount of post for your new blog so that when you start your blog you can regularly update your blog and get notice both by search engines as well as your blog readers.

So these are the some factor you need to concentrate while starting you new blog. If you do believe we missed any factor that you think should be added into this list,then feel free to mention in comment.