Blogging is incredibly rewarding. You can share your passion, network with people with the same interests, and even make money. The best part? Launching a blog is easier than you might think.
As a part of the team behind Hostinger Tutorials’ success, I will show you how to start a blog in seven steps, from picking a niche to choosing monetization methods.
Ready to dive in? Let’s start!
How to start a blog in 7 steps
Here’s a quick overview of the seven steps to start a blog:
- Pick a niche for your blog. There are tons of blogs on the internet today, so choosing the right niche helps you stand out and attract the right audience.
- Choose a platform for your blog. In this article, I’ll show you how to start a blog with WordPress, which is beginner-friendly, highly customizable, and scalable.
- Get hosting and a domain name. Choose a reliable hosting provider and start brainstorming domain name ideas.
- Build your blog on WordPress. Learn how to launch a blog easily with Hostinger Managed WordPress hosting.
- Start writing and publishing blog posts. Get some tips to plan and write SEO-friendly blog articles.
- Increase your blog traffic. Get more eyes on your blog with various promotion and marketing methods.
- Monetize your blog. Discover a variety of ways to monetize your blog creatively.
Now, let’s dive deeper into each step!
1. Pick a niche for your blog
Choosing a blog niche defines the direction of your blog content, keeping your posts relevant and valuable. Focusing on a niche also boosts your blog’s authority on a specific topic, helping it rank higher in search engines.
You might’ve started thinking about a niche among the many blog ideas out there, but how do you find the right one?
Try listing down five to ten things you enjoy telling people about. Write them in order from the most to the least exciting for you. Asking these questions to yourself can help:
- What am I passionate about?
- What are my past working experiences or projects?
- What am I knowledgeable about?
- What do I enjoy learning?
- Who do I want to help?
- What problems can I solve?
Your blog’s niche can be anything and doesn’t have to be super serious. You could write about your favorite movies, travel mishaps, or quirky snacks. Even the mundane everyday life that you might think is boring can be entertaining for the right audience. Among these 55+ blog examples, many bloggers actually share about what they do daily.
Something to keep in mind
Google has higher evaluation standards for website topics that fall under the Your Money Your Life (YMYL) category. It includes subjects potentially impacting a person’s happiness, health, finances, or safety. If you plan to produce content in that niche, featuring subject-matter experts’ insights will be necessary. The time it takes for Google to recognize your blog will also be longer, as you need to work on building a credible reputation on that topic.
However, there are tons of established bloggers out there. So, to stand out, start by writing content on a micro niche. This involves picking a subtopic within a broad niche to narrow down the competition.
For example, if you want to start a food blog, you could focus on a particular cuisine, such as Japanese, Mexican, or Italian.
I’ve been thinking about ramen as it’s raining a lot where I’m from, so let’s take that as an example. With Japanese food as your niche, you can start your blog by diving deep into all things ramen.
Once you establish a loyal readership, you could branch out to other Japanese cuisine staples like sushi, Japanese desserts, or tea culture. This allows your blog to evolve while maintaining its authenticity.
You probably have some topic ideas by now. Great! Let’s use Google Trends to see if there is growing interest in them. Go to the Explore tab and enter your blog niche idea. If you see a stable graph, that means people consistently look up the topic online.
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