By Staff Writer Ivanna Gobin
So you’re thinking of starting your own blog?
There are so many ways to get creative when starting a blog website. There are fun features and stories that can be added to make your readers feel connected to the writing. Every blog serves its own purpose.
To begin the process, your first step is to identify the purpose and the audience for the blog, and choose where you’ll host your blog.
There are so many places you can start a blog of your very own. Wix, WordPress, and Weebly all have free versions for use, as well as paid versions with custom URLs that removes the branding of the website host. You can also look to Social Media sites such as Tumblr and even Facebook to host a simple blog page.
There can be many different reasons for starting a blog, whether it be personal or professional. Either way, professionalism is a key point of any project with your name on it. This can add validation to your writing as well as the facts in the information.
When dealing with a Business blogs, you should focus on informing and promoting. The overall goals for business blogs are to connect the customer to the business. The connection created can increase the success of the business.
Blogs can help you learn about your customers which can then add personified and more accurate details of the success rate and what needs to be modified. When having a blog website it is recommended to leave a section open for customer questions or concerns. While they interact with your business, this opens the door to a bigger confident audience in your business. Do not forget that your products or services should be the star of a good business blog.
When choosing to begin a personal blog, there are not many restrictions. It is specifically made for you to speak your mind and gain connections with like-minded publics who feels the same way.
You can choose an entertainment route or an informational route. For Entertainment is great if you like keeping up with pop culture, trends and lightly controversial topics. For information, you want to lean on facts and possibly firsthand experiences.
While there are different purposes for beginning a blog you must also find your style. This can be your visual style as well as in writing.
You can learn to discover yourself as a writer and identify which specific visuals you would give to your audience, which often comes down to color and even aesthetics. In the sense of wanting to for example: create a traveling blog. A style for your blog that can catch the attention of people, can be vivid and bright pictures. In a style you can also implement whether you would like to see peoples’ responses to what you are writing and selling by simply adding a subscribe button.
A blog can be beneficial, and with a multitude of resources at your fingertips, don’t be intimidated and get started today!