How To Create Your First Blog Like A Pro!

What You Need

• A website or blog-publishing service provider.
• blogger.com
• wordpress.com
• A domain name and web host.
• namecheap.com
• bluehost.com
• At least five written blog articles.
• Word count is not as important as keywords.
• However, blog articles should be around 350-600 words average.
• Too short = not enough information to be relevant.
• Too long = attention spans are shorter and will not be fully read or bounce.
• Bounce = Someone who visits your website just to leave as fast as they entered.
• Fluff = extra words used for the purpose of increasing word count.
• Find keywords
• Words or phrases that people type into Google when searching for topics relevant to your website or blog.
• Patience
• If you are into this solely to make money then you might want to reconsider.
• Your articles may not see a lot of traffic at first, but they will.
• Be consistent with your posting so your audience does not forget about you or move on.
• I try for one every 1-2 weeks but sometimes life gets ahead of you.

 

Step 1

• Think of some topics that you have an interest in.
• Do you have enough knowledge on the topic to write informative blog posts?
• Does it spark any inspiration from you?
• Is it a niche idea?
• What makes your content different then the rest?

 

Step 2

• Sign up for a blogging website.
• Two popular websites are:
• Blogger.com
• Wordpress.com
• Both are simple to use and there are a lot of resources that will teach you how to use the platform to get your blog up and running!
• I used Blogger to create my blog.

 

Step 3

• Write your first article.
• Make it around 350-600 words so that Google can find it in their algorithm.
• The search bot looks for websites with content with these numbers.
• Any less and your blog will not turn up as much on any search engine.
• Post your article.
• Post it first to the service of your choice (e.g., Blogger).

 

Step 4

• Share a link to your new page on your social media accounts.
• Facebook
• Create a fan page on Facebook so that more people see your blog posts.
• Invite your whole contact list so that they can share and comment on your posts.
• Use your page to start more discussions to receive more engagement from your readers.
• Entice your page followers to find more by allowing them to share your posts with their contacts.
• The more people that share, the more people will see your blog.
• Even if they do not click the first time.
• Reddit
• Reddit is another great site to share your blog.
• You can create discussions with millions of already registered users.
• Also, join discussions to put in your two cents with a link back to your blog.
• The more links that lead back to your blog the better
• Creating links this way allows more people to engage with your blog.
• Twitter
• I use Twitter to post updates multiple times per day.
• It is used to relay short and concise messages to your followers.
• Ask your friends and family members to share your blog links so that more people can see them.
• Each share means that more and more people are seeing your blog.

 

Step 5

• Reply to feedback.
• Comments
• Questions
• The more involved you become, the more your audience does.

 

Congratulations!

You just created your first blog! If my article helped you in any way, please comment below! I would also love any feedback regarding my blog.

 

Helpful Tools for Motor Movement Disabilities

  

My tremors that are caused by my Cerebral Palsy affect my daily life in numerous ways. This gives me an opportunity to make my life easier by coming up or finding new ways to help myself grow. For example, I find myself having some difficulty buttoning up my shirts. The buttons are small and hard to navigate through the holes on the other side. One of the tools that I use is the Button Hook Tool. Putting on dress shirts has become so much easier thanks to this. I also use an automatic can opener. It’s a lot easier than using a mechanical can opener.

These two tools help me perform normal daily tasks both quickly and efficiently. Are there any tools that you use yourself for assistance daily? What tools do you think are helpful to someone with, for example, fine motor movements with their hands?

End of the Year Update (Covid-19)

 

Here we are, reaching the end of the year already. This year has gone by at an exceptionally low pace since almost the beginning. For myself, staying indoors has been easy enough but it has been stressful. Although, next year I do have a few opportunities to look forward to. One of them being the co-op position at an accounting company and the other is starting back in school to continue my studies. With this, I will be able to find a career to gain more stability in my life.

Another event that has happened was the completion of the Business Management program. I have received honor’s status as well which I am immensely proud of myself for! It has been a while since I have had some major accomplishments, so I am extremely excited, to say the least.

I am ready to see what this new year brings to the table and hopeful that it will be a better one. It has almost been a year since the lockdown had started. One good thing came out of this though. I was able to find more time for my studies and to work on my personal life. This has led me to discover new information and paths that I could take to achieve the life that I have always wanted. This gives me another reason to feel good about the near future to come.

Writing has always been a way that I could easily express myself. This is one of the many reasons that I learned when starting up my blog over ten years ago. I have also met a large community of similar bloggers with their own amazing blogs that they write for! If you have one or know of another that you would like to share please add it to the comments below so others (including myself) can find them. Thank you for an amazing year and I hope to see you all in the next!