Choosing a Platform- First of all, when starting up a blog one of the main steps is choosing a platform to blog off of! As you all know I use blogger. From personal experience, this is my favorite platform as I have once used, Wordpress and Wix. I believe blogger is easier to navigate and easier to install themes! However, everyone has different preferences so, choose what you think is best!
Choosing a Name- This was definitely the hardest part for me! The name choosing process can be difficult, but just think intensely! You can try making a list of things that you love or would like to write about. So say you like fashion. Your list might sound something like; purple, loafers, tortoise, heels, sass. When you sort out your list, you might come up with Purple Loafers or Sass and Heels. When your name is picked just Google or Bing it and make sure no one has that name because getting sued is not cute.
Building the Site- This is the fun part! Once you've figured out your name and platform, it's time to make your blog cute! When I started out I just had a simple Lilly Pulitzer print as my background and now, I have invested some time and money on a theme and my blog is definitely looking better! If you want to start out basic, that's fine and if you want to invest early, that's good as well! Once again, it's all your preference!
Creating your Content- This part is also fun but can be just a little bit tedious. Coming up with content used to be a massive problem for me when I first started out. I had writers block continually, but I promise, becoming a blogger makes you so much more creative and you can make a post out of literally anything. Another thing about content is making sure you know what you're talking about. Especially when you're doing sponsored posts. DO NOT and I mean DO NOT do a review on a product that you do not like, or would not use. You would be lying to your readers. More opportunities will come! Also, check grammar. I use an installation called Grammarly. You can install it on your computer and it corrects every single grammatical error!
Some Tips- Stay with your blog! Sometimes it get's a little tough but you'll always make it through and it's worth it in the end. If you need help try to get a mentor! There are plenty of bloggers willing to help. You can always contact me at ofprepandlacepromo@aol.com and I will definitely help you! If there is something that I can't stress over enough is that you shouldn't get in over your head or try too hard. It makes everything so much harder than it should be. Also, if you do your blog for fun and not the money, everything turns out fine. If you want an idea on how it feels in the end, this is the perfect epitome.
Those are my top 5 tips for starting a blog! Thanks so much for reading!
Rebecca
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