BEGINNER TO PROFESSIONAL INSIGHTS ABOUT BLOGGING AND WHAT IT ENTAILS
EVERYONE CAN BECOME A BLOGGER
Everyone can become a blogger from a student, to the unemployed, teacher, nurse, police, immigration officer, doctor, tailor, seamstress, farmer, car mechanic, hair dresser, barber, a mason even a low educated person can become a blogger.
It all depends on the expertise of the person and the knowledge and content the person will be publishing online or the niche in blogging the person will venture into.
KNOW ABOUT BLOGGING
Do you want to know about blogging. Do you want to become a blogger but don't have a clue or have started but not on a professional level. Well this post will guide you and give you details of beginner to professional kevel insight into blogging.
WHAT IS BLOGGING?
Blogging is an online job where you publish content on a website called blog on a regular basis and monetize the content through various means. Most bloggers use Google Adsense to monetize.
CONTENT FOR BLOGGING
What content do you publish on your blog? You can publish articles, videos or photos depending on the content that you are good at curating. Mostly you can post trending or viral content or solutions to everyday problems or daily news
CONTENT CURATORS.
Those who publish stuffs online are content creators either on a blog, YouTube, on Facebook or Instagram. The content creators that publish their content on blogs are known as bloggers. Bloggers also create YouTube content and Facebook or Instagram content.
WHAT IS THE AVERAGE EARNING OF BLOGGERS. (How To Make Money From Blogging)
The average earnings of bloggers is between $100 to $5000+ Most bloggers gain this earnings through Google Adsense.
The minimum threshold for Google Adsense Payment is $100. You can earn more than that depending on your hardwork, creativity, consistency and dedication to the blogging.
GOOGLE ADSENSE
Google Adsense is an ad network and online publishing monetization partner program provided by Google where Google display ads on publishers website and content and pay publishers or bloggers earnings based on impressions and clicks the ads generate
Google Adsense is where most bloggers get their earnings. With Google AdSense your earnings will have to reach $100 minimum in a month or more before you can cash out.
Your earnings depends on the number of your website traffic and the number of ad clicks and page impressions of ads displayed on your site by Google Adsense.
The higher your website visitors or website traffic the higher the probability of higher earnings.
But getting traffic to your site daily comes with dedicated efforts, hard work and consistent blogging.
If you are blogger who already has a site you can apply for Google Adsense by visiting google.com/adsense
GOOGLE ADSENSE APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
The basic requirement for your site to be accepted into the Adsense program is to make sure your site has quality and original content. No copy and paste of other blogs content or plagiarism of content on your page. And you must also meet all Adsense requirements and make sure your site does not violate any Adsense policies.
OTHER AD NETWORKS FOR BLOG MONETIZATION
There are other ad networks you can use for monetization on your site this include adsterra, taboola, propeller ads etc. You can discover on Google search other ad network by searching for the term ad networks for publishers
ALTERNATE BLOG MONETIZATION OPTIONS
Alternatively you can monetize your blog through the running of direct ads, sponsored posts and use of affiliate marketing. Bloggers also make money by posting adverts and promotional posts on their Facebook, Twitter or Instagram Pages.
Bloggers themselves determine how much to charge for adverts on their social media pages depending on the market standards or the number of followers and engagement they get on their pages.
If your social media page has huge number of followers you can turn it into a cash cow by becoming a social media influencer using your page to run sponsored posts for individuals and businesses.
HOW TO START BLOGGING - BLOGGING PLATFORMS TO USE
To get started professionally from being a newbie or from doing it as a hobby to becoming a full professional blogger you will need a blogging platform.
You can start by creating a blog platform using WordPress, Google Blogger or Facebook Page or Twitter, Telegram, Instagram or YouTube channel.
REQUIREMENTS FOR STARTING A BLOG WEBSITE
Domain.
After creating your blog you will need to buy a domain name for your blog that is if you're using WordPress or Google Blogger or other blogging site providers. Domain name is the website address of your blog.
Custom theme.
You will also need a custom theme or template. A theme or template is the design and visual look of your blog. A professional designed theme is required. The custom theme presents your website beautiful, clean and give it a professional appearance aside the pre-installed default theme that comes with the blogging platform.
Hosting.
Another thing you will need is hosting. You will have to pay for hosting if you're going to use WordPress or other blogging platforms. But if you use Google Blogger blogging platform provided by Google you would not need to pay for hosting because Google hosts your site for free and gives you unlimited storage space for your blog. No monthly hosting payment or yearly hosting money fulfilments.
If you're a beginner on a budget starting with Google Blogger is okay since you are going to save a lot of money on setup fees.
How can you create your blog Website, buy domain and hosting, upload custom theme if you dont have the technical Know -how
You can let a website designer do it for you or contact us and our web development team will do it for you at a service fee.
USING SOCIAL MEDIA.
If you're going to blog using social media pages like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Telegram, TikTok or YouTube you won't need a blog website, custom domain or hosting or custom theme.
NICHES IN BLOGGING.
Niches are the topics or fields in blogging that you can venture into.
Most popular niches in blogging are entertainment and celebrity gossip blogging, sports(football) blogging and punditry. Political blogging and social commentary, Tech blogging and Tech hacks, reviews, tips and tricks example software or iphone news blogging etc.
There are many other fields in blogging you can venture into. Other niches include Health, Finance, Dating & Relationship, TV and Movies, Travel blogging, Business and many more. Just make sure you have enough information on the niche and you are good to go.
STUDENT OR UNEMPLOYED PERSON AS A BLOGGER
If you're a student or unemployed person you can venture into blogging. You can blog about entertainment, sports, trending and viral news and videos and make money by Google Adsense, content writing, affiliate marketing, social media influencer promotions.
BLOGGING ABOUT YOUR WORK OR PROFESSION.
Alternatively you can blog about your profession. The profession you're into can also be tapped into and you can become a blogger in your profession or work. The following are some examples of how you can become a blogger in your filed of work but not only limited to these professionals alone.
TEACHER AS A BLOGGER
If your are a teacher you can blog about education. Education news and all things education and learning.
BANKER AS A BLOGGER
If you're a banker you can blog about money management tips, personal finance tips, loan tips and banking tips.
HEALTH PROFESSIONAL OR HEALTH EXPERT AS A BLOGGER
If you're a nurse, doctor or a health professional or expert in health matters you can become a health blogger and blog about health, disease prevention, remedies for common sicknesses and healthy living, alternative medicine, herbal remedies and home remedies to common sicknesses. Also blog about signs and symptoms of unknown diseases or common diseases etc. You can also use your blog to market health products that is if you're into health product marketing.
POLICE OFFICER AS A BLOGGER
If you're a police officer you can also become a blogger and blog about news in your profession also blog and educate the public on the law, information and tips on how to deal with petty conflicts, misunderstandings and petty cases. You can also blog about how to deal with crime and personal safety in the community and the country plus all things crime combat, conflict resolution, the law, safety, traffic and road offences education for the general public.
Your posts can be in a form of articles, photos or videos.
IMMIGRATION OFFICER AS A BLOGGER
If you're an immigration officer you can also become a blogger and blog about news in your field. You can blog about immigration law and immigration issues. How to acquire passports or visa to other countries. You can also blog about about travel and tours. Local and international traveling tips etc
FARMER AS A BLOGGER
If you are a farmer who is into animal rearing or crop farming you can blog about tips and best farming practices on animal rearing or vegetable farming guides.
FASHION & BEAUTY BLOGGER
Fashion expert, fashion designer tailor, seamstress, fashion boutique owner, fashion wear dealer or beautician can be a fashion and beauty blogger.
You can blog about fashion news, fashion tips, latest fashion trends, dress to use for certain occasions and also promote your fashion and beauty business with the blog. Your posts can be articles, pictures or videos.
SOME BASIC SKILLS YOU MUST HAVE AS A BLOGGER.
You can learn this skills overtime as you get familiar with the blogging job.
1. Good copywriting or good writing skills. This is the most fundamental skill required for a blogger. Without good writing skills it will be hard to succeed as blogger especially if you are into writing articles but if you only create video content this may not matter the most.
2. Good content marketing skills. You need this skill to be able to write great material to generate interest in a product, service or business especially when using sponsored posts and affiliate marketing to generate earnings for your blog.
3. Social Media marketing skills. You need this skill to promote your website and blog posts and also generate interest in your blog from your followers and potential website visitors and generate traffic to your blog.
4. Basic graphic design skills. You need basic graphic design skills because you will have to design your blog cover images and graphics. There are apps you can download from the Playstore or App Store to use to for your blog graphic design work.
5. Basic HTML skill. This skill is required if you're going to be the webmaster of your blog. But if someone is handling it for you you won't need it that much. But you will need to know how to create internal and external links and also download links.
6. Web Content Embedding Skills.
You will need to learn how to embed web content from social media sites to your blog website. You must learn how to embed YouTube videos, Instagram posts or videos, Twitter Posts or videos, Facebook posts or videos, Podcasts, Audiomack songs and other music streaming embeddable content.
7. Video Editing Skills
You will need to master the skill of video editing if you're going to be a YouTube blogger or content creator for social media and for your blog. There are a lot of android apps and iOS apps to download to use for your video editing. There also other Adobe desktop apps to use.
TOOLS YOU NEED TO WORK AS BLOGGER
You can work from home or a from a dedicated office outlet specifically for your blogging business especially if you have employed other bloggers or writters to work as a team.
You will need the following to work effectively as a blogger.
1. A blogging platform.
The first thing you need to be able to work as a blogger is to own a blogging platform. It can either use WordPress or Google Blogger website or Facebook Page, YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, Twitter, Telegram etc
2. Smartphone or Laptop.
You can use your Smartphone, tablet or laptop for blogging. Any of them will do depending on the complexity of your blogging work. Make sure the smartphone or laptop has above average RAM specs and fast processor for fast processing speed of your online workflow. The battery capacity of your Smartphone or laptop should be of a higher charge storage capacity. Having a power bank in addition will supplement your smartphone power options. It can help when you are out of home or office and you need to work in publishing content
3. A Reliable, stable and fast internet connection.
You can use a wifi or your phones mobile data but make sure it's fast and not sluggish.
4. Graphic Design And Video Editing Apps.
You can download them from the app store or Google Playstore or get some desktop options from the internet.
5. Note Application.
You will need a note writing application if your blogging work involves writing of articles. A good recommendation is Google Keep. It's an Android and iOS application. You will need it to for writing articles and ideas for your blog posts on your phone after which you can copy and paste it into your blog. If you use a windows computer you can use sticky notes.
6. Bank Account, Mobile Money or PayPal Account. Having any of them will be ok depending on the means by which you want to receive payments from your blogging earnings.
Conclusion
If you're new to blogging or needed a lot of insight into blogging or wanted to know how to become a blogger or how to start blogging the information provided above will help you with detailed insight if you are planning to take blogging serious professionally either part time or fulltime and make money.
Source/Written by Perry Addo/Ghanatrendingnews.com
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