Blogging - How Do You Decide What to Blog About?
Blogging for fun and profit is an increasingly popular online activity.
What a great way to earn some extra cash writing about...
about what? You have just hit the first hurdle! Deciding your blog topic is the first stumbling block for many would be bloggers.
A good way to start your subject search is to write down your hobbies and interests.
Since blogging demands you post regular updates it is easier if you have an interest in the topic about which you are writing.
So choose your favorite hobby and off you go! If having fun or simply seeing your name online is your main concern then this is all you need do.
However if you want to profit from your blog then you need to check there are enough like-minded people as yourself with an interest in 'patchwork pigs' otherwise who is your blog going to appeal to? You need visitors to make money.
A good way of checking the size and therefore viability of your potential market is to
The more searches the better,particularly if there is low competition for those search terms in the search engines.
A blog is then created about this product or niche with the specific objective of selling the product.
Bloggers choosing this route tend to add new blogs to their portfolio on a regular basis with the result they may have many dozens of blogs.
If you are just starting out it is probably best to use the hobbies and interests approach as there is far less research involved and much more fun!
What a great way to earn some extra cash writing about...
about what? You have just hit the first hurdle! Deciding your blog topic is the first stumbling block for many would be bloggers.
A good way to start your subject search is to write down your hobbies and interests.
Since blogging demands you post regular updates it is easier if you have an interest in the topic about which you are writing.
So choose your favorite hobby and off you go! If having fun or simply seeing your name online is your main concern then this is all you need do.
However if you want to profit from your blog then you need to check there are enough like-minded people as yourself with an interest in 'patchwork pigs' otherwise who is your blog going to appeal to? You need visitors to make money.
A good way of checking the size and therefore viability of your potential market is to
- Use a keyword tool to find out how many searches are carried out each month
- Look at how many adverts appear when you type the keyword into a search engine
- Many products being offered to the market indicates it should be profitable
The more searches the better,particularly if there is low competition for those search terms in the search engines.
A blog is then created about this product or niche with the specific objective of selling the product.
Bloggers choosing this route tend to add new blogs to their portfolio on a regular basis with the result they may have many dozens of blogs.
If you are just starting out it is probably best to use the hobbies and interests approach as there is far less research involved and much more fun!
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