With thousands of new blogs coming up everyday, no doubt why blogging is one of the most discussed topics on Internet.
Based on Technorati research, there are almost 3 million blogs created every month, and bloggers create over 1.6 million posts per day, or over 18 updates a second!
There is no secret about the fact that A to Z things about blogging could be found on Internet with a few taps on the mouse and the use of search engines making it more faster.
There are millions of articles, tutorials about blogging and thousands of different blogs focusing mainly on it.
To make everything easier for beginners, I have compiled all the guides, tips and resources I found useful into one single blogging guide so to save your time
Chapter 1: Introduction to Blogging
Chapter 2: Choosing the right niche
Chapter 3: Setting Up Your Blog (WordPress or Blogger)
Chapter 4: Publishing the First Post.
Chapter 5: Promoting your Blog.
Chapter 6: Everything About SEO
Chapter 7: Monetizing Your Blog
Let us begin the Blogging Guide!
Chapter 1: Introduction to Blogging
This chapter is meant specially for people who do not know anything about blogging. If you do not require introduction to blogging, then you can move on to next chapter.
What is a blog?
A Web site on which an individual or group of users record opinions, information, etc. on a regular basis.
Who is a blogger?
A person who blogs about something is called a blogger.
What is a blog? by Darren Rowse
Everything about blogging @Wikipedia
Chapter 2 – Choosing The Right Niche
Choosing the niche (topic you will blog about) is very important. It is crucial because your niche can make your blog successful or failure so spend a lot of time to choose the best niche for your blog.
If you blog about a niche that you are not passionate about, you will end up with no other choice other than quitting.
10 ways to choose the right niche for your blog by Fayaz
Did you choose the right niche? by Lynn Terry
3 Reasons why you shouldn’t choose a wrong niche by Danielle
Mistakes to avoid while choosing a niche by Perry Rosenbloom
Chapter 3 : Getting Started
You can create a blog for free or you can have your own self hosted blog.
If you are blogging for fun, then creating a free blog would be the best option for you.
But if you are taking blogging seriously and want to earn money from it in future, then invest a little sum of money on your blog to make it look more professional.
Nowadays, spammers are creating thousands of spam blogs everyday because of the availability of free blogging platforms and some people don’t trust blogs created on free platforms.
Should You Self-Host Your Blog? by Jane Friedman
Advantages and Disadvantages of using free blogging platforms by Pauline Cabrera
Disadvantages of Self Hosted WordPress Blogs by Sharon
Free Hosted Blog – If you want to create a free blog, there are a number of free platforms. The best ones include Blogger.com, WordPress.com and Blog.com. Every platform has its own unique features and limitations.
Blogger.com Vs WordPress.com (Free) by Thejas Kamath
Top 10 Free Blogging Platforms by Paul Crowe
Advantages and Disadvantages of using the Blogger platform by Pauline
Creating a Free Blog
Creating a blog with Blogger by Susan Gunelius
Choosing the Right Blog Template by Aaron
Creating a Free blog with WordPress.com by WordPress
Choosing the Right WordPress Theme by Althaf Ahmed
Beautiful Blogger Templates by Hongkiat Lim
Self-Hosted Blog - If you are ready to invest on your blog, then that’s great. It means you’re blogging seriously and have passion for it.
Before you create a self-hosted blog, make sure you:
Buy a Domain Name & Web Host – You need to have a domain name and Web Host before you can install WordPress and create a blog.
Most Hosting Providers give you a free domain name when you register a Web Host with them.
The best and most recommended Web Hosting providers are HostGator and BlueHost. These providers are highly reputed for customer service and quality of their products.
HostGator Vs BlueHost – Who’s the Winner?
Choose the right Domain Name – You should choose a domain name that is short and can be easily remembered.
Domain name can make or break your blog. Your domain name will have a huge impact on your search engine rankings (Don’t worry! You will learn about this in the next chapters).
Choosing the Best Domain Name by Randfish
Creating a Self-Hosted Blog
Setting Up A Self Hosted WordPress Blog by Siteground
Choosing the Right WordPress Theme by Althaf Ahmed
Beautiful WordPress Themes by Hongkiat Lim
Must Have WordPress Plugins by Stuart
Top 100 Free Plugins of 2012 by Tom Ewer
Make Your Blog Load Faster by Ditesco
NOTE: I’m offering a Free WordPress Installation Service for those people who do not have knowledge about WordPress.
Chapter 4 : Publishing your First Post
Now that you have set up your blog and made it look professional it’s the time to publish your first post. But Mmm…What to publish? Got this question in your mind? It’s okay! I had this question too before before I published the first post.
Read these awesome articles to get ideas to write the very first post on your blog.
Writing your very first post by Dan & Jennifer
Things to do before publishing the first blog post by Eric Siu
Chapter 5: Promotion
So far you have chosen a perfect niche to blog about, a right domain name, blazing speed Web Host, set up your blog and published your very first post.
So far so good! But you have completed only 50% of the tasks.
You have successfully created a blog and now you are a blogger! But you must spread words about your blog wherever you can on Internet. Without promotion, no one would know that you’ve just created a wonderful blog.
Be present on places where there is potential traffic and the best places include social networking sites, forums, high authority blogs related to your niche.
Blog commenting and guest posting on high authority blogs are often considered as the best way to get quality traffic and new readers. These are also used to build quality backlinks to boost search engine rankings.
Powerful ways to promote your new blog by Jeff Dunn
Ways to get traffic to your new blog by John Phillips
Why Social Network Promotion is important for bloggers? by Kathleen Garber
Elements to successful Social Media profile by Kristi Hines
Getting tons of traffic from Twitter by Thejas Kamath
Importance of Blog Commenting by Antti Kokkonen
Importance of Guest Blogging by Bamidele
Chapter 6: Everything About SEO (Search Engine Optimization)
SEO or Search Engine Optimization is a methodology of strategies, techniques and tactics used to increase the amount of visitors to a website by obtaining a high-ranking placement in the search results page of a search engine (SERP) — including Google, Bing, Yahoo and other search engines.
Source
WordPress is a the best blogging platform preferred by most pro bloggers because it could be easily made search engine friendly with availability of wide variety of SEO plugins like SEOPressor and WordPress SEO by Yoast and it handles 90% of SEO related things by itself.
Importance of SEO by Webnauts
Everything you need to know about SEO by SEOmoz
Optimizing your WordPress blog for higher rankings by Joost de Valk
Chapter 7 – Monetizing Your Blog
Here comes the most interesting topic – Monetizing your blog! It is nothing but generating revenues from a blog using different available methods.
There are different methods to earn money from your blog like affiliate marketing, paid content, advertising etc.
Some people blog only to make money online. People think blogging is the easiest way to earn money online. It’s indeed the easiest way, but it requires Hard Work, Patience, Time, Time and Time.
Many bloggers quit blogging under 6 months when they don’t see money rolling in.
So don’t blog for money! Work hard in creating unique and quality content for your blog. Money will start rolling in by itself with time.
Right time to monetize your blog by David Risley
The ultimate guide to monetize your blog by Salman Ahsan
Why Affiliate Marketing is better than Adsense? by Mohammad Mustafa
Monetization mistakes you should avoid by Marian Schembari
Top ways to monetize your blog (INFOGRAPHIC) by Carol Lynn Rivera
Conclusion
You cannot earn money from blogging in a short time. It takes a long time before you can see a steady income from it. Always remember not to blog for money!!
I’ve spent hours in creating this comprehensive blogging guide. If you have found this guide useful, please share this post with your friends and help them to create a better blog.
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March 16, 2013 / 10:03 AM
Glad you liked it. Thank you for the comment!
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March 17, 2013 / 10:32 AM
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March 16, 2013 / 4:39 PM
Hello bro,
I hope beginners find this guide useful.
Cheers for the comment.
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March 17, 2013 / 10:38 AM
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March 16, 2013 / 5:12 PM
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March 17, 2013 / 10:40 AM
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March 16, 2013 / 5:24 PM
Hello Mosam,
Thank You.
I’ll work hard to come up with more quality posts.
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March 17, 2013 / 10:46 AM
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March 16, 2013 / 6:04 PM
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March 17, 2013 / 10:46 AM
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March 16, 2013 / 6:24 PM
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Hats off to your Mind-blowing post for the newbie bloggers
! Keep posting the interesting information.
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March 16, 2013 / 7:25 PM
Yeah, I’m a young and a newbie blogger. I’m only 17.
Glad you liked this post. Thank you for sharing this post on social media.
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March 17, 2013 / 10:52 AM
This is an awesome post for newbie bloggers.
It is really wonderful when you can do a complete post for new bloggers.
I really liked all the tips that you have mentioned and also linking to other related articles as well.
Thanks for the awesome article.
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March 16, 2013 / 8:02 PM
I’m a newbie blogger and I read tens of articles about blogging everyday. I compiled all the posts that I found useful into one single guide to help all the newbie bloggers to build a better blog.
Thank you for the comment. Hope to see you here again.
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March 17, 2013 / 10:57 AM
Wonderful post indeed. I must say you have shared awesome tips and resources.
I’m going to check out all posts.
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March 16, 2013 / 11:07 PM
Glad you liked the post Bashir.
All the posts mentioned above are useful and interesting.
Thank you for the comment.
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March 17, 2013 / 10:58 AM
Well put Thejas. You really shaped it to a perfect post. Well done
Great idea to use Videos and relevant images on the post. Keep going
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March 17, 2013 / 8:40 AM
@Amal, Thank you!
Videos and images add extra value to SEO. That’s why I didn’t mind using them in this guide.
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March 17, 2013 / 11:02 AM
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March 17, 2013 / 12:10 PM
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March 17, 2013 / 12:18 PM
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March 20, 2013 / 11:20 AM
Comprehensive small ebook for blog owners. not only for beginners as well as for professionals. Thanks for sharing
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March 21, 2013 / 1:17 PM
Agree with your points
Choosing The Right Niche
is the first step for any blogger
April 14, 2013 / 2:13 AM