How to start a blog and make money from it: The complete guide

Having a though of starting your own blog? Here is my complete guide on how to start a blog… and end up making money from it!

There are several people who are interested in starting their own blog but lack the knowledge of actually creating one. So in this blog post, I have come up to share with you a step-by-step method that will guide you by the hand on your way to a successful blogging journey.

Note: If you’re a newbie to blogging, this article is specially intended for you (I recommend that you stick around by bookmarking this page). If you’re an intermediate blogger with an existing blog and wanted to nurture your understanding more in blogging, you can as well learn few more tips and tricks in this article. If you’re an experienced on the other hand, I would appreciate if you can leave your message on the comments section to further enhance to information in blog post. So shall we start?

Starting a blog

The complete process is divided into categorized sections that will aid you read and understand better.

Section 1: THE PURPOSE – The big WHY

• Words of advice before I teach you how to start a blog
• Why do I blog?
• The world needs you
• Benefits of blogging
• Pursuing a successful online business
• First step in building a blog and eventually make money from it

Section 2: THE PREREQUISITES – What do you need

• Choosing the right topic
• Choosing the right domain name
• Choosing the right web host
• Choosing the right Content Management System

Section 3: THE PROCEEDURE – Actual start up process

• How to install WordPress CMS
• How to choose the best template for your blog
• How to setup and optimize WordPress platform
• How to empower WordPress using plugins
• How to secure your precious blog contents

Section 4: THE PRODUCT - Creating remarkable content

• Pro Tips on how to start writing blog posts
• 5 ways to get over the fear of public writing
• How to get your inspiration when you don’t know what to write
• Blogging tips for beginners
• Discovering your own writing style and effectively improve it
• Creating a compelling headline for your blog posts
• No time in blogging? Here’s how you can get it
• 10 tips on how to manage your thoughts when writing
• Ideas for quick blog posts – What should you write about
• Writing an effective and compelling product review – get the template here
• 7 habits of highly effective blogger

Section 5: THE PRESENSE - Building your online presence through community and networking

• How to please your readers and increse their loyalty to your blog
• 20 powerful tips on how to become a better blogger
• How to search for blogs to comment on and create backlinks
• Top social networking sites you should never miss to create an account
• Most used social bookmarking sites for bloggers
• How to create a facebook fan page in 10 minutes or less

Section 6: THE PROPAGATION - Building strong backlinks. Creating traffic for your site

• Off pageoptimization tips for link building
• How to harness the power of blog commenting
• Optimizing site images to generate traffic from image based search engines
• 25 simple yet effective traffic tips for your website

Section 7: THE PROFIT – Making money from your blog

•  Make money online in Philippines
• Where to start in making money online?
• Make money online through blogging in 3 symantic ways
• Making money online with affiliate marketing
• How to find a profitable keyword or niche market
• Why do you want to be on top of search engines and how to get there?

Note: This post is still “in progress”

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All the best to you,
Louie Sison

Louie Sison

Louie Sison is the Co-Founder and Marketing Manager of Backyard Creatives – a web development and online business solutions. He is the chief author of this Make Money Online Blog.

He is the Founder and CEO of PampangaDirectory.Net. He also writes at LifeSuccessBlog.Com where he talks about health, inspirations and spirituality.