Think you haven’t got time to learn about blogging? Think again.
Ready, set, go……
- Blog about something you love
- Be interesting. This is easy if you are already interested in whatever you’re blogging about. See point 1.
- Blog as often as you have something to say that deserves to be shared
- Don’t just blog because you think you should and you haven’t written a post in a while
- Use an original image as often as possible
- Don’t put somebody else’s photo on your blog without their permission, even if you took the picture in a public place
- Use a spell check
- Keep paragraphs short
- Aim for at least 250 words per post
- More than 600 words and it might be worth splitting into two posts
- Though long essays are OK sometimes if you’ve got something that really needs to be said
- And if you’ve got a great picture or video you might not need any words at all
- Don’t get your blog design get too busy – if you’ve got lots of blog badges cluttering up the page maybe put them on a separate page by themselves
- See your blog as an opportunity to get better at writing and literacy
- While you’re at it, learn the difference between their and they’re; its and it’s; you’re and your. That’s a skill for life.
- Think about whether you want to be anonymous before you blog, not after
- Comment on lots of other blogs to make connections in the blogging community
- Don’t leave mean comments. If you can’t think of anything nice to say, keep schtum.
- If you enjoyed a post enough to read it right through to the end, leave a comment
- Reply to comments. Ignoring them looks arrogant.
- If it’s turning into a big reply, make that your next blog post instead.
- It’s good to have a blogging niche, but not essential. Your niche could simply all the things you’re interested in
- If you do have a niche, pick one that is wide enough so you don’t run out of ideas
- If you’re writing a blog review, it’s OK to say you didn’t like it. Despite what they said in The Lego Movie, not everything is awesome.
- Include an About Me page so that readers can find out a little more about the person behind the blog
- If you want people to contact you, include an email address or contact form. You can always set up a dedicated gmail address for this, but make sure you check it regularly.
- Add a search box so readers can easily find previous posts
- If you write an angry post, sleep on it before hitting ‘Publish’
- Accept that not everyone will like your blog, and this is fine. Not everyone likes ice cream. The world does not collapse as a result.
- It’s OK for your blog not to be perfect when you start. It might not ever be perfect. Blogs are the story of a journey, a work in progress rather than a finished product.
Do you have any blogging tips to share? Leave a comment below
I love this! Very good tips. I can’t emphasize the About Me page thing enough…before I read anything else on a blog, I open up the About Me page and see who I’m dealing with. 🙂
I love this! Very good tips. I can’t emphasize the About Me page thing enough…before I read anything else on a blog, I open up the About Me page and see who I’m dealing with. 🙂
I love this! Very good tips. I can’t emphasize the About Me page thing enough…before I read anything else on a blog, I open up the About Me page and see who I’m dealing with. 🙂
Aah! what a great opportunity to exercise on tip 19 🙂
Amazing tips for a first timer like me.
Thanks a lot.
PS: 28th tip :’) was awesome.
Great tips not just for kid bloggers but for all bloggers. I used to reply to all comments on our blog but now don’t always have the time. Need to make it a priority to do that again! xxx
Good tips! I used some of your advice topic from your past posts. For example, Dear Alien, Let me tell about the Earth!
Nice tips. I used some of your topic from your past blogs in my recent posts. For Example, Dear Alien, Let me tell you about the Earth. That was really helpful.
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I think it is important to read other people’s blogs, and to leave comments. You can learn from other people’s blogs and make friends too.
these are great and easy tips!
Hi hopefully these tips will work as my blog isn’t that big at the moment Pleeease check it out!
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interacting with other bloggers is really important, it helps you get new readers and helps you learn a lot. The best way would be by joining groups or networks
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