What is Blogging?
Blog is the abbreviation of English Weblog. In 1997, an American citizen named John Berger first used the word Weblog. Later, the word Weblog was divided into two names, We and Blog, which means we blog.
The Bengali term for blog is diary. That is, blog is used for the same purpose as we use a diary. Over time, the original meaning of the concept of blog has changed. In the current era of information technology, blog means writing through a blog website on the Internet. Those who write and maintain this blog are called bloggers.
The process of writing a blogger’s blog is collectively called blogging. Blogging is a very popular Internet-based profession today. Those who write blogs are usually experienced on a specific subject. They regularly record their experiences in the blog. By reading that writing, ordinary people solve various problems in their lives.
So, blogging is a diary or magazine where a blogger shares his experiences and advice through writing, pictures and videos.
Why do you blog?
The purpose of blogging is usually twofold. First, to open your knowledge to everyone, and secondly, to earn income. Nowadays, blogging comes first as a passive income source. Because blogs are a very good source to earn money from the internet.
However, nowadays everyone creates blogs usually to earn money. Just like a teacher earns money by teaching his new students, a blogger earns money online by sharing his experiences.
Here is a list of what you will achieve by blogging:-
- When you write on your blog, you will create an online identity. You will see that your information will be found by typing your name in Google and searching. That is, blogging will help you create a unique identity or identity on the Internet.
- You can earn money by writing a blog in various ways. Since we have to earn money to survive in our society, if you earn some money in exchange for your skills, it will be a blessing. Every year, various statistics are published where it is seen that many people have built smart careers by writing blogs. Therefore, you can write a blog to take blogging as a career.
- By writing a blog, you can inform people about recent known and unknown things. This will benefit many people. Because we often face a problem and when we cannot find an experienced person at hand, we search on Google. Google then takes us to the blog of the person whose blog has the solution to that problem.
- A blog is a suitable place for a person to express his opinion or expression. Here you can express your thoughts and opinions on recent topics.
- Because of blogging, we can give new or unknown information to others, as well as take help of blogs to learn ourselves. Because no one in the world is omniscient. We have to take help of someone else to gain knowledge.
How to start blogging?
Starting a blog is very easy. Before starting a blog, you need to decide on some things, such as:
- What topic will you blog about?
- Who will you write for?
- What will you earn from it?
- Pre-planning
When you have the above things ready, the real journey of blogging will begin. Let’s learn how to start blogging.
Determining the name of the blog
To create a blog, you first need to decide on a beautiful name. This name will later become the domain name of your blog. Your blog will be known on the Internet with this domain name.
Purchasing domain hosting
To create a website, the first thing you need is a domain and hosting. Since a blog is a website, you have to create a blog website before starting blogging. So to buy a domain, you have to register a domain with your predetermined blog name. If you take a domain, you have to take hosting space from a reputable hosting company.
Creating a website
You can create a website in both free and paid ways. Google has a service called blogger.com to create a free website. Generally, Google has made this service open to everyone to create blogs. Here you can add your domain and start blogging.
On the other hand, you can create a beautiful blog on WordPress using domain hosting. WordPress CMS is an ideal platform for creating blog websites. However, a blogger without a website is like a king without a kingdom.
Website Design
Blog websites are usually very simple. Because visitors come to blogs to view or read content. If there is a bad design, visitors will not find peace after seeing the blog. This will defeat the purpose of creating a blog. So you should start writing a blog with a simple design.
Submit to search engines
The next step in creating a successful blog website is to write some content or blog and publish it on the site. Then the website needs to be submitted to search engines such as Google and Bing for indexing. This will allow internet users to easily find your blog.
Regular Blog Updates
The main difference between blogs and other websites is that blogs are updated daily. That is, you have to provide regular blog updates. The category of your blog depends on how often you update your blog. However, you will have to update the content of the website regularly and publish new blogs.
SEO
You will have to bring visitors to your blog by doing search engine optimization. When you start a blog, you can learn how to do SEO for your needs by reading other people’s blogs.
Apply for monetization
Since you can earn money by blogging nowadays, when your blog starts getting regular visitors, you will have to try to get monetization by submitting the site to an ad network like AdSense or Ezoic.
By following each of the above steps, when a blog is established, the blog website will become an asset and the door to passive income will be opened.
Blogging is a well-known word in the internet community. Many young people are successfully building their careers by creating blogs, which is helping them prepare for the coming days.