Do you read blogs and dream of having your own? Don’t know where to start? Don’t think anyone will read what you have to say? Don’t know WHAT to say? Then this is the post for you. Read on my friends and you will soon be blogging about dragons and passion fruits.
Step one: Find a website. There are plenty of sites out there for you to use to get your blog running, make sure it is in fact a blogging website and not a threshold for crossing into Narnia.
Step two: WRITE! This step is the most crucial..you must..I repeat MUST write with your OWN voice!! Trust me..if you try to conform to the blog world by writing just like the other blogs you read, you will fail. You will fail so horribly that if you continue to be a “fake” blogger, you will eventually fall a never ending fall while being forced to watch that purple dinosaur that loves everyone. When I started blogging, I didn’t let my inner voice come out and I tried to write like the other bloggers. It was hard, and it was not fun. All I wanted to do was write about my life as a lion trainer.
Like nature? Blog about that!
Like food? Blog about that!
Baking…yes..blog about that! We will all thank you while we drool over your goodies.
Like working out? Blog about running, biking, swimming, hiking, deep sea ice fishing, or dragon slaying (see I told you dragon’s would come into your blogging.)
If you haven’t caught on by now..these are all the reasons why I blog. I love to eat, I love to move, I love nature, and I love to bake. If you tie your likes together into one blog, you are going to keep your readers wanting more. In between your main reasons for the blog you also must include things that set you aside from the other blogs like yours. I like to include my humor. Or so I think. My mom told me one day that I was funny..I believed her and I ran with it.
Step three: Have no shame. I money back guarantee that if you blog about the mountain of food you ate, the new planet NASA found between your eyes, or how smelly your feet are after a long day of work that you will have readers that can relate. Even if they are too shy to admit it.
Step four: Blog stalk the hell out of other bloggers and bombard them with your comments until they leave one for you. Seriously..don’t get all psycho and show up at their door..but stalk until your fingers hurt. This is how you will make a name for yourself. You read, you comment, you become famous and get all the chocolate in the world. End of story. If this doesn’t work..show your scariest fighting face and they will be forced to follow your blog.
Yes boys and girls this is how you keep friends, you scare them into hanging out with you..I can smell the fear on his face.
The fifth and final step: HAVE FUN! Fo rilz, blogging is a way to share your life, adventures, and accomplishments with your friends, family, and complete strangers that you will one day call friends..even when you have never met in person. I look forward to my blogging time where I can sit down and just write. I write whatever comes to my mind. Some people like to plan their entire post ahead of time, I like to get bullet points in my head and then just GO with it. Now go make a blog if you haven’t already!
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love love love love love! gary vaynerchuk (aka mr. blog about your passion) would be proud.
happy christmas, fabulous girlfriend!
love x 475683567
Great tips!! I am a newbie blogger and these are helpful! I like the bit about getting all the chocolate… sounds good to me
You are awesome… love this. I agree – you gotta be yourself, and blog about the things that make you happy – otherwise, what’s the point? No point. It’s all about having fun in the end….. and chocolate
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Thanks! I *just* started mine, and was just trolling for helpful hints!
Great tips, Blissful Britt! A lot of that, I have also learned the hard way. And, the unfornuate step that I had to add was “Get a friend to sit down next to you and explain WordPress.” Even with someone holding my hand, it took me MONTHS to even figure out how to set up a menu! (So, there’s my shameless Step 3 for you.) By the way, where were you in that awesome hiking/running photo?
That hiking photo is at the top of Camelback mountain in Phoenix Arizona. SO with that said..nothing exciting like Australia or anything Ha!
Well, that would be exciting to an Australian!
Yo, Brittany! {= O ; ( =D
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(I’m making scary faces.
love this advice! glad someone else has chocolate on the brain
your a riot!
Like ur attitude!!!
Chocolate? Can it be dark? Does it matter?? I’m a little prejuice against white chocolate because it’s not even chocolate-colored. So I guess it does matter. Chocolate it is! Read / blog / live chocolate. Dark/milk chocolate. Mmmmmm.
YES the darker the BETTER! I don’t like white chocolate either..it’s not even chocolate!
Thanks for commenting on my blog so that I could find yours! I love this page and your insight to starting a blog! Can’t wait to read more and to try some of your recipes!
Really love what you have done with your blog. You rock! It is hard to believe it is really you. You have come a long way baby and I like what you have become. You go girl!!
So awesome! Love this! And yes, your mom was right. Keep up the hilarious blogging Britt! Love it, this brought a smile to my face
This is hilarious, thanks for posting. I’m currently implementing step #4
Keep living Pura Vida!
I just started blogging, didn’t know what I was doing and just figured I would WRITE until my mind went blank. LOL.
HAHA I loved this. Officially following you!
Couldnt agree more!! Love ur nose ring!! Sorry mine is fashion and atyling lol! It even shows on my comments! For myself it has been the opportunity to write and share my finds but Ive ended up learning recipes and making friends! Its been quite amazing!
Xoxo
I really like this blogging-how-to. I definitely believe if you write about your passions, it will be infectious! Also, that pic with your cats, cracks me up! Too cute!
Thanks for all the tips! I’m kinda new to the bloggy world, so I’ll take any advice I can.
And I def agree on the last one – blogging is about FUN! Not competition. Not money. Just pure fun.
I can’t wait to go look at photos of all your delicious food! *drool*
I KNEW I should have been writing about my weekend dragon slaying adventures! But seriously, GREAT blog post, and so true. Especially the part about scaring your friends into friendship.
What a great post about blogging! Definitely need to remember to let my inner voice out…seems like I worry to much about what people already like in the blogging world rather than finding what I’m good at that people will discover they like.
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haha, you’re adorable! I like the recent vegan pumpkin pie post! I’ve been looking for a vegan pumpkin pie recipe that was simple!!! Thanks!!!
I love this page! I grinned the entire way to the bottom! =D It’s completely true… Now I have the urge to post about dragons!
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Great Tips!! Love it and really enjoying your blog!
You’re freaking adorable. That is all.
Thanks for keeping it real! You are so cute! Like many here, I, too, am a new blogger. Only 2 articles to date and I’ve got a LOT to learn! But having fun and I must say, stumbling across awesome blogs like yours is one of my favorite things about being new to the blogging world! Must give credit to Megan at http://abetteryeartoabetterlife.com/blogroll for recommending you! I am now following!
Have a super day!
Oh hey! That’s me! Britt is pretty super fly, glad you made your way over here!
Love this advice! I’m just waiting on the fame and chocolate…
This is HILARIOUS! Love, love, love that I stumbled upon your page.
I may just have to incorporate dragon slaying into my next post. Not even sorry!
xoxo