9 THINGS YOU MUST HAVE TO BE A SUCCESSFUL BLOGGER
As a new or wannabe blogger and content creator, there are 9 Must-have things you need.
I called them must-have because you really really need them to successfully start blogging.
And in this blog post I will show you this nine must-have things and state action steps that you need to take.
So let's dive in.
1. NICHE
This is the No.1 thing you need for you to start blogging.
It is the most important and yet can be the most difficult part of blogging.
It is all about choosing a particular area, topic and audience to focus on.
Niching down can not be overemphasize. It is a must do thing if you want to build an authority blog or website.
To get your ideal niche kindly read my previous post below.
*Niching down - 3 simple steps to get started*
Note:
When niching down, ensure that you choose a topic that meet the following criteria below
1. You are passionate about it
2. People are searching for it
3. You can easily monetize etc.
2. GOAL
After getting your ideal niche, the next thing you need to focus on is your goal.
Ask yourself,
"Why I'm I bogging?"
You need to know the reason why you are blogging on the particular topic you've chosen.
Let's say you choose sports, and you are specifically talking about football clubs.
What will be the value your audience will get for reading your blog post?
It could be to give them latest gist about the different football clubs or state your predicted performance of each team in their matches.
This is now your goal.
OR
Your niche could be on relationship, and you're talking about friendship and marriage.
Your goal might be how your audience can maintain a good relationship with their spouse or friends.
For me,
My niche is free Blogging and content marketing.
By goal is to help anyone whether student, teacher, individuals and businesses to blog for free and publish their content online.
3. BRAND
Your brand is YOU and everything about you.
As a blogger and content creator having a niche and a goal is good, but you need to build a brand.
This is what people know you for.
And having a niche and a definite goal makes it even easier to build a brand.
Now you need to start creating relevant and consistent content with eye catchy designs that will both entice and attract your audience.
This is how Hubspot defines a BRAND.
learn how to build your brand read the posts listed below.
The Ultimate Guide To Branding In 2022
How To Build A Brand That Will Last In Time And Space [2022]
4. STORY
"Every brand must have a story".
Your story is the unique way you engage your audience and blog visitors.
It should portrait your brand and help your audience know you better.
Your story makes your message more real and interactive to your audience, i.e. with storytelling your audience can understand and relate with your contents more.
Look at what the Big Guys are saying about storytelling.
5. PLATFORM
Without a Blogging platform usually called CMS Platform, a blogger can not do anything. It's your platform that enables you to create, edit and publish contents online.
they can also provide you with Hosting ( an online space where you can store your data for your audience to access through the internet) and website URL - a link your audience will use to locate your contents online.
For this blog, the platform I'm using is BLOGGER.
If you don't know which blogging platform to get started with, then read the post below.
Top 5 Free Blogging Platform For Newbies
6. DEVICE
This is the tool you use to create your contents, it could be a PC or Mobile device like smartphone and tablet.
In as much as you can use your mobile device to blog i.e. create and publish content on your blog; it is advisable that you have access to a PC for easy customization of your blog.
7. AUDIENCE
Your audience is your market.
You can get huge traffic coming to your blog on a monthly basis. But if you don't have a target audience, you might end up not achieving your goal.
Your target audience is the people that are interested in your products or services and are capable of purchasing from you.
Neil Patel states the data used to define a target audience below.
8. STRATEGY
The Oxford Dictionary defines marketing strategy as "A plan of action designed to promote and sell a product or service'.
This means that; your strategy is the unique way you market your contents and generate sales for your brand.
Investopedia clearly states the 4 Ps of marketing strategy
Thinking on how to create your marketing strategy?
Then read the post from Hubspot below.
7 Steps To Create A Complete Marketing Strategy In 20229. PRODUCT
This could be a good or service, digital or physical products that you are marketing.
The product might be yours or the product of an affiliate company.
Listen,
For you to make money as a blogger, you must market something. That's why it is ideal you have a product you are marketing as you create and promote your contents.
I BELEIVE THIS CONTENT WAS HELPFUL.
TAKE A LOOK AT OUR OWN NINE MUST-HAVE THINGS AS LISTED ABOVE.
OUR NICHE - Free Blogging and Content Marketing
OUR GOAL - To help anyone whether student, teacher, individuals and businesses learn how to blog for free and publish their content online.
OUR BRAND - Blogger4Newbies
OUR STORY - We started our first blog which is blogger4newbiesng.blogspot.com on blogger and now we are teaching people how to take advantage of free tools and platforms to market their content and products.
OUR PLATFORM - Blogger
OUR DEVICE - We work with both PC and Mobile devices.
OUR AUDIENCE - You and anyone interested it publishing their contents online without spending a dime.
OUR STRATEGY - Content marketing
OUR PRODUCT - Digital products, tutorials and digital marketing services.
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THANKS.
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