Need reasons to start a blog in 2020? Here are 10 reasons for you to start a blog, show your creativity, and make some money too in 2020.
Now that you are in the middle of a pandemic and have got accustomed to working from home, have you realized you have found some time to dedicate towards your hobby? We all have so much to say. Like me, these days you will find me pouring my opinions on Twitter.
But if you want a creative outlet of your opinion – a blog is your answer. You can make a personal blog, an online journal, share your expertise and so much more. Here I am today, trying to convince you reasons to start a Blog in 2020, if you already don’t have one and make some money too.
Wait, A Blog? I thought they were dead!
No. It’s not dead, nor is it dying anytime soon. Period. We are living in the age of Instagram and beautiful looking feeds. But blogging is more valuable than Instagramming alone. what is the Attention span on Instagram is of a few seconds while blogs are permanent and your readers can always come back and read.
There are a ton of bloggers, how do I make a successful blog?
Making a successful blog requires exactly those 3Cs that you would do in your day job – CONTENT, CONSISTENCY, COMMUNICATION. Yes, as simple as that. Content, still, is King. If your content is not good, not original and not creative there are lesser chances of your building an audience base.
So here’s what you will get to know by the end of this post
- Reasons to Start Blogging in 2020
- Free Vs. Self-Hosted Blogs
- Basic SEO you need to work on
- Attracting Brands for paid posts!
This is quite a detailed post so hang on!
10 Reasons to Start a Blog in 2020
#1 Invest this Time
2020 has taught us a lot of patience. You have time in your hand since you are not wasting that being stuck in traffic – use it wisely for a hobby or self-improvement. Why not a blog?
#2 People are on Social Media all day – People are reading
My food blog is going crazy! People are spending more time on Social Media and blogs in 2020. My old food posts and DIY posts on this blog have a sudden spike. So people are reading quite a few blogs in 2020. Share your content, let people read/ look at your creativity!
#3 Love of Food
Food Blogs and Food YouTube Channels have had the best graph in 2020. Everyone wants recipes, easy basic recipes because everyone’s eating home in 2020. If you love cooking/baking/ cake decorating/ – start a blog, already.
#4 Love for DIY & Tutorials
If you follow some of these Lifestyle publications of UK you will find daily posts like “This Birmingham mom did a room makeover with bargain buys”. If you like home improvement and do a lot of DIYs why not make a post about it with a before and after pictures and share it with your readers. DIY’s attract a lot of eyeballs. Believe me.
Like the above if you are good at photo editing, making short videos, or you are good at taking photos, doing makeup, draping a saree – share that knowledge in the form of a tutorial. Everyone is consuming content in 2020. Be out there and make your content.
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#5 3 Cs – Content, Consistency, Communication – it is your identity
I will again, reiterate – Content is King. Inspired content will not take you anywhere. Your voice, your creativity will matter if you want to build an audience.
Consistency is the key to making your blog a successful blog. If you are not updating your blog with two or three new posts every week Google search console will not be happy about it!
The way you communicate with your audience is your voice. It is how your audience connects with you.
Your blog could be your new identity – have you thought about it?
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#6 Channelize your creativity, talk to people
Your communication is limited right now over FaceTime and Zoom Calls. We will be stuck at home, for God knows how long. This is the best time to start a blog in 2020 and talk to people. Share the feelings that you might not be able to share with your family. Channelize your creativity.
#7 Let’s talk money
Okay, you can’t start making money from your first blog post. That’s not possible unless you are a celebrity (right now, I will urge not to follow celebrities blindly, anyway). But within three months – if your content is good you can get paid gigs and start working with big brands.
#8 Get busy with something meaningful
If you don’t have a day job, you can try doing something creative and meaningful with blogging. The world of blogging is fun, take it from me who has been blogging since 2011!
#9 Like taking Challenge?
Running a successful blog that pays your bills is not exactly an easy task – especially if you are building it from scratch. But there are enough resources available which will help you create it without too much of investments.
#10 Be your own boss
There isn’t a bigger high than this – believe me. Being your own boss, taking your decisions, and being in control of your life!
So, how do you go about it? How to start a blog?
Here are some basic pre-requisites and homework you need to do before starting your blog
- Choose a Niche
- Get a hosting
- Begin writing
- Take LOADS of Photos
- Launch it
Quick Questions Answered
Answer
How to Choose a Niche for your blog?
Depends on what you want to develop content on.
Are you a mom? Choose parenting.
Are you good with makeup / skincare? Choose Beauty & Lifestyle
Are you good in baking? Choose food Blogging.
Self-Hosted on Free Blog?
If you want to take blogging seriously and start making money from it, you must go Self Hosted with a .com domain. It’s like having your workspace where you own that domain and can write whatever you want.
Brands would want you to have a self-hosted site than a free Blogger or Wordpress blog. But you want to write just to share your opinion – like a hobby blog – you can start with a free blog. But I would always suggest you to get a self-hosted blog. There are enough options available like Bluehost, Go Daddy etc. Check for offers.
Make your Blog look professional
There are tons of free themes available for Wordpress and Blogger self-hosted blogs on places like Creative Market or ThemeForest. It’s always good to clear professional looking themes for your website. Good looking, eye-soothing UI of your website = easy reading for the audience.
Avoid jarring colors, twisty curly fonts. They are not easy for the eyes!
Get basic plugins and make your blog user friendly.
I use the paid version of Soledad Theme which I have modified considerably!
Basic SEO you must do
SEO or Search Engine Optimization is an integral part of organic success of a blog. You might write good posts, but Google needs to know that and once they get to know they will show you in the searches!
Here’s what you should do.
- Make your blog search-friendly.
On WordPress site visit Settings » Reading page and uncheck the option “Discourage search engines from indexing this site” - Connect blog to Google Analytics
- Get Yoast SEO Plugin
- Submit your site on Google Search Console and Bing Webmaster (not sure if anyone uses Bing anyway)
- Use keywords for Blog posts
- Don’t forget internal linking
I will do a detailed post on SEO later. Let me know what you want to know.
How will I get Sponsored Campaigns?
Give your blog a good three months to grow. Create good content and make a Media Kit showcasing your work and stats.
BTW, Do you want me to do a post on Media Kits? Let me know.
Send your updated media kit to PRs and brands.
Add your site to Google Adsense. Once approved, depending on the traffic you are generating you can start making money just on traffic and page views! It’s not that easy as it sounds though!
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To Summarize it All
There you go, your reasons to start a blog in 2020 and your guide to start one is right out there.
The audience is on the Internet all the time in 2020 – more than ever, if you think about it. Tap it. Use it for your good.
Do not forget the 3Cs – Content, Consistency and Communication and you should be doing really good with your blog.
And if you do start a blog let me know. I would love to check it out and might give a shoutout too.
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