Have you ever just sat back and wondered What it would be like to do it all again The things that you would do differently Now I don't fall into this mindset I Honestly believe that everything happens For a reason and I wouldn't say that I Regret anything in my blog or my Business even though I have made a ton Of mistakes I know that everything has Happened for a reason I had to make those mistakes to get to Where I am today but I saw a few Youtubers share YouTube videos talking About if they were to start their Channel all over again what they would Do differently when starting their YouTube channel And I just thought that that was so Fascinating and I was like you know what If I must have start my blog all over Again There are definitely some things that I Would do differently so if you are Looking to start a blog I am going to Share with you what I would do to start A successful blog and some tips on how To make your beginner blog successful When I decided that I was going to Launch a blog the first place I went was Interest and I feel like that's where a Lot of bloggers go but when you go on Pinterest and you search how to start a Blog you're going to end up finding a Lot of blood flows talking about how you

Can start a blog in less than 10 minutes Or how you can start a blog for only Four dollars maybe even for free and of Course you're going to see so many blog Posts talking about how you can make a Profitable blog like the first month Blogging how you can make a successful Money-making blog here's the truth about Most of those blog posts when you see The ones that say how start a bullet for Free they're recommending that you use Wix or some other free platform and I Would never ever recommend that you guys Get started on those platforms because It's going to be a heck of a lot harder To transfer to a better platform when You are ready to really start growing Your blog so if you are serious about Blogging you need to invest in it at the Very beginning and when you see those Blog posts talking about how you can Serve books like 4 dollars they're Typically talking about Bluehost because They often have deals going on we can Start a blog for four dollars a month if You pay for like 36 months so you are Paying for so much and you were spending So much more than those four dollars and They originally tell you so if you are Serious about starting your blog here Are the platforms that I would recommend To you guys the first thing you need to Figure out is what a website platform You need to use and by that I mean kind

Of the builder of your platform I Personally use wordpress.org and yes There is a difference between WordPress.com and wordpress.org where Pressed org is a self hosted version of WordPress where you go to a different Hosting server Okay and we'll talk about that in a bit But with wordpress.com it is the website Developer as a well as the hosting Server and I wouldn't recommend that to You guys because you don't have nearly As many features that's wordpress.org And if you're looking to grow and you Want to start a serious serious blog you Definitely want to just get on WordPress.org from the very very Beginning now once you have that figured Out you need to decide who is going to Be your hosting server or your hosting Platform or who's gonna host your domain Your website whatever you understand What I'm talking about here and you've Probably heard of Bluehost a million Times I'm sure you've heard of Bluehost Because I feel like everyone's an Affiliate of Bluehost and honestly I am An affiliate of Bluehost as well that is Where I started my website actually full Story guys I accidentally bought a WordPress.com site after 90 days I had To transfer to get a wordpress.org site But Bluehost was actually the first Place where I had my domain hosted now

I'm going to keep it real with you guys And tell you that I am now using GoDaddy And I would highly recommend GoDaddy as Your hosting server for your website but Before you even choose which platform You're going to use because you can buy Your domain through what Bluehost you Can buy it for GoDaddy you can honestly Buy your domain almost anywhere online Just Google how to buy a domain that They're so easy but if you are starting Your website I would recommend just Doing it on your hosting server or your Hosting platform already so just going To make your life a little bit easier And sometimes they include their domain For free if you are signing up for their Hosting services but you need to figure Out what your domain is going to be and If you do not know what your domain is It is your URL so you know the address The WWE people will type in to find you It is that and you want to make sure That you think of something that you are Going to be proud of years down the line I knew SEO going into my blog I was Working in the digital marketing Industry and I knew that I wanted to Have one of my main pieces like one of The things that I specialized in I Wanted to have it in my url in my title And that was content the beginning I Started my blog I really wanted to focus On helping others create better content

SEO friendly get content on their blogs Writing amazing blog posts that was Really main goal so I was like if I have Content in the name of my blog it's Going to help me perform better on Google so I ended up coming with the Content bug and there's a little bit More of a story there but The contact bug is honestly not Something that I think I'm going to be Proud of your sam'l line honestly even Now when people ask me what my business Is called and I say the content bug I Cringe a little because I'm like why did I not come up with a better name Honestly if I could go back I would just Choose my own name as my website domain So before you purchase a domain that you Were going to regret make sure that you Think it through and has a pro tip Google it ahead of time when you google The content bug bug on the internet Typically means a problem and error so There are a lot of things where people Are searching for bugs on the internet And it's not like if I could change one Thing and we'd definitely go back I Would google my name ahead of time and Possibly change it to something better If you're anything like me you probably Don't want to invest too much money in Your blog before you know where it's Going because when you buy your first Domain it cost a couple hundred dollars

And it might be a little bit of shell Shock especially if you've seen those Pinterest blog posts talking about how You can start a website for $4 that's Just it's just not the reality of it so After spending that much money just Getting your website you probably don't Want to spend more money but one thing I Would definitely do if I could go back Again I would hire a website designer And I know that that's it's it's Probably crazy but I ended up spending Three months trying to figure out how to Design my website and I made a ton of Mistakes so many mistakes I build up my CSS to the point where my website was Taking over 10 seconds to load 10 Seconds so I just mmm-hmm I've also crashed my website twice so That's probably another factor that goes Into a hiring a website designer I just I'm not a website developer and there's A few little tweaks so you'll probably Want to make within like the widgets and Your footer and your sidebar and the Customize section there's going to be Some things that you're going to want to Change and if you have the money to I Would definitely say invest in a website Designer from the very beginning it's Going to save you time and it's going to Save you problems that could eventually Come up in the future but once all the Logistics is out of the way you have the

Websites design whatever time to really Actually create your blog and figure out What your branding is what your mission Is what you're going to use that blog For what you're honestly going to talk About on your blog because just starting A website it has great like it's it's a Great first up but it You do not have a mission statement if You do not have a wide that is driving You forward you're going to get a little Lost especially in the next few months You're going to have a three month mark If you're gonna be like what the heck am I doing what content my supposed to Create I have absolutely no idea for me My why is well of course I want to help You guys follow your passion and grow Your audience online but it's really About you guys accepting yourself and Creating a life that you love and that Is they like underlying message to every Single piece of content I create and That's just the driving force that keeps Me going especially on my toughest days But really when you think about the Success of your blog it all comes down To the content that you create and if You are not creating amazing content That people want to see your blog isn't Going to be successful so from the very Beginning you need to make sure that You've got your content calendar all Laid out for you when you launch your

Blog have at least five blog posts maybe Ten blog posts on your blog so that you Can start promoting them and that way People aren't landing on your website And there's nothing there they have Nothing to do and then they're just Gonna forget about you so when you go Through your whole launch you want to Make sure that there's something there For them to look at but I swear by my Content calendar I honestly do I break It out typically in quarters and it just It kills me accountable and it makes Sure that I am consistent with creating My content now all that information is Great but you click on this video Because you want to learn how to start a Successful blog so I've got some extra Tips that I want to share with you That's gonna help to make you a success As a beginner the first thing you need To do is figure out your voice and what Makes you unique it is absolutely no Surprise that there are so many bloggers Youtubers influencers content creators Just people online trying to be heard so How the heck do you stand out in that Big sea of people you got to make sure That you have a unique voice and that You're sharing something different that Other people aren't sharing it can be so Hard getting started you want to grow You want people to see your content so Of course you're gonna follow trends

You're gonna look at what is successful For other people what blog posts have Really hit it off for them you're going To do that and that's fine but you need To make sure that you are being unique In some sense and whether it is your Voice letting your personality shine Through your blog posts or videos if you Are really good at sharing your Personality or your sense of humor do That don't sound like a robot don't try To make everything pretty and perfect And paint a picture of yourself that Just isn't true share yourself and That's really going Help you stand out but if you have no Idea how to let your personality shine Through the best thing you can do is Create content that no one else is Sharing Number two is to determine your target Audience and I know that this is kind of Boring but when you write your blog post You want to think of the one person that You are writing to so when I write my Blog post honestly I would write to a Younger version of myself I would write To that girl and I think it is so Important to have your target audience Already laid out because it helps to Keep you focused and the content that You are creating and it makes a bit more Of a personal connection with that one Person that you are trying to reach and

If you can make an extreme connection With that one person you are going to End up making an extreme connection with So many other people and that's really Going to help you grow I talked about This a little bit already but tip number Three it would be to create content Consistently that is weekly creative Weekly if you want to share blog post Twice a week share blog post twice a Week but one thing that is extremely Important with your consistency is to Make sure that it is something that you Can keep up for a long time so if you Create a Content calendar and you plan On sharing 500 posts a week just know That you make it to a point where you Are burnt out so when you create a Schedule make sure that it is something That you can actually hold yourself to Something that you can stick to for the Long haul I'm talking years down the Line and then the very last thing I'm Gonna say this time and time again until I can drill it into your beautiful Little head and that is to never ever Ever ever give up I have seen so many Bloggers start their blog and give up Within months it breaks my heart and Honestly breaks my heart because I Started a blog for a reason they thought It was gonna be maybe a passion project Of theirs or something that they could Do full-time or whatever their reason

Was for starting it they clearly started It for a reason and after a couple of Months or maybe even in gear they gave Up because they weren't cheating the Things that they wanted to achieve and Not just it saddens me never give up on Yourself because honestly there are so Many people in the world that are gonna Tell you no that won't believe in you And if you don't believe in you that is Going to hurt you more than anyone else Not believing in you so stick to it stay The course and just trust me and will be Worth it in the long run and that is it For this video so I hope you guys liked It and found it helpful if you did Please give it a thumbs up and subscribe To my channel while you are down there If you have any other questions if you Are either a new blogger maybe you're Starting a blog let me know in the Section down below and I'll try to get Back to you guys or made me create Another YouTube video here soon Answering some of your questions as well As if you have a blog include that in The comment section because I'd love to Show you guys a little extra love so Thank you so much for being here I'm Gonna go bye guys Does that does that make sense I think I Think that make sense but I think I want To like bring you guys over here love it Read it oh is this recording

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