Update: See our more recently published posts on the topic of starting a blog at How to Start a Blog in 5 Easy Steps and how to make money blogging.
Welcome to my How to Blog – Blogging Tips for Beginners Guide.
On the page below you’ll find links to a series of how to blog tips that I’ve written with blogging for beginners (and ‘Pre’ Bloggers) in mind. It unpacks the basics of blogging and a lot of the decisions and strategies that you’ll want to consider when setting up and starting a blog.
How to Blog – My Ultimate Guide to Blogging for Beginners
Since developing this series I’ve produced a book specifically for beginner bloggers. You can learn more about it on our ProBlogger the Book page. The book is filled with up to date blogging tips for beginners – you can get it on Amazon here.
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Blogging Tips for Beginners
Introductory Posts
- What is a Blog?
- 23 Questions for Prospective Bloggers – Is a Blog Right for You?
- How to Choose a Niche Topic for Your Blog
- Choosing a Blog Platform
- Choosing a Domain Name for your Blog
- Blog Tools
Blog Design Tips
Tips for Writing Content for Blogs
- Useful and Unique Content
- Post Length
- Granular (One Topic) Posts
- Using Titles Effectively on Blogs
- Scannable Content
- Basic HTML Tags
- More on Writing Content for your Blog
Tips on Making Money from Blogs
- Introduction to Making Money from Blogs
- Should I blog for Money?
- Making Money From Your Blog – Direct Methods
- Making Money Because of your Blog – Indirect Methods
- How Much Money Can a Blog Earn?
- Introduction to Advertising Optimization – Traffic
- Introduction to Advertising Optimization – Ad Position
- Introduction to Advertising Optimization – Ad Design
- Introduction to Advertising – Ad Relevancy
- Introduction to Advertising – High Paying Ads
Blog Networks
- Introduction to Blog Networks
- Why Should you join a blog network?
- Why you shouldn’t join a blog network
Other Beginner Blogging Tips
- An Introduction to Using Images on Blogs
- How to Start a Blog Partnership
- Kick Your RSS – Jumping on the Syndication Bandwagon
- Introduction to Trackbacks
- Tag You’re It – Leveraging Tagging for your Blog
- 10 Techniques for Finding Blog Readers
- 19 More Strategies for Finding Readers
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What about linking with other websites? Any advice?
I really appreciate all your useful information. Thanks
Excellent tips! I started blogging back when I was in the Internet Marketing arena and then started exploring advanced options like tagging, auto-blogging, etc. But with the way the Internet has evolved, I think returning to the whole basic premise of community building – putting out valuable content that compels people to tell their friends about your resource, etc., is where the real future lies. It’s all about moving towards the Web 3.0 model.
Enjoy,
Barbara
*Bookmarked*
Wow! That’s a lot of helpful information! If only I had the time to read ALL of them.
Nice article. Very helpful. I’m going on 6 months on my blog, but I still feel like a beginner and this is very helpful. This article will probably be helpful for years to com.
This is great! Everything anyone would need to start blogging
Darren – stumbled across this today – I did a 2 hr podcast with a large consulting company and now many of the listeners want to know what’s next. I always point them to you and The Copyblogber – Because of great articles like these. Thanks!
Hi Darren,
Absolutely brilliant blog; the best one I have read, to date! I haven’t had time to read everything, but I will be returning. Keep up the fantastic work!
Many thanks,
Matthew.
Hi Darren
I started blogging end of December last year after reading some of your articles for beginner blogger when i stumbled upon your website… Thanks for your tips! You have been fantastic! Keep it up!
Demark
I’m speachless about a lot of these articles. I’m going to try to get on here everyday and read as much as I possibly can.
Thank you for such a great blog.
Your blog is absolutely exceptional. I aspire to have my blog “Make the Most of Your Time” be in your league.
I have added a direct link to your blog on mine.
Best wishes.
Sincerely,
-Liane Schmidt.
This post has more trackmarks than a heroine addict. Good job!
Your blog is great Darren keep up the good work and God bless!
I’ve been trying to blog for a while and have never really gotten it right properly.
I’m gonna use the things you said I should do and I’m sure its going to help.
Thanx. ;)
Great post! I have been blogging for over a year and even though I have had some good success, one can always get better and this post is definately going to improve my skills! Thanks again for a great post.
What Im wondering though, is why would anyone want to look at my blog. Seems the only reason most people are putting them up is to try to make money. Sure there are plenty that have great info but I would say a large number of them are uninteresting or are doing nothing more than trying to generate affiliate and adsense sales..
I thought I would add, as well, that your sentiment in this post may be the very deciding factor as to whether or not a blog will survive.
Blogging has been around for some time now. I think, it is safe to imagine that online surfers can quickly determine by now the objective or bottom line of a blog.
As I perceive it, surfers are looking for information and are likely blog owners as well.
Nice point!
Blogs are great but it’s important to know that interesting blogging does require knowledge and work. Hate to see poor blogs. We would have much more great blogs if people would know more about blogging.
For this reason the tips laid out here are so valuable and should be set mandatory for anyone interested in blogging.
When you know better about Internet and making moneyYou do better!
Tannage,
If you are looking for information on venues and options that are available for making money online, you could try the ‘Real Money Show’.
Self-employment is no longer the far-fetched dream of a small percentage of the working class.
There are some business experts who say that now is the time to invest in your own business.
With numerous business consultants predicting that the stock markets are in for a rough ride, an online business with its lower costs appears to be the more sensible choice.
Well-known journalist and television host, John Daly, utilized his expertise to create an online series of interviews with creators of online marketing programs with a track record for turning some people into millionaires.
The obvious benefit of this approach is that individuals actually get to see and hear the people behind these successful programs.
‘The Real Money Show’, http://www.realmoneyshow.com, is designed to help anyone, with the interest, to find an online business well suited for them and give them the opportunity to live the lifestyle they decide.
The credibility of this online resource is reinforced by the fact that ‘The Real Money Show’ does not endorse anyone or any particular program.
These five to ten minute interviews allow people to read, watch, listen, and make an educated decision.
I hope you find the reference useful.
It’s great to see so many blogging tips and such a great blogging discussion in one place. Well done
Steve
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Thank you! I have launched my new blog. By following these blogging tips, I see the traffic coming. Content is king. I will always write articles helpful for my readers.
Building my site now and spending time reading. Makes it easier knowing Copyblogber – and great articles like these. Thanks!
Very interesting, thanks for the information. I need to just keep building.
Thanks
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Am delighted to find your blog. We all need to find a site that makes our life easier and is informative at the same time. Myself (and my mate Caro) will spend some time digesting your info – thanks
Here are some tips for bloggers meeting in person:
http://www.genesismoments.com/awritersjourney/2008/05/proper-blogger-etiquette-for-meeting-face-to-face.html
ProBlogger the Book proved to be useful .
Sarah,
That is an interesting link you posted.
The title of the link sounds practical enough.
I’ll check it out.
Thanks for the resource.
Yes very great, we know this is very useful especially when we combine this tips and our learning in SEO then there will be a great results.
This article is where I learnt everything about blogging.
Great article. I really enjoy your site. It has helped me very much. I thank you.
Do you think trends like the new iPhone for example, can help a blogger’s site by trying to promote or comment on said product?
I ‘m a beginner and I nearly make money by posting a little of paid reviews out of Payperpost, Sponsoredreviews, etc. And because of my low traffic, TLA and ReviewMe hasn’t accepted my blog till now. So, I urge to know how to improve my traffic effectively. Can you help me? Thank you.
Awesome Beautiful tips for beginners.
Great article… I am also new to blogging. I just started blogging using my new-bought domain, so I also have very little traffic, like stephen xiao (june 18th, 2008)…
Thanks for the list. There’s a week or so of great reading there.
just started my blog today only hav 2 post to date, the point which were made above are apreciated and will be taken aboard as i expand my blogosphere.
Thanking you
Thank you very much, I’m try to read the list in detail.
Trying to learn more about blogging & info like this is very helpful! Thanks so much!
As an internet marketer and author I appreciate the tremendous work which has gone into the site. I especially appreciate the high quality which is very apparent. I have book marked the site and will be returning often.
A Great book by Darren Rowse and Chris Garret. I enjoyed reading Problogger book, really this book is a handy tool for all new bloggers, blogging on any topic to perfectly understand enough about the blogosphere.
Buying the Problogger book will be a good investment before creating our website to know and to design our own strategies for future blogging.
I recommend this book to all newbie bloggers like me.
So far I used by blog only as a hobby but now following ProBlogger I am seriously thinking to improve my website very much in the near future.
Great article for beginners and I think this book will provide quality information to newbies. Continue good work guys
Thank you for this article.
I am still learning and glad I’ve found this post.
Besides, make money while blogging becoming a “hot” topic nowaday…
Thanks for all the useful links and the great information, Darren! It really helps me a lot!
Have a great day!
Razvan Dobre
I am not only new to blogging, I need the idiot’s guide. Although I created a website for my blogs to reside on I have no clue as to how to promote the site. Techie words like SEO, blog networks etc. confuse me. (I am 56 year old grand ma just getting into blogging) I don’t know how to go about getting a reciprocal link. Plus I am a participative learner, trying to read instructions doesn’t work for me. Can you help. Videos also work.
thanks for tips and good source information….. your tips very helping me to tearn more
thanks very useful tips and good sourcing for me to learn more about blog
This is amazing! One page and full of packages of advices for bloggers. Although I have been blogging for some months now, I still consider myself a newbie and blogging and always on the lookout of new updats and stuffs. When i searched about blog tips, this is the second google result, and since problogger is so popular, i chose to click this result rather than the first one.
Wonderful references and with links. Simply great! Thank you for sharing this to us newbies. ^^
Thank you,
for this reference. This is not only for “beginers” but, for
tired bloggers also