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I am trying to grow my blog and become a better blogger everyday. I can tell that my number of followers is growing and that’s obviously a good sign but I love to share my blogging tips I wish I had known at the start that I learned along the way. This June will be three years since I started this blog and I just can’t believe it’s been that long and how much I’ve grown and learned about blogging along the way. So I decided I want to do a post on what I wish I knew at the beginning that I know now. That way if you are a newbie out there reading this you can learn from what I didn’t know and if you’ve been doing this blog thing for a while you can still hopefully learn new blogging tips you don’t already know.
Blogging Tip #1
You need to know who you are targeting with your blog. Especially if you are planning on making your blog a business but even if you aren’t you need to know who you are targeting. So picture them in your head. This doesn’t need to be a I blog for women 20-30 who are single. I think it’s more helpful to have a target audience of who you think your blog will help. For me this has changed over three years a little bit but for now my target audience is women who typically are wives and moms. I also write to inspire and encourage women who want to improve heir lives by becoming better mothers, more organized, better bloggers. I just want to write for people who want to read positive and encouraging posts. I’m not typically teaching anything new but I’m doing it in a positive way.
Blogging Tip #2
You need to be providing quality posts. Yes over time you will become a better writer because if you end up doing this for years all that practice will help you become better. Even in the beginning of your blogging journey really try to focus on producing the best quality work that you can. This is where having a good idea of your target market comes in really handy. I look back at the posts from my first year of blogging and they are horrible at least like 80% of them. I didn’t really know who I wanted to be as a blogger and who I wanted to write for and I can tell that when I look back at it now. This past year or so I have been writing for specific topics and to my target audience and with more of my voice and it shows in the quality of my work. It also gets me more traffic to my blog because people are sharing my posts because they are actually good.
Blogging Tip #3
I just mentioned above finding my own voice and I have to tell you that is so important for you to do as a blogger. You are the only blogger that is you. So write like that and don’t try to be like any other bloggers. I learn from other bloggers, of course but I had to learn to write like me and no one else. That meant finding out what I was comfortable sharing and not sharing about myself and my life. Also it means what language and tone I choose to write with. As I mentioned I want this to be a positive and good place so I write only about things that make me happy. I might mention if I’ve had a bad week on occasion but you won’t come here and find post after post of me complaining or whining about things. I also am more funny in real life than I come across online because a lot of my humor is more sarcastic and I worry about it coming across wrong so I avoid it. I love funny bloggers but that doesn’t have to be me. So be who ever you are and stay authentic to yourself and what you want your blog to be.
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Lisa says
These are things I wish I would have known too. There is so much involved with blogging and even a year in I still have so much to learn. Finding your voice is one I really struggle with.
Lauren says
great tips!
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Amy says
Great things to think about. I especially like how you pointed out how you try to keep things positive. I need to be mindful of that. A lot of what comes out in my writing tends to be directed by my mood. Because of that I like to take a few days to let my post draft just sit, then I’ll come back and review it before publishing to make sure it fits okay.
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CoCo says
These are fantastic tips, thanks so much for sharing! I can’t wait to read your social media series too
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Devon says
As a new blogger I found this post extremely helpful! Thank you!
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GiGi Eats says
Blogging is awesome because you are supposed to be YOU and you can do whatever you want because your blog is YOUR SPACE!!! I love blogging so much because I have met some of my very best friends !! 🙂
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twitchetts.blogspot.com says
These are great tips. We are still babies in the blog world so I love to read these types of posts.
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Nichole says
These are great tips. I try to add my personality to my posts. Like you said, I am the only me. 😀
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Avery says
Great post, I’m new to blogging for an audience, I’ve always blogged just for keeping up with family /life so this was super helpful! Thanks!
Valerie@Occasionally Crafty says
These are great tips! I’ve learned so much over the years of blogging and am so grateful for others who have shared their knowledge along the way!
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Breanna says
These are great tips, and ones that I can definitely agree with as someone trying to grow their blog, too. Social Media is so, so, so important. You have a great list here!
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Kristine Foley says
Great tips! I love learning so many things along the way! Thanks for sharing!
Andi says
You are doing a fabulous job and I REALLY enjoy your posts – quite often! Keep up the good work and happy almost blogiversary!
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Claire says
Oh goodness gracious htere is SO much I wish I had known when I started! You are doing great keep it up!
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Julie @ Girl on the Move says
Great tips! I especially agree with #1…you don’t need to be everything to everyone because you won’t be able to do that successfully.
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Lexi says
These are great tips and they are so true!
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Chrystal @ YUM eating says
Blogging is truly an art. I’ve been doing it since the late 90s and sometimes when starting a new project I still have to find my voice. I generally dont have a problem with composing my tale though.
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Shelly says
It is so important to find your own voice. I can honestly say, my Michigander accent comes out in every post I write lol. I don’t worry if things are grammatically correct because I write my blog as if I’m speaking to you. That is my voice.
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winifred jac says
THANK YOU FOR THIS. I love any article with tips and when bloggers share what they’ve learned. I’m obviously still figuring a lot out, but I take any advice to heart.
Ashley says
These are all great tips!
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Chelsie says
These are great tips! I feel like one of my strengths is writing in my voice, but I am always working on narrowing down my audience
Kali says
I always find posts like this so encouraging. They can be so helpful. Thanks for sharing.
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Holly says
Great tips!! I need to start working on these. It’s so hard to be a newbie. So much to learn!
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Kimberly Hilbert says
These are very practical tips. I am still working on #3. I think when that comes #2 will be much better.
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Shaylee Ann says
Great tips! Having quality posts is key, even if it means you don’t post as often…. I have noticed that even if I only crank out a few posts a month, making good posts and sharing them on my social media gets me more traffic than lots of little posts in a week. Still, I would ideally like to post more than just a few times a month. 😉 Thanks for sharing, Karissa! 🙂
Lindsay says
I have been in a little blogging funk, so although I am not a new blogger… these tips are very helpful for me right now. Thanks for the detailed post 🙂
Rachel Hough says
As a long time blogger, these are things that it took me a while to figure out. I mean I’m still always learning, but these were things I wish I had already known! Great post.
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Little Robin says
You’re so right about finding a voice…and visualising in your head who you’re talking to. I try to write stuff that I would want to read cos then I think I’ll appeal to like-minded people 🙂
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Krystal says
I had to go back through my archives and delete a little bit. I had so much junk that was not helpful to anyone!
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GiGi Eats says
BEING YOU and putting your personality into your posts!! <– THIS is paramount!
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Ciara Sebecke says
Thanks so much for the info!! I’ve really been working on my blog lately so I found this super helpful.
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