So you want to start a blog? The first thing you need to decide upon is what you are going to blog about. If you are just starting out and want to get your feet wet -writing a more general blog about various topics might be a good idea. Or even a personal blog about your day to day activities. Once you get a feel for blogging then you can choose a more focused topic.

Business Blogging

If you have a business already – online or off - and want to add a blog to your business site you will want to write about something that will be helpful to your customers. You want your blog to communicate to them that you are an authority on the product or service that you sell. Become a resource – this benefits both your current and future customers – and will help you get those future customers!

Money Making Blog

If you want to make money from a blog – pick something you are passionate about. Something you live and breathe every moment you're awake (and dream about at night!). Making a lot of money from a blog
isn't easy – it takes an incredible amount of work and time. If youare not really into what you are blogging about you may find yourself getting bored very quickly. And if you are really passionate about something, it will show in your writing.

Blogging Just Because You Want To

If you want to blog for fun, to become an authority on a topic or just because you are passionate about something - then you are starting out in the right direction for creating a successful blog! Like I said
earlier, if you really enjoy something it will show through in yourwriting. Your enthusiasm will then rub off on your readers too!

You Don't Have To Be An Expert

Remember too, that just because you are not expert on something doesn't mean you can't start a blog about it. While you don't want tostart giving out advice about something you know nothing about – you can start writing about the topic as you are learning it. You can share your journey – as well as the knowledge you are picking up -with your readers.

It Can Be Addicting

Regardless of how much thought you put into deciding what to blog about you may still end up changing your mind later on. Or you may decide to write more than one blog. Blogging can be fun, inspiring,
tiring, exasperating and exhilarating – but most of all it can be addicting!

Next time – Part 2 of Getting Started with Blogging: Hosting – is 'self-hosting' right for you?