How To Blog

Have you ever wondered how to blog?  Do you ever wonder how to get started in blogging?  Well, I have read many different articles, blogs and websites that claim to teach you how to blog.  Most of them have helpful information that can set you on the right track.

You might be thinking that blogging can’t be difficult at all.  You write some stuff and people will read it.  I can tell you right now that there is much more to blogging that just writing material and clicking the publish button.

Blogging has become an entirely new occupation.  It started off as just the term weblog and you wrote in it like a diary online.  In the current time blogging has become totally different.  You can now blog, for fun, to make money, as a hobby, for business, popularity, education, personal development, as an occupation and even as a career.

Blogging has become very popular and much more complicated.  It seems today that most people are into blogging for money.  They are under the false impression that they can write whatever they want start making money.  In reality it is very difficult to make money from blogging.  Although it is very possible, it is very difficult because of the amount of information you need to learn and the high competition it involves.

Anyway, let’s get back to the question of how to blog.  To learn how to blog you need to first ask yourself a few questions.  Since there is so many ways you can blog your answers to the questions will determine what you need to learn in order to actually know how to blog.

Question 1:  Why do you want to blog?

Is your interest in how to blog for educational purposes?  Is it because you want to make money?  You need to seriously ask yourself this question before you dare to start.  You must know why you are blogging so you can have a purpose and goal.  Keeping your eye on that goal is one of the most important things you can do.  Never deviate from the goal.

Question 2:  What do you want to blog about?

Choosing the right topic is also essential.  You should choose a topic that you are either passionate about or already have a lot of knowledge about.  If you don’t do this you will be stuck with trying to learn about something and writing about it at the same time.  This tends to take away from the quality of your content.  Not to mention it takes a lot more time.

Question 3:  What platform do you want to use?

Choosing the right blogging platform isn’t too important but it can make your life a lot easier.  I use Wordpress currently.  I started on Google’s Blogger.  If you are web and html savvy then Wordpress may be the way to go.  If you know very little then go with Blogger.  I never touched any other blogging platform and never saw a reason to.  Wordpress is very much the standard for professional blogging and Blogger is the popular choice for beginners.  Blogger is very simple and easy to use.  Wordpress is very flexible and customizable.

Question 4:  How much time can you spare for blogging?

Writing good content, takes time.  You must be able to commit at least a few hours a week to your blogging efforts  or else it will be hard to get something going.  Having a full time job and kids make it real tough to have time but you can still do it.  It would only take about an hour to write 1 or 2 good posts a week.

Blogging is obviously not for everyone but can be a rewarding and enjoyable experience if done correctly.  Give it some thought and decide if it is right for you.  Learning how to blog really comes from practice and reading other blogs.  Knowing the details of certain blogging purposes is the key.  Figure out your reasons to blog and just go for it.  Once you get the concept down you will be sailing smooth in no time.

Here is all the information I learned over the last year about how to make money from blogging.  I compiled it into a single post of over 10,000 words.  If you are interested in getting started you should read it.  Don’t worry 10,000 words is not as bad as it sounds.  Plus you could always link to it and read it in pieces.

Read it now!

For the longest time I wanted to have my name come up as the first listing of Google.  That day is finally here.  I am excited.  I always thought that with my computer knowledge and skills, why not?!

 In a previous post I said I was going to beat everyone who had my name online to the top of the search engines.  As of now if you type the term “ben moreno” in Google, MSN, Yahoo and Ask I come up on the first page if not the top listing. 

There is one guy that beats me on the #1 listing and that is a guy who has a lot of connections on Linkedin.  I should be able to beat him eventually.  It is very fun and exciting to me.  Basically it is saying that for the name Ben Moreno.  My site is the most relevant to the term.  I like that.  It should always be.  It is simply a matter of pride in oneself.

This little task is also good for learning about SEO.  SEO is “search engine optimization”.  I have read a lot about SEO for awhile now.  Search engine optimization is hard work and virtually never ends throughout the life of a website or blog.

My next task is to get this blog to the top with my full name keyword “benjamin”.  Wish me luck!

 So, the first post about Blogging goes a little something like this.  At the time of this post I have three blogs that I actively update.  They are as follows:

Ben Moreno dot net – This blog!

http://benmoreno.net

MMA Union – Mixed Martial Arts Blog

http://mmaunion.com

Revenue Reservoir – Make Money Online Blog

http://revenuereservoir.com

The first one I started was Revenue Reservoir.  I created this blog to fulfill my dreams of making money online.  This is not an easy task it seems.  That niche is saturated, but eventually I will be able to make my way up the ranks once I learn enough.  I am amazed by how much fun it is.  I am also learning so much from this blog about online marketing that it makes me want to quit my current job as a Technician and go into marketing.  I am waiting it out though; to make sure this is not just another temporary interest.  My personality is the type that likes to change a lot and learn new things so I am going to be careful.

The second one I started was the MMA one MMA Union.  As a huge fan of mixed martial arts and a student in training, I felt it fitting to have a blog about it.  I have an above average knowledge of MMA because I started watching it when the UFC first started.  I was also a big fan of Pride Fighting Championships in Japan.

Ben Moreno dot net, my third and latest blog, is to cover everything else.  There are so many times in the past people have told me, “Oh! That is a great idea!” or “I totally agree with you.” Or “Hahahahah!  That is hilarious; you should go into radio or stand up comedy.”  I have given serious thought of doing those things but here I am for now trying to write it out instead.  I doubt my comedy will be even close to as funny as performing it live.  There is body language, and sounds that go along with it.

Well there is a quick intro to my life in the Blog ‘O Sphere.  I hope you enjoy my writing.  May it inspire you or brighten your day.

Why You Should Subscribe To This Blog

The cool thing about personal blogs is that you can write about anything you want.  My plan is to write about different subjects all the time.  There are a few categories I chose to start with, but you never know what will suddenly pop up.  If I get inspired by something or realize something I write it right away.  Whatever it is I always try to make it entertaining.  So imagine everyday or two when you check your email you will see a email about some random subject you were probably not thinking about and you can read it for peace of mind and entertainment.

You can subscribe right now below!

I am having trouble getting the subscribe by email in the sidebar link to work.  There is some error with the code or something.  I know I have the correct link but for some reason it tells me that “email subscriptions are not enabled on this feed”.  I verified that it is enabled but it still gives me this message.

The button on the bottom of the sidebar works however just fine.

So, the first post about Blogging goes a little something like this.  At the time of this post I have three blogs that I actively update.  They are as follows:

Ben Moreno dot net – This blog!

http://benmoreno.net

MMA Union – Mixed Martial Arts Blog

http://mmaunion.com

Revenue Reservoir – Make Money Online Blog

http://revenuereservoir.com

The first one I started was Revenue Reservoir.  I created this blog to fulfill my dreams of making money online.  This is not an easy task it seems.  That niche is saturated, but eventually I will be able to make my way up the ranks once I learn enough.  I am amazed by how much fun it is.  I am also learning so much from this blog about online marketing that it makes me want to quit my current job as a Technician and go into marketing.  I am waiting it out though; to make sure this is not just another temporary interest.  My personality is the type that likes to change a lot and learn new things so I am going to be careful.

The second one I started was the MMA one MMA Union.  As a huge fan of mixed martial arts and a student in training, I felt it fitting to have a blog about it.  I have an above average knowledge of MMA because I started watching it when the UFC first started.  I was also a big fan of Pride Fighting Championships in Japan.

Ben Moreno dot net, my third and latest blog, is to cover everything else.  There are so many times in the past people have told me, “Oh! That is a great idea!” or “I totally agree with you.” Or “Hahahahah!  That is hilarious; you should go into radio or stand up comedy.”  I have given serious thought of doing those things but here I am for now trying to write it out instead.  I doubt my comedy will be even close to as funny as performing it live.  There is body language, and sounds that go along with it.

Well there is a quick intro to my life in the Blog ‘O Sphere.  I hope you enjoy my writing.  May it inspire you or brighten your day.

Why You Should Subscribe To This Blog

The cool thing about personal blogs is that you can write about anything you want.  My plan is to write about different subjects all the time.  There are a few categories I chose to start with, but you never know what will suddenly pop up.  If I get inspired by something or realize something I write it right away.  Whatever it is I always try to make it entertaining.  So imagine everyday or two when you check your email you will see a email about some random subject you were probably not thinking about and you can read it for peace of mind and entertainment.

I want to subscribe right now!

Ben Moreno dot net is finally live.  I really don’t know where to start.  I have so much to say and so little time, so I figure I will keep it simple. I will start by writing a post a day on a few different subjects that come to mind, just to establish some categories.  At the same time I will be working to get my custom header and logo created and get all the code perfect with this theme.

I plan to write this blog forever, but I am not sure how long I actually will until I am just tired of writing.  This brings up an interesting point.  I wonder what some of the oldest blogs are out there and how many have been actively updated the longest.  I will save the actual answer to this question for another post.

In the meantime let me talk about why this blog exists.  People have been telling me that I should get into various things throughout my life that have to do with self promotion.  People have told me I should be a standup comedian, a radio disk jockey, a stuntman and more.  I have given serious thought to becoming a standup comdian but I am not sure if I could handle the life style.

Instead of writing up an hour’s worth of material and then reciting it all in front of a small crowd, I can just write little bits of it here and let the whole world read it without having to go anywhere.  Of course I don’t get to see the reactions of people, I just get to read them.  That is good enough for me.

I have many interests such as, PC games, movies, MMA, comedy, science, technology, relationships, children, and so much more.  This is where I get to talk about those things.  I look forward to interacting with all of my readers and hear what they have to say.