STEPS TO START BLOGGING IN NIGERIA

The world is intertwined into a global village as a result of the influx of information generated online. This gives birth to blogging which has become a vital means of disseminating information through an online journal or informational website.

People are smiling to the bank through blogging in Nigeria and in this article, I will be showing steps on how to set up a successful blog in Nigeria so as to be the next ‘bellanaija' or ‘lindaikeji'.

 Determine the idea you want to sell.

 People who are effective at getting buy-in are immersed in their idea fully by identifying the idea that has strong influencing skills. Prepare your mind and you must show them how your idea will make the "after" better than the "now'. There are many ideas that you can craft.

Are you a computer and IT specialist? Are you good with the training of animals? Are you a mobile phone and laptop repair? Can you barbecue very well? Are u a dry cleaner? Are you a cobbler? Are you familiar with sports, entertainment gist? Are you good at editing materials? The list is endless.

The idea can be sold to an online audience,

Set aside a budget

Starting a business comes with a lot of risks, most of which can seriously impact your finances. To be able to succeed as a blogger, you need to set aside a set amount of money for the business. The first step to becoming a successful blogger is to get your laptop.

The laptop is very important for this kind of business, though some new bloggers started off at a cybercafé, it is not advisable to do blogging at a public cafe.

So it is very important that you get a laptop. Set aside money for an effective internet connection module. The major expenses are the constant internet connection because blogging is a time-consuming business. The more time you spend blogging, the more expenses you are incurring.

However, the amount set aside as a new newbie may be restricted to only buying a laptop, books on blogging, internet connection plan.

If you endeavour to set aside a reasonable amount of money on these aforementioned things, your blogging business is on the right track and you must treat your blogging business as a real job and dedicate at least 8 hours per day on it. Get the tools needed.

Read and learn from other bloggers

Knowledge is power and the knowledge is best acquired from experienced people. Get to work. Subscribe to successful bloggers like Neil Patel, Sophie Lizard and Loy Okieze and get trained on the tricks and tips of professional blogging. Downloads their manual and read it with keen interest to understand the secrets of blogging and their success stories.

Join bloggers group on social media and mingle with people of the same aims and goal as you. Buy books that will guide and support you in blogging .visit other blogs in your niche area and see what they are doing, and learn how to do it also.

Blogging is all about writing

The importance of writing as a blogger cannot be overemphasized. Blogging stems from the fact that writing is the main basis upon which communication is transferred. Practice on your writing skill regularly.

Writing is the framework of our communication.

As a blogger, you must improve on your writing skills. There are many writing skills and development apps you can download. This would help you and guide you as a blogger.

Good writing skills allow you to communicate your message with clarity and extend your reach to a far larger audience. This is the essence of blogging.

Register your blog on a blogging platform for free.

There are many free platforms include blogging.com and wordpress.com. After choosing your blogging platform, click register. If you want to use BlogSpot for example, go to www.blogger.com. If you would like to start on Wordpress, go to www.wordpress.com. I choose both for my blogging business.

Register with Social media and interactive media online.

If you have not registered with any social media, this is the right time. This is the best place to showcase your expertise.

If you are already active in social media, instead of spending an endless hour with idle chat through social media, monetise your membership with this social media and publicise your expertise.

This is the time to make good use of your Facebook handle, twitter handle. Pinterest, snapchat, Instagram and LinkedIn handles etc

Post quality content in these handle on a daily basis. Drive traffic to your blog through these handles. Ensure that the content you generate through your blog is not plagiarised.

 Do not copy and paste from the internet.   Share videos about your work and post it through your social media. Post content on a daily basis.

Be consistent and hardworking

The common saying by bloggers is that ‘blogging is a rich gold mine'. However, I can tell you that blogging is not easy. Remember, consistency doesn't happen over a day or two. It takes time to become a consistent blogger.

If you run a blog, you need to be consistent. That means maintaining your blog posting schedule, no matter what comes.

Do you want to build traffic to your blog? You need to be regularly adding fresh content such as ideas, videos and quality information to your blog. Sometimes you may do all of the aforementioned things but you are yet to generate traffic to your blog, do not give up.

Your Information is very crucial!!

Start today to work on your content process, and one day your blog will stand out as truly excellent.

Word of mouth advert

To be a successful blogger isn't immediate. One of the biggest frustrations with blogging is that it's time-consuming at the beginning. One can easily give up.

One important way to create effective awareness for your blog is by using WOM method.

Getting a recommendation about your business from a friend or acquaintance can be the confidence booster you need. Your friends will be your best critique and blog enhancer.