So you'd like to start a blog? Awesome. Starting a blog is much more than writing a post and hitting the "Publish" button. You've got a lot to think about: What kind of blog are you going to do? How often will you post? How are you going to brand your blog? How are you going to optimize your content? What social media will you use?
So much to think about, right? This post is here to help you. Here, I've gathered some of the best blogging-related resources I've found. Each of these items has helped me in my blogging in some way, so I thought they'd be useful to someone else, too.
20+ Social Media Tips for Bloggers // An awesome collection of information and tips for every social network you'd ever think of using as a blogger. If this list doesn't have it, it doesn't exist.
50+ Essential Blogging Tutorials // Are you DIYing your entire blog? Here's a collection of tutorials that will guide you in pretty much every step along the way, from clicking "Create Blog" to finalizing your social media and content strategy.
11 Tips to Increase Your Blog's Traffic // Everyone wants more traffic and page views, right? All of these tips are great and I definitely suggest at least giving them a try.
5 Things I Wish I Knew When I Started Blogging // Hindsight is 20/20 in the blogging world, too. Looking back can teach you a lot about your blogging habits and show you some changes that worked and others that maybe didn't work so well. This is wisdom all new bloggers can appreciate!
10 Ways to Boost SEO for Bloggers // SEO is extremely important in running a successful blog. You want people to find your blog and content, so you've got to make your blog and content SEO-friendly. These are 10 awesome tips and easy changes you can make to do that today.
WordPress Most Popular Plugins // I personally do not use Wordpress for my blog, but I've worked with it before. Plugins can be very helpful for certain features, and Wordpress has a TON of plugins to explore and play with. You'll definitely find something that works best for your blog.
The Psychology of Color in Branding // Picking colors is way more important than it may seem. When you brand your blog, you have to brand it in a way that you like, and will be favorable to your goals. Here's a great guide into what emotions and feelings certain colors can elicit so you can pick what will work best for you.
12 Things to Do After You've Written a Blog Post // You just wrote a blog post...now what? Now you have to promote and share it! There are so many ways you can do this, and this graphic has 12 of the best ways to do so.
Of course, there's so much more out there for new bloggers. If you want it, you can probably find it. But these are my favorites and most often-referenced posts.
What resources would you add to this list?
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