Woohoo! I have succesfully created and personalized a blog. What next?

I run a blog myself, I’m 17. http://www.notorange.co.uk

I find that the most popular posts are those that are tutorials, teaching people how to do things. Although I often post shorter articles on my opinions .etc, these are less popular.

Choose your topics, and then stick to them unless you have a really compelling reason to change. For example, I mostly cover website design and the Mac, although I express interest in graphics design and advertising

The reasoning behind sticking to your original topics is that you will have likely drawn in subscribers as a result of a post you will have previously made, and often the only reason to stick around is to see more of the same.

Oh, and be patient!

Focus on a specific subject, have a target audience and write for them. People will know how to find you.

I agree with vincent that it’s a better idea to write for a specific demographics. Start blogging about something you think you know alot about. If you feel like you have written something good, submit it to social-news websites like digg,reddit,etc. to broaden your blog audience

ps. i have a tumble-log (http://www.ziked.com) but it does not focus on any one specific topic. Instead it contains a mind-dump of things i find or would like to say.

@richard: how are you 17 and in college?

mirza, I’m 18 and in secondary school :) (Or perhaps I’ve misunderstoof the meaning of college?)

I think he asked Richard…

Thanks for the suggestions, but is it also possible to blog about mutiple subjects? Sometimes I just start to write, and then it goes about everything! :-)

Davey.

Congrats on getting into a Web business! Content is King, so you should write about topics that interest you while getting started, and once you’re a pro, you could begin to produce content based on other subjects.

Marketing your blog will be VERY important. Next to creating and producing quality content, optimizing and marketing will be the most important aspects.

To begin learning how to market your blog, look into SEO (Search engine Optimization) specifically focus on understanding the importance of Keyword Planning, Inbound and Outbound Links, All the “on page” elements (unique titles & meta!), and begin making a list of others blogs and sites like yours, or sites that have users who would benefit from your content. This should help you in the marketing process. You can also read some “How To’s” on how to market a blog. Here’s a short quick one… how to market your blog

List of other articles on how to market your blog…

Keeping it interesting is the magic that you will have to find for yourself. Listen to your readers, stay creative, and keep it fun. Surf around a lot and see what comes to mind when reading and commenting on others.

Contact me if you have any Q’s.

Klaas, you can blog about multiple subjects, but it won’t be good for its popularity. You could e.g. start different blogs on different subjects :)

(Also, you could be the subject yourself, but then your target audience is “people that know you”)

mirza: the education system in the UK means that college begins at 17, closes at 18, and then we begin three years of University study. I think we just title the various stages differently to the US.