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Hi friends! While I normally like to share recipes and family life type stuff, today I thought I’d deviate a bit from my norm to share some super helpful blogging articles with you all. Now I know some of you all aren’t into blogging and could care less – if that’s you, feel free to skip right over this post! But I also know that a lot of my readers are fellow bloggers, and maybe there are also a few of you who want to blog but don’t know quite where to start.
When I first started blogging a couple years ago I just, well, started. I didn’t really read up on it at all, so needless to say I was pretty clueless. I’ve been trying to learn a lot more ever since I started getting serious about blogging last fall, but I still consider myself a beginner.
I’ve compiled this list of ten articles full of helpful information about different aspects of blogging. Many of these I need to continue to refer to as I keep working to improve my blog. I hope you’ll find them helpful!
Guide On How to Start a New Blog
This is a nice, long article with tons of information about starting a blog. I think you’ll definitely find it helpful, especially if you’re a complete newbie to blogging.
How to Start a Self-Hosted WordPress Blog
Starting with why you should start a blog, this article continues with lots of helpful information about getting everything properly up and running.
6 Tips for the Beginning Blogger
I appreciate this article because it points out some things you might not have thought of – I need remember to apply this advice myself!
10 Things to Do in Your First 3 Months of Starting a Blog
From setting goals to building community to creating great content, this article covers ten of the important things to focus on at the beginning – and throughout – your journey as a blogger.
Stuck in a rut and not sure what to write about? These fifty-two ideas for blog posts will get you writing again for sure!
Best Places to Get Free Stock Photos for Bloggers
Here are some great places for free stock photos that you might have overlooked. I need to utilize some of these!
10 Things Every Blog Post Needs Before You Hit Publish
This is a great checklist! I need to keep this handy because I know I don’t do all ten of these things every time.
12 Places to Share Your Blog Post After You Hit Publish
Great suggestions for how to get your awesome blog post in front of more readers.
Email marketing is something that I am currently learning about and this article provides a great overview.
Speaking of email marketing, MailChimp is a great service to use and this article explains the basics with lots of screen shots and easy-to-understand instructions.
And that’s all ten!!
But wait, don’t go yet. There’s a bonus! 😉
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For more help getting started with blogging check out my blogging board on Pinterest as well as my post on essentials for the beginning blogger.
Thanks for stopping by today!
