How to start a blog in Nigeria today

Blogging is a new way to make money.

It is one of the necessary skills for work in 2020.

One of the ways to build credibility as a freelancer is to have your portfolio on your blog.

I can be adventurous and love to try new things and just test things to see what could come out. I am big on possibilities.

Keeping this in mind, I decided to start a blog.

I initially started blogging for fun and just to build a community.

We had this community called blogville where we used our blogs and what we write as a way to communicate and share with other writers and literary people.

Growth happens

As we outgrew personal blogging, we began to use it for businesses and companies and our small community of bloggers in Nigeria got into the various sectors of the economy and even infiltrated the media because of our blogging skills.

If you want to learn how to blog today, the following simple steps with getting you a blog.

One of the most important thing, you will do with your blog is personal branding. I hope you will take advantage of this tool to launch your career and fulfil those dreams you have in you.

Here are the steps

Register your domain name:

You can purchase a domain name at Godaddy or Bluehost.

I use Godaddy and I have not had any complaints to date.

Host your website:

Getting a good host cannot be underestimated. With a good host, your website will not be ‘down’ all the time. Your website will be available for your viewers and potential clients to see the stuff you are made of first-hand.

Install WordPress:

I had a web engineer do all of this for me. It is something you can do yourself do. Just follow the prompts and you should have your website up and running in no time.

Write engaging, high-quality, well-researched blog posts in your niche:

Write high quality.

There is a danger in not giving value. If you don’t write high quality, people lose trust in you and the people who could have done one-on-one advertising for you see your poorly done content and never return to your site.

Promote heavily through social media marketing:

Using search engine optimization, outreach, and proper email marketing among other methods.

Share on social media. Share on your website. Share via word of mouth. Share on your social networks. Use Reddit. Optimize for search by using the right keywords. Use email marketing to share with your email list. Always give value so that your work gains credibility and is trusted.

I pray fortune smiles on you and that you get many successes with your blog.