I love that the post marking my return to (trying to) blog once again is a post for the #BundleMarathon. And, it’s about tips for new bloggers.
1. Consistency (I can hear y’all laughing at the hypocrisy)
Ok, speaking as someone who absolutely failed at this, write consistently and constantly. I think that if you are a blogger, you have to at least like writing, because you will be doing a lot of it. Writing and photos are all you have with your blog so you should write as often as possible.
2. Always include a photo.
Speaking of photographs, a post always looks better with a photo. Always. Now, the whole blogging experience will make you a better photographer, for sure. But if you’re not too confident in your photos (or just don’t have any photos that fit), use unsplash.com: artsy photos without any copyright issues. I even used it for the photo above and PicMonkey for the words.
3. Make friends.
As much as the internet is vast and wide, it’s easy to make friends in the blogging world. And friends make everything better. Join twitter chats. Join a Facebook group. Don’t be afraid to tweet someone. That’s one of the greatest parts of blogging; it connects everyone on so many levels.
4. Care about what you want.
I know that when I started, I did care about the stats, even though everyone says not to. I cared because seeing that one person read my post made my day. It really did. So care about what you want to care about. Don’t let any advice post tell you otherwise.
5. Take a break (from advice)
Just looking on Pinterest, there are hundreds of blogger advice posts. At some point, those posts wander away from the helpful zone and enter the do-this-do-that zone. Take a break, and make blogging your own.
Finally, a post. 🙂 This season, a new #BundleMarathon post will be up every Monday, and hopefully some more throughout the week. 🙂
hey iris 