The best approach to start a successful blogInternet by Nancy Bell - November 1, 20190 The real problem that most of the bloggers face these days is they expect that the blog must drag a huge amount of traffic on their website. But, they tend to forget few things that they need to consider while starting a new blog. All right, in this article, I will share with you a few simple steps that will guide you to start a successful blog.The simple and easy steps to start a successful blog are as follows:Picking a Topic:Choose a topic that you know about or you like a lot or which you’re passionate about. For the same, you don’t need an expert to blog about it! Certain blogs have “how-to” tutorials while some of them have animations, photos, cartoons, and videos as their content. The most prominent blogs are non-fiction and “how-to” blogs. Blogging is something you know a lot about that will encourage the readers and therefore, people will most likely return on your blog. Is there a market for the topic you want to blog about? Search on Google or with the use of a Google keyword tool find out whether people are searching for your topic or related terms.Google trends will assist you to find out the trending topics for a particular search term or keyword. Other than Google trends there are various options available in an online market such as Open Web Analytics, Segment, Clicky, AWStats, Statcounter, Fathom Analytics, GoSquared, Lucky Orange, etc.Forum is a great source of information to find out what the market needs. You can ask your queries on forums by creating a thread.Is WordPress the Best Option?If you’re a newbie and want to start a blog then WordPress would be the best choice for you. The main reason behind this is, WordPress has better and more plugins to make it easier to use. So if you’re not aware of technical things, you can easily work on the same. But on the contrary, if you’re planning on making money out of your blog or if it is for business then your blog should look professional in an online market. So, if you choose WordPress to start your blog then you get URL as yourwebsite.wordpress.com/yourentry which doesn’t appear professional and becomes difficult to remember as well. On the other hand, if you want your own URL or domain such as yourwebsite.com then you need a web hosting provider to host your domain name. Generally, hosting packages cover the registration of the domain.In this way, you can choose the platform to start a new blog.Choosing the right web hosting provider:In an online market, there are various web hosting companies from which you can choose anyone according to your business niche or website requirements. So far, I have used the services from MilesWeb. I will surely recommend this company as they provide the best in class hosting services such as WordPress hosting, shared hosting, VPS hosting, dedicated server hosting, reseller hosting, cloud hosting, business hosting, etc. MilesWeb offers fantastic 24x7x365 online support through live chat and email. Their prices are standard that is neither expensive nor cheap. I am pretty much sure that you will get good support from them. It really doesn’t matter whether you’re new to blogs and website or a professional blogger, MilesWeb offers Managed WordPress hosting plan for all because their support engineers handles the technical stuff, WordPress updates, server optimization, modify PHP versions and monitoring.Exclusive WordPress hosting features offered by MilesWeb are as follows:Cloudflare RailgunHTTPS By DefaultGZIP/Brotli CompressionSFTP AccessWP-CLIDedicated WordPress SupportDaily BackupsCDNCloningServer-side OptimizationsCachingThey offer the most powerful and cheapest WordPress hosting plans across the globe. Apart from that, MilesWeb serves you with no hidden charges, no minimum contract periods and no data migration fees. At just Rs. 69/month (Ace plan), you can easily run and manage a WordPress website. The Ace plan includes the features as 1GB SSD disk space storage, 5GB bandwidth, free SSL certificate, WordPress pre-installed, 1 CPU, 512 RAM and much more. The leading web hosting company claims that they offer a 30-day money-back guarantee and for that, you just need to initiate refund request within the first 30 days from the date of purchase and they will return your money instantly.All right from the above-mentioned information, I would say that MilesWeb provides superior features at the unbeatable price range.Hosting a website:Always keep in mind that before registering a domain and getting your website hosted, have a backup URL or domain names as it might be that the one you select is already taken. To check whether the domain name you’re looking for is available or not (for MilesWeb) just go through the domain section and on the search bar type the name that you’re looking for. If the domain name that you’re looking for is available then it will display that the “domain is available” otherwise it displays that domain is “unavailable” and provides you the list of available domains as a suggestion from which you can choose anyone.Choose a template (Design) for your blog:If the user gets confused and worried about how to design a website or blog then don’t worry WordPress provides variety of templates that too for free. Within a few clicks. you can easily design your website or blog. You can customize your blog by installing themes and colors as per your needs.Add WordPress plugins for easy access:For easy access, you can install plugins as per your requirements.To add WordPress plugins follow the below-mentioned steps:Step 1: On the left-hand side panel under the plugins section, click on Add New option.Step 2: After that, a new screen will appear containing the list of pre-defined plugins from which you can install plugins otherwise you can type in the search bar to get a specific plugin.Step 3: Once you finalize the plugin you want to install then simply click on the install button.Step 4: After done with the installation part, click on the activate button to use the same.In this way, you can install the WordPress plugins and make use of it to save time.If your theme needs basic features:If you installed the theme you like the most but if it is missing some basic elements like menus, etc. then these plugins might help you to recover the problems.Confused about what to write into a blog?:If you’re stuck on what to write in your first blog post then write for the “About me ” page to introduce your blog and yourself to your audience. This will help you to write on your own and step by step it will become a treat to the readers.Improve your writing skills:If you can’t write well then you need to sharpen your skills. There are lots of online tutorials available from which you can easily polish your writing skills. If you’re not aware of online tutorials, you can refer a few offline books that will help you to brush up your writing skills. Always make sure once you’re done with writing a blog post then give it to a professional writer for proofreading so that you will come to know the corrections, if any.Know your audience:Remember your audience is the first and foremost valuable asset to your blog. So always write your blog post from their perspective. Check whether your targeted audience uses American, British or Canadian English then write a blog in that manner so it will create an interest for the reader which results in generating a huge amount of traffic on your blog/website. Connect the audience by elaborating live examples that are also one type of technique through which you can engage your potential readers.Jot down your user’s comments:The best key to become a successful blogger is to engage the potential readers with your content and make sure they leave their comments on the same. For leaving comments some readers are kind and some are not but don’t get disturbed, develop a thick skin and withdraw useful information from the reader’s comments.To sum up, I must say, don’t give up. It will take you years to get an overnight success, but at the initial stage, you need to do lots of groundwork to get you there. As a new blogger, you must learn new things in your profession. When you become a master in your profession, anything is possible. So, have faith in yourself and keep up the good work.