As some of you know, my ten year old son and six year old daughter have their own blogs called Blogging Boy and Blogging Girl. They have been blogging for several months now and my son has been asking a lot of questions about how he can make money with his blog. I told him to slow down a bit and make sure that he has the basics down first so he can build a strong foundation. He responded by asking what the basics are. Here are some of the basic tips that I have passed along to him.
- Establish and stick to a regular blogging schedule
- Write blog posts that either educate, entertain or inspire your readers
- Make sure your blog theme is clean and simple and easy to navigate
- Try to carve out a niche and stick to a handful of topics instead of being all over the place
- Promoting your blog is equally important as writing blog posts
- Comment on other blogs
- Have fun
- Personalize your “about” page
- Must have plugins like All in One Seo and WP-Spam free
- Create custom permalinks when you first start your blog
These are the top 10 basic blogging tips that I passed along. I would love to hear your comments…What do you think is the most important basic blogging tip??
In my opinion a good blogging tip is that make sure that you prefer quality over quantity. Because quality posts get good response from the readers. They might share it to their friends.
I agree with you that commenting is important and it has become an important source of traffic to my blog
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This is fantastic, I didn’t know you have kids
. My son though he turns six next week is not proficient enough in writing or language to start a blog (unless he dictated and I wrote) but he asked me when he will have his own website soon.
One opinion I have here, I would never let my kids create a personal blog and share photo’s or information about themselves while they are under 18. There is just too much danger on the internet for such activity. But I would let him create a blog about Spiderman, or games, or comics as long as he didn’t share personal information.
Both your kids blogs are well written, and I think blogging is a great way for them to learn reading, writing and skills online that will help them in the future, plus maybe build some college savings early with AdSense revenue being transfered to a 529 savings account as it accrues?
Congrats to you and your boys.
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Err, should have said boy and girl, sorry.
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I think it’s a great idea getting them involved in blogging at an early stage. I would however over see all their posts before publishing them, to make sure all is ok and well.
I take it that they will be the bloggers of the future
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Nice and impressive blogs your son and daughter created it is very nice that tech and instruct them you are very creative just keep it up
Wow a blogging family.
Can you post your son and daughters blog?
Anyways, really cool beginner tips and I bet even some old bloggers can pick a thing or two here.
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That is pretty cool that your kids are into blogging. They will be great bloggers. Greg Ellison
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I think the biggest blogging tip I have is that yes, you should spend time promoting your site, but you should only do that once you have the content for your site ready and on schedule. Even more, I like to be a few articles ahead on my site’s content to help make sure I can stick to my schedule of posting. Consistency here will build more loyal visitors!
The second tip I have is that you should not give up if you are not seeing immediate results. In our society today we want immediate results so bad and think that the Internet is instant. It isn’t. It will take time, but perseverance is going to help you make a great blog!
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Dan. You must really be proud of both Blogging Boy and Girl. I went over to see their blogs and it fits nicely with their age. Clean, well designed and good content I must say. The one thing I found in common on both blogs are the “holodays” and “holadays”:) and all are special thanks to you.
Dude. Kudos for taking the time to lead your children to the online world. I also have two kids of my own, and for some reason they are not very interested in blogging (yet). Maybe one day.
Blogging tips? Naahhh, you got that covered.
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A good lesson for them. By asking them to make “scheduled post” itself, they’ve learn to manage their time
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My best wishes to blogging boy and blogging girl. I hope they better their father! That apart my 2 best tips:
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Quality as anyone would say!
Really intersting. Perhaps you can document the experience and create series post out of it. Looks like your girl is having fun
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I knew you wouldn’t miss the most important tip, “Comment on other Blogs”. You have to build that network, and for me right now I have a little over 400 posts in my reader to go through.
That can very well mean 300 comments on blogs somewhere through the course of today.
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some wonderful tips given here. i will keep use of those.this will help me a lot.thanks.
I like all those and will be sure and tell my kids
Dan… you have all the important tips covered. I have sites set up for my boys (6 & 9), but we haven’t started putting up any content yet.
My 6 year old has big plans for his site, which I think will be cool.
My older son just wants to make videos of him customizing Lego Star Wars characters and displaying them on his site
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Thats really nice you are teaching them such things at a young age… Lucky Kids…Best of Luck to them..
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It is great to hear that there are still smart kids out there who can drag themselves away from the video games, texting, etc and do something productive. You guys are creating a new generation of English majors and journalists!
Here is my tip for new bloggers: Read! Everything you can get your hands on, books, magazines, other blogs, etc, anything that follows the niche/theme of what you plan to blog about. By doing this you will soon develop a sense of writing styles that appeal to you. Then, if you are like most writers, before you hit that publish button, you will read back and edit your posts. When you do, you will remember those things that kept you reading the work of others and it will come out in your writing.
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As your kids are very young so for them “Have fun” and “Write blog posts that either educate, entertain or inspire your readers” is really great blogging tips.
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Some good tips, a new blogger would do right by taking your advice before even starting.
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You can also teach him to learn how to write for search engine. That there is also money that comes from visitors that see your site on search engines.
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Hi Dan. Yeah, I would agree that you have the very basic in blogging tips up there. Of course, there’s more advice to be had, but that’s a good foundation to go by. I have found that when I stray from most of those tips that my blogging experience becomes less fulfilling. Personally, I think that having fun and promoting your blog are the two best tips. Blogging is more about the community and the fellowship than it is about being on your soapbox and getting attention. I truly feel sorry for the bloggers who haven’t figured that out yet.
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What a wonderful post, Dan! These tips may seem basic, but in my view, they are very wise, and moreover, they are simple and straightforward. The tip that appealed me the most is “Have Fun.” Thanks so much!
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wonderful to know about it and your kids will be a great blogger, i have visited their blogs and they have done excellent work.
You’ve hit the nail on the head here. It is very informative. Having a website and waiting for it to naturally climb in the search engines can encourage people to lean towards blackhat tactics… my answer would be to steer clear of any practices that can damage your website and online reputation.
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Blogging is all about reciting a thought. So I guess posting a thought with interesting and informative content will be the most basic thing to do when blogging.
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I’ll go comment on their blogs. I bet they love comments. It’s probably like getting something new in the mail for them (It i for me anyway)
Hey Dan, are you busy with some projects this few days? I didn’t see you update this blog for more than a week, hope to see you back and update soon.
I think your blogging tips in this post is not only teaching your kids, but all the beginner bloggers who just start their blogging journey.
Thanks,
Lee
i agree with point number #2. that is the most important point i think. nice thought.
Hi Dan,
Nice tips for beginners. I think “have fun” is the most important in blogging. If you can’t have fun while blogging, then one day you will stop blogging. I think blogging is also a hobby to live up.
I agree with your major point.
While I don’t agree with everything you said, there are some good points.
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well, i agree with what you have passed on to your kids. what i feel most important is write a useful content to your readers and actively getting to them is what most important.
Thanks for sharing few of your basic blogging tips which you told to your kids.
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First I appreciate your kids for their blogging life. Yes you have told them the important things about blogging.
If they want to promote more their blog they can do more SEO on their blog by submitting article on Ezine.
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Internet is growing day by day & now it’s an important part of our daily routine. I really admire your kids for taking part in blogging. I hope they are learning well. Tips you told them are really important for a starter. I remember there was no one to guide me. Your children would be proud to have your support on their side.
Hi,
Your 10 guidelines for blogging are very good. You have provided a road map from blog’s target reader to the theme of the blog. Rite now I think these 10 needs no more tips.
Means these are perfect for beginners.
Your babies are so cute.And they have so economic brains.Congratulations!!!
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Nice Blog. Thanks for sharing the thoughts. You are doing very well job! keep it up.I got some new information from your post.Thanks blogging family.
i found your blog in Google.really great site and very different blog till yet i thought blogging is popular between adults but after reading your post i came to know blogging is popular among kids also.thanks for sharing.
Great Blogging tips. I’m sure your kid is going to become a great blogger, just like you
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This is good information for beginners.Thanks to obtain valuable information.
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