This morning I came across a tweet from @SaraHanks16 asking how to start blogging. It was sunny morning
, I was drinking tea on my balcony so I've got some inspiration.
I'll move it here in a thread, so if you are about to start your blog, make sure to check my insights

I'll move it here in a thread, so if you are about to start your blog, make sure to check my insights

- consider wordpress powered blog on real name dot com
- if posting on medium, google canonical links
- setup newsletter signup form
- create nice looking social sharing preview cards
- if posting on medium, google canonical links
- setup newsletter signup form
- create nice looking social sharing preview cards
I wrote how to promote blog if you have <100 subs, you can check more details at the end of the thread, I'll provide a link
- include reading time, people are busy
- don't crowd your blog with unnecessary visual wp plugins
- leverage wp plugins that do a work "in the background"
- select some of the popular wp themes, they tend to be highly customizable
- don't crowd your blog with unnecessary visual wp plugins
- leverage wp plugins that do a work "in the background"
- select some of the popular wp themes, they tend to be highly customizable
- Create a bank of ideas, wherever you have something in mind, jot it down
- blog posts doesn't have to be long, don't be like ah i need more material on that blog
- editing is the key, remove unnecessary words, sentences
- blog posts doesn't have to be long, don't be like ah i need more material on that blog
- editing is the key, remove unnecessary words, sentences
- Outline the shape of the article, write down subheadings to see the overall flow. You can be lost if you start at one point without clear mind where you are going.
- write for yourself. You never know where it will end. My old article was used as a lecture material on a UNIVERSITY
(link at the end of the thread)
(link at the end of the thread)
OK, that would be enough for a start. If you find these advices valuable, consider retweeting, maybe you'll help someone indirectly.
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My blog post as a lecture material at the University of Liverpool https://brunoraljic.com/how-my-blog-post-ended-up-as-a-lecture-material-on-one-of-the-worlds-top-150-universities/
and here are the tips on how to promote your content when having <100 subs https://brunoraljic.com/how-to-promote-your-blog-when-you-have-less-than-100-subscribers/
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