Over the past few years of my blogging, I’d like to say, career, I’ve gotten numerous emails asking me for advice about starting blogs. Most of the time, the emails I get always have one end goal: To start a blog and make a living out of it, much like me. Most often than not, these people have a certain expectation of the glamorous life a blogging career leads and I don’t blame them. Blogs are so often contrived and filtered to the point where it gives a distorted view of the seemingly perfect lives of the people who own them, and with reason. No one wants to air their dirty laundry for the entire world to read and gossip about, so everything is tailored and filtered to an extent — and that’s not to mean it’s a lie or a fake, it just means you’re not seeing the nitty gritty ugly details that happen behind the computer screen.
The first rule of thumb when online: take everything you see or read with a grain of salt. And that applies to this blogging tips series I’m starting. Why? Because I’m not an expert. What I’m about to tell you is all based on my personal experience throughout the years and here’s the clincher: just because it works for me doesn’t mean it’ll work for you — Why? Because everyone has a different journey, no two people will ever be the same. Treat my blog posts as a guide, but don’t make it the be-all and end-all of your blogging journey. That being said, let’s get to my first set of blogging tips before you start a blog or a career in blogging!…
3 Important Things to know Before you Start a Career in Blogging
