You’ve read all about the amazing potential of blogs. Making money while writing about what you love. It sounds too good to be true! You decide you’ll have to find out for yourself. But, how do you decide what you want to blog about? There are so many options, so many blogs out there, the possibilities are endless.
This is where many people get overwhelmed. It doesn’t have to be difficult. I promise. Take time to reflect. What are your hobbies? What do you enjoy? What are you interested in? What would you like to learn more about? What is your area of expertise? Do you like to share? What topics spark your creativity? These are all questions that you should ask yourself before starting up your blog.
I’ve mentioned before how many blogs don’t last past the 3 – 6 months of their life. The main reason? The author/blogger looses interest in their subject. It gets boring. Writing and posting becomes work. It’s physically, mentally and emotionally draining. I can’t stress enough to you the importance of very carefully thinking about the topic of your blog.
I, for example, chose to write about blogging. My reasoning behind this is that I LOVE to learn. I also LOVE to tell others about what I learn. When I learn something new about blogging, (or most things for that matter) I really truly enjoy sharing my knowledge and findings with others. So for me, I wanted to blog about something that I could constantly learn about. When I’m learning, I’m not bored. There are just so many facets to blogging that haven’t even been explored yet. This is exhilarating to me.
I would advise that you find what’s exhilarating to you. Do you like to learn or do you feel like you’re an expert in a certain area already? Do you like to share your thoughts & opinion, or are you more of a factual, concrete person? I’d invite you to ponder some of these questions before even purchasing a domain. The answers to these questions will be critical to the development of your blog and your career as a blogger.
If you already have a blog, how did you decide what you wanted to blog about?