I have been blogging since 2006 and looking back, i’m feeling euphoric that i had picked up this hobby. But time and time again, i come across people who doesn’t have an idea what a blog is or how to start blogging. They are particularly clueless where to start. The fact is that they all know that blogging involves writing, but they don’t know where to start. Today too, i was asked twice by people as to how to start blogging.

So i finally decide that its time for me to do a writing as to – ‘How to Start a Blog?’. Don’t worry, its EASY! Its a 2 step hassle free process - 

Step – 1

Get youself registerd at one of the blogging sites like – WordPress, Blogger, TypePad, LiveJournal, Rediff etc.

Step – 2

(this is from a WordPress perspective) Click on “NewPost”, Enter a title for your post -> write -> Add this under a category -> Publish

DONE!!!

Couple of things that u need to be aware of -

1. You are not a star overnight – unless of course you are Aamir Khan / Amitab Bachan – Be patient and keep posting
2. Don’t worry about the way you write, trust me, no one is a born Shakespeare (please don’t ever ever write like Shakespeare) – Keep writing, you will improve
3. You wont get comments as soon as you do a post, for that u need to look at point 1 – Be patient and keep writing
4. Read others blogs and comment and reply – This will lead to point 1 and 3 and help you with 2
5. Don’t hesitate to write and be prepared for any comments.

The only way to get noticed is to keep writing and commenting, build you network in small steps. If u dont want to get noticed, its ok, still keep writing for what ever reason it may be – Bitching about you boss, writing about your love – to anything…

Happy Blogging.

I had done couple of Blogging sessions at WIPRO and at BIMTECH – here is the link to the slides