10 Questions to Ask Before Starting a Blog Blogging: Pt. 2

by Richard W Scott on March 17, 2010

Continued from Part 1

See the whole series starting with the first post

Over the next several posts we will discuss some possible answers and solutions to the questions asked below

For now, just ask yourself these 10 complex questions before starting your own Blog:

  1. What will be the purpose of your Blog?
  2. What are your expectations for the Blog?
  3. What is your Blogging budget?
  4. How dedicated are you to the idea of Blogging?
  5. How often will you update your Blog?
  6. Where will you get the material you will publish?
  7. Will you be the only writer for your Blog?
  8. How will you advertise your Blog?
  9. How will you design the look and feel of your Blog?
  10. How will you keep track of your successes and failures?

Do you find any of these questions disturbing?

Are you excited by the idea of starting your own Blog?

In future postings we will look at the above questions, and more.  We will go step by step in the process of starting and managing a Blog.

Make no mistake, there is a lot to do, but it can all be fun.

Ready?  Let’s go!

Continued in Part 3




      
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  1. Is There a Blog in Your Future? Blogging: Pt. 1
  2. 5 Do's and 5 Don'ts for Blogging and Social Networking
  3. Off-Secheule Post
  4. Why I Prefer Questions to Answers
  5. Blogging IS Writing

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nrhatch March 17, 2010 at 10:39 am

What do you mean by “blogging budget”? Or will that be covered . . . as this series continues . . . and the world turns? ; )

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Richard W Scott March 17, 2010 at 10:44 am

Yes, some blogs do cost money to maintain. And in some cases putting up the cash makes sense. More on this down the line.

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deepercolors May 20, 2010 at 12:26 am

Continued in Part 3 didn’t have a link to Part 4) like Part 1 to get to part 2 did. (and subsequent parts do)

I was able to go down a couple of lines and find « Blogosphere What is Your Blog About? Blogging: 101 pt. 3 » (You don’t want this to point back to part 1 as well?)
I got to part 3 from there.

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Linda September 27, 2010 at 9:19 pm

i am now disturbed. maybe slightly excited. i started my blog with the main purpose of finding out exactly what all this bloging is about. so far so good. i get it. cool. interesting. i started mine with one idea and now it seems to be changing. i want to write but its so difficult. i do love reading your blog though. so many new and interesting things to learn about.

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Richard W Scott September 27, 2010 at 9:29 pm

Hi, Linda. Thanks for dropping by and reading.
I think I should make something clear about blogging. First, while I am still fairly new at it, I’ve thought about it, and studied quite a bit. Nonetheless I am no expert.
Secondly, the biggest mistake most people make when they start a blog is to start it for the wrong reason. As I see it, there are two major paths to take for a new blogger. One is Profit, and the other is Information distribution. Both are valid, but it takes a tremendous amount of work to make an informational blog monetarily successful. Hope this makes sense and helps.
I’ll be happy to answer any questions you have.

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