Welcome to the second
episode of this series, which actually focuses on six (6) factors to take into
account while starting or achieving a successful blog on your own. You can
attest to the fact that we delved into three (3) important factors to consider
in order to accomplish a successful blog if you have read the post in part one
(1). I subdivided it into parts one and two since I didn't want it to be too
long.
All of the information
I'm giving you is quite helpful, so you might want to make a note of some
advice for when you need it. Continuing from part one, the other three
considerations are as follows:
Check your content or article for plagiarism
As a blogger, creating
original, high-quality content is one fundamental or crucial thing you must
keep in mind. This has been the main idea behind Google, and specifically
Google AdSense. Unless, perhaps, you have no intention of making money from
your website or blog. Hey! It's acceptable to build a website for entertainment
purposes. You should only write what you want to publish (be mindful). Sounds
absurd, huh? Well, since it's your website, I can't tell you what to write.
To get approval for
Google AdSense monetization, you must do your best and use plagiarism detection
software or a website when developing your blog with the purpose of submitting
for Google AdSense in the near future. The following websites may verify your
content and indicate how much of it is plagiarized by highlighting the
instances. If this occurs, simply rephrase the sentence(s) that were
highlighted, and you will be ready to go. By doing this, your article or
content becomes unique from others even when you copy it.
There are many of this
software out there but the one I used the most is Plagiarism-detector. The
QuillBot software also has that feature that can help you check for plagiarism.
As I said earlier, there are innumerous of
them and so go for your
favorite. Go ahead and check for plagiarism by pasting your material into the
available "text field” and hit on the check plagiarism button.
Get a preferred domain name for your site in addition to hosting of blog or website
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| Apply for a domain and hosting |
You cannot merely have
your stuff appear online. If you can make that happen then I must ask if you
are a magician . Your desired domain name has to be checked for availability so
that you can buy it as soon as possible. Your website's domain name can be
purchased only once. It only exists once someone purchases it. For instance,
"Facebook.com" cannot be purchased. Although it has already been
secured, you may still be able to get to that name using another Top-level
Domain, such as Facebook.tk or Facebook.net. however, these top companies
usually denied those access.
A domain name service
like Godaddy strives to offer a platform for negotiation with the owner of your
registered domain name, and if the transaction works out, you can have your
selected domain name for yourself. Both purchasing a domain name and hosting
are not typically expensive. The trick is that you can begin blogging
without spending money on a domain name and hosting. Try WordPress or Google
Blogger, and adhere to the directions any time using their platform to build
your own website. Your website will be hosted as a sub-domain, which is one of
the drawbacks of these free services that you might not enjoy.
As an example, my website name is GHbreeze and it is hosted for free on the Blogger website under a subdomain and is accessible as GHbreeze.blogspot.com. The subdomain makes it long and becomes unconducive for people to search your blog unless you have relevant and good content out there.
Select a theme or design a good website layout for your content
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| Theme |
The layout of your
website is called a theme. If you can design websites, then your layout can be
compared to a theme chosen by a person who is unable to build websites. Users
of Blogger and WordPress, for example, have access to a variety of themes. The
second good news is that you don't require programming or hardcoding skills to
create a website.
Simply register with
these sites, choose, and install the best theme for your blog. I'll advise you
to get a theme so it works effectively. As time goes on, I will be going
through details with you on how to achieve some of the steps have listed above.
Please do good to let us
know if you have any questions in the comment area.
