If you love writing and you’re now a little bored with creating social media posts or want to try something new, then there’s little more rewarding and satisfying than starting your own fun blog. This, of course, can be about a hobby or something that you’re seriously interested in. 

It’s easy to feel like no one will be interested in what you have to write, but as you’ll find when you get going, people aren’t really that dissimilar from each other, and there’ll be more people following your blog than you might think. You could also, if you wanted, use it to create some extra income. So, here’s how!

1. Explore other writers in the same niche 

If you don’t know where to begin, you could, for instance, start by finding other bloggers and writers that are already writing in the niche that you want to succeed in. This can be as a form of research into what to write so you can mimic their success, or it could be that you want to write entirely different blogs to theirs so that you don’t overlap on information. 

2. Make sure your blog can be read by as many people as possible 

Of course, you’ll want to encourage as many readers to your blog as possible, so you’ll have to find methods of inciting interest while capturing contact details to alert your readership when there’s something new to digest. 

This will be far easier if you make sure that your blogs are fully accessible to everyone, regardless of disability or language barriers. In order to do this, you’ll have to start understanding accessibility overlays so you know which ones to use on your blog site. This could be a major advantage, as not all of your fellow bloggers will take this same step.

3. Look for advertising and sponsorship 

Once you get the wind in your sails, it’s likely that you’ll also want to make this a little money-earning hobby or even turn it into a major earner. In order to do this, you’ll need to think about advertising and sponsorship for your site. 

Adding Google ads that are connected to your niche or blog’s subject matter is likely to provide interest to your readers, and this can also be said for sponsorship from a company that sells products within that niche. 

For instance, if your blog is about how brilliant fishing is, then a company that specializes in waders, tackle, or other fishing accessories would be probably more than happy to either sponsor your site or pay to advertise on it. Of course, you may find that they’ll pay per click-through or on commission rather than for the advert just being displayed.

A few final thoughts

If you like writing or feel that you have a wealth of knowledge that you’d like to share with others, you’ll find that having your own fun blog is a good way to connect with other like-minded people. 

You may very quickly find that your readership is just waiting for a blog like yours to enlighten them as well as entertain them. However, you’ll have to make sure that it’s fully accessible to everyone who would like to enjoy it in order to reach the audience size that you potentially could. Once your audience has reached a certain number, monetizing it would be a particularly good and rewarding move.