What to Do in Your First Week of Blogging

[rypher21]

build the blog well..contents and its look

[Jessemn]

Originally Posted by BarryJarvis

i'm a big fan of Darren and the Problogger site, it's top of the list when it comes to my RSS feeds.
I do agree with the above poster that maybe he should've started off with a bit on setting up the blog - even if it was a covering post to just point people in the right direction.

still, it's definately a series i'll be following

I've always believed that you need content long before you can even think of setting up a blog.

If you set up the blog first, then realize you can't come up with any good articles, you're toast and you've just wasted your time. The best plan of attack is to get a few good content ideas, even a few rough drafts written, and only then start looking into themes/layouts/widgets. I think that's why he starts off with a "content" post.

[bee05]

Good content is a winner. Darren Rowse make so much money with his blog and we definitely should learn from him.

[Paperboy Music]

Thanks for posting this link. It's been very useful.
-Paperboy

[JasonCase24]

I actually heard lots of positive things about Darren Rowse. Not to mention, one of his winners before was my professor way back in college, almost 3 years ago. So I can prove that his an expert when it comes to blogging.

[saggz]

how long does it take for average blog to starting make somewhat decent amount?
if the site has good content

[D1an3]

I found this link/post to be very helpful as i'm in my first week of blogging. However, for some reason I've been reluctant to add content because I dont have many views/hits. Novice way of thinking I guess.

[Jessemn]

Originally Posted by D1an3

However, for some reason I've been reluctant to add content because I dont have many views/hits. Novice way of thinking I guess.

How do you plan to get views/hits if you never post? The only way you're going to get people to your blog is by giving them a reason to go - And this is where compelling content comes in.

[D1an3]

I'm sorry i wasnt very clear. I obviously published two post. I was just reluctant to had additional content within the first week (I wanted to add a poll).

[ChickenFreak]

Originally Posted by D1an3

I'm sorry i wasnt very clear. I obviously published two post. I was just reluctant to had additional content within the first week (I wanted to add a poll).

A poll is probably not a great idea for a while - a poll with no responses advertises that not many folks are reading your blog yet, and while that shouldn't matter to readers, it probably does.

So I wouldn't do a poll, but I would regularly add content, ideally a post every day, and if that isn't realistic, I'd suggest a minimum of two posts a week for a while. Edited to clarify: You should really keep up a good, reliable posting frequency _forever_, for the life of the blog. I'd advise never letting a week, maximum, go by without a post. But in the beginning, especially, you don't want gaps.

When people find your site, you want to have enough content there for them to get an idea of what you have and how good it is. And when Google finds your site, you want there to be something to index.