If you could share just one blogging tip, what would it be?

[sdutt]

justr be yourself and be very proactive

[Runninground]

Schedule your posts. This way, if you decide you want to take a break from it you can, and your readers/followers wont notice.
You can have a week off of it, then be back and motivated the next week to write some more posts to schedule.

[Runninground]

Originally Posted by dojo

One that should be the FIRST thing anyone has in mind: GET A DOMAIN NAME AND HOSTING. If you're myblog.blogspot.com or myblog.wordpress.com, sorry, but I won't take you seriously. When a domain name is SO CHEAP nowadays and you can get hosting with a couple of bucks/month, you have NO excuse for not starting it right.

I do not comment on blogspot blogs, I don't do deals with them, I don't pay for advertisement. And guess what, the biggest advertisers you could get won't do it either.

So, get a nice domain name for your blog and install wordpress. From here on you should be going onwards

Not trying to start an argument or anything, but if you are under 18, you have an excuse. How do you get the money online? I either have cash on me, or money in the bank (which I only really put money in, or take it out only if I need it). You have to be 18 to have a paypal account, so even though it is just a tiny amount to pay, it still involves paying.

What they need is a virtual bank for under 18's. Where kids and teens can earn money online and keep it online and make it very safe.

I am on fiverr trying to make a few £$£ to get a domain, but not doing very well.

Also, if I'd rather not tell my family about my blog, otherwise it will be stalked 24/7 so this rules out 'use a paypal account on a parents behalf'.

[BloggingGal]

Stay focused. Try not to burn yourself out.

[professorwhite]

Wow, great advice, I will try to keep it all in mind.

[wishfulanthony]

If you happen to be bilingual, and you know what's going on outside your home country (example: I speak English and Filipino, and I come from Manila), then try blogging in your own language to give your readers a fresh perspective on your thoughts and opinions about your motherland's issues. (Translating those to English: optional)

[sagarvwagh]

be unique about your blog

[BossBozz]

Be inspired... You need to find inspiration to create inspiring posts for your readers!

[Jason4130]

Pay attention to the small details if we can't get them right how will we be able to get the bigger things right?

[FunkenWagnel]

Make sure your entire life isn't spent sitting in front of the computer, obessing about stats! Get outside, go do things, get a life. Then blog about it. If you let the stats take over your thought patterns, you'll have nothing to blog about