How do I start a successful blog?

[ModernSocialWorker]

Keep in mind that a blog needs time to gain momentum. Most need to consistently work at it for a solid year before seeing any real gain in popularity or recognition.

A lot of what determines how successful a blog will be depends on the type of blog it is. Specifically, what is the nature of the blog--what are you writing about? You have to determine whether the niche your writing for is something people are interested in reading. And once you determine your niche, you can start to target a particular audience in places like social media, forums...share links to your articles in places where people who are likely to be interested in your topics might be.

Content is also very important. You want to provide information that people will either find valuable/solve a particular problem for them, or, content that is entertaining. Ideally, you can combine both.

The opportunity to make money through blogging is out there, but its not very easy. A lot of popular bloggers with high readership do affiliate marketing (promote other people's products or services that relate to the blog/niche) and through this, they make commissions based on the # of sales that are funneled by their readers. Some people also get involved with placing pay-per-click ads or google ads on their blog site, but typically this does not bring in a huge amount of cash even when readers click on those ad links.

Others use their blog as a platform to promote their own product or service and that's probably where real money can be made.