3 Tips for the New Blogger

1) Get familiar with blogging through a free service like Blogger, Wordpress, or Xanga.

Unless your first blog is a GREAT idea, chances are you will get bored of it and let it flounder. Don't bother buying a domain name and hosting (and a content management system, and a layout...) until you have whittled your blog into something great. If you get some viewers and ad clicks, then upgrade to your own domain name. You can still use the old, free blog for incoming links to your new professional one.

2) Test out different blog topics to see what kind of ad money you can make.

"Sex" and "Britney Spears" might be great keywords to some, but they are not big money words like "asbestos lawyer". If you can focus your blog while remaining interesting and relevant, you will attract much pricier ads.

3) Make list posts.

Seriously, I have no idea what the psychology behind this is, but I always find myself reading them. Maybe it's because it gives you a vague idea of how long an article you're getting into. Try it out!