
The second group is people who already know their stuff and just might need help putting their thoughts into writing. Choosing what to make a site about is very difficult, and it's even more difficult when you have to learn every aspect of the craft along the way. The first group is difficult because they have to spend time developing a niche, a topic, an interest that interests them. The people who have the ability or talent for writing (and have been told as much through their schooling years) and figure they might as well make a career out of it.

The people who have a passion for a topic, and want to start a blog to turn that passion into something more.The people who want to start a blog because it's a way to make money, but have no guidance or goal in mind.I generally see people in a few categories. So: read! Know What You Want to Writeĭepending on why you want to write, you may already have a goal in mind. You learn clever wordplay, new words you can use to spice up your own writing, and terminology common amongst professionals in your industry. You accumulate facts, which you can pull out and use as citations later. Reading also gives you useful insights you can use in your own writing later. What perspective does the writer use? What tone have they adopted? How long are their sentences, their paragraphs, their sections, and their posts? How natural is their language? You can learn a lot just from reading. Read because you're interested in the topic, and read with an eye for the intricacies of writing. It's important to read with a critical eye, but also to read for pleasure. Illustrators take the time to consume art. Video producers watch movies, TV, web videos, and streams. Every writer, and indeed virtually every creator of any kind of content, will tell you that the number one thing they do to keep themselves going is consuming media.
