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Blogging Checklist – Does Your Blog Meet These Requirements?

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Blogging Checklist

Having a blog and writing content is not only what it takes to achieve blogging success, it takes far more than that.

You can have a blog and do your best on it but you still discover that your blog is not growing. You don’t need to keep worrying or abandon your blog, you have to do some things and follow the right steps.

Below are some blogging checklists you must consider, if your blog meets them then you are on your way to success, but if not, you can try to improve.

1. Clearly Defined Goals

Many bloggers fail to realize that having goals help you achieve more easily. If you have a goal that you want to achieve something before the end of the month, you will definitely achieve it than what you just do when you wish.

It is very important to set goals because goals carry principles and human beings are one of the most unprincipled creature we have. Human beings can easily be distracted by one thing or the other but having a goal on what you want to achieve will help you focus more on achieving your goal.

The power of a goal should never be underestimated.

2. Neat Design

I don’t know why, but many bloggers tend to ignore this great element of blogging success.

Anytime I visit this blog, I always admire its beautiful design and I am always inclined to do more to improve mine.

First impression is very important and your blog design will greatly affect how visitors will react to your blog, if you just think quality content is all that matters and that you can just write content and forget about design then you will be surprised to see that nobody will be willing to read your content.

Good design also makes it very easy to read your content.

Having great designs might be very difficult especially for those who don’t have money to spend but having a great custom design helps your blog stand out from the crowd and also makes it more unique, it also makes it easy for readers to interact within your site.

3. Who are you?

No matter how business related your blog is, your blog should have a look of you.

Many people forget to even let their readers know who they are. You should make your readers easily know who you are by having an about page and by also having a detailed author bio.

I personally discovered I gained an increase in the number of visitors to my blog and also in the number of subscribers when I created my about page, I also began gaining respect because people now know who I am and they could easily recognize my posts.

Letting your readers know who you are also makes you unique.

4. Clear Focus

Many attimes, you will see lots of blogs writing about blogging today, technology tommorow, food the following day and the like. Not that this type of blogs are not always successful but the more focused your blog is, the more dedicated readers you will get.

Writing about making money online only will help you get more dedicated readers who want to read your tips on making money online while writing just anything will make sure you don’t get dedicated readers.

5. Quality Content

The king will not die, and no matter what you say, it doesn’t matter what you call quality content, content is king. when talking about quality content, there are different levels of quality content, you might just give some general tips (this type of content is not king), but writing unique content otherwise called killer flagship content will help you achieve more success easily.

If you write great content with a small reader base, you will easily grow fast because many of your readers will stay and will eventually end up promoting your blog using various means while writing general content will help you get readers who don’t stay.

No need to be discouraged, try to write what you think you can call your best and what you think you can be proud of.

The above are 5 great blogging checklist every blog must meet, try to check your blog over and over again, does it meets the following requirements? If it does, congratulations 🙂 and if it does not, try making amendments and your blog will grow in leaps and bouns in no time.

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Onibalusi Bamidele is a 16-year-old entrepreneur and founder of YoungPrePro. Subscribe to his blog and follow him on twitter.

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  1. Chelsea Thomas says:
    This is great stuff! I love this requirements list, imediately I began to thing of all the elements that I put forth in my blog in alignment with these requirements. The design is one thing that I keep going back to, I always want to add something new, and when I do my blog becomes that much better. I still have a ways to go, but given that my blog is 2 months old I'd say I'm making great progress. Also, I totally agree when you say "make sure your blog is you." Personality is what inspires my blog and inspires me to read other blogs. I want to get to know the person behind the content. Great stuff
  2. Sandeep says:
    Youe're right! A great design and a quality content will do a lot. A great design will definitely keep you glued to the blog and when you have a great design, the readers will love to spend more time on your blog. If you want your readers to be spend more time, you need to have a quality content. -Sandeep
  3. ashok says:
    You are absolutely correct on point 2 - neat design is a must, and I definitely do not see enough of it. I see lots of people cramming way too many ads and widgets and making very tacky blogs. I also see them not realizing that the purpose of a blog - even if it is to make money - is to give readers access to its content. If a blog's design doesn't make the content easy to read, it's a failure. Your other points are solid - thank you for this checklist!
  4. Harsh Agrawal says:
    Really nice post ..One thing which is a part of design and must have for every blogger is Email and feed subscription option...
  5. Julius Kuhn-Regnier says:
    Nice article Onibalusi. I think that most people make the mistake of thinking that people are simply not interested in you as a person or in your background. But believe me they are. The more you write about your personal experiences the more interesting your content is going to become.
  6. Chadrack says:
    Great list and well written post. A great design and good content truly will show who you are. I hadly stay to read a blog where the design puts me off.
  7. element321 says:
    Great points, I have only been blogging a few months, and my goals for my site have changed several times. I finally think I figured out a basic list of goals I want to reach by the end of the year. As for my content / topics, I have several topics I write about it but its all part of new media, leaning heavy on the design side. This setup seems to work. I may change this up as time goes on but right now I am happy with the topics I talk about.
  8. Kristi Hines says:
    Yes, your blog definitely needs all of these elements to succeed! An about page is especially good for your blog because people want to know that there is a real person behind the content - it can be a good separator from the "auto-blogs" and scraped content, as those sites usually don't associate themselves with anyone.
    • Onibalusi Bamidele says:
      Hi Kristi, Exactly! You are absolutely right. One thing auto blogs have in common is the lack of about page - an about page makes your blog more personal and able to relate with. Thanks a lot for the nice comment, -Onibalusi
  9. Kimi says:
    Hey Onibalusi! another great post of you, and nice to meet you here too :) I can't really judge about my blog with these points, but one i know, is who i am :) I know what i want to blog, but neat design, i guess i haven't. Clear Focus, i guess i haven't too lol, i have expand my blog's contents to gain more traffics, it work though :) but i lost my clear focus..
    • Onibalusi Bamidele says:
      Hi Kimi, Yeah! Thanks a lot for the nice comment. What matters most is you being ready to improve :) Thanks a lot for the nice comment, -Onibalusi
  10. Asad says:
    I think that you should have a unique content to stand out from the crowd.You should be authority on your niche . It is the first thing bloggers should focus on. Other things are also important but they are secondary. BTW there is a typo "Many attimes"(fourth point) in the article.
    • Onibalusi Bamidele says:
      Exactly Asad! Unique content is one of the most important things when building a successful website. Thanks a lot for the nice comment, -Onibalusi
  11. Jakes says:
    Wow that was an awesome post and you picked up a good topic too. My blogging is limited to this month ( I have taken up blogging as a pass-time hobby ) and so I wasn't worried about setting up goals for my blog. But I never thought about the 3rd point and now after reading this postt I am gonna write a good ' About Me' page. Thanks for the tips
    • Onibalusi Bamidele says:
      Hi Jakes, Thanks you gained something from this post. Thanks a lot for the nice comment, -Onibalusi
  12. Tushar says:
    one thing that is lagging in my blog is neat design....what i exactly mean is that i want a theme design specially built for my blog according to my needs.... and i hope within 2 weeks, i will get myself a new logo and design
    • Onibalusi Bamidele says:
      Hi Tushar, Yeah! Thesis is really great and can really be customized. Thanks a lot for the nice comment, -Onibalusi
  13. Tracy says:
    I have to admit my blog is lacking in the area of who I am. I am just not one of those people who likes talking about themselves and so I let this area lag a little.
    • Onibalusi Bamidele says:
      Hi Tracy, Glad you now know :) The next thing is improvement. Thanks a lot for the nice comment, -Onibalusi
  14. Colleen says:
    I think we need to put more emphasis on #2 of your list Onibalusi. Injecting some of our personality into our posts could be of huge value to our visitors.
    • Onibalusi Bamidele says:
      Exactly Coleen, Thanks a lot for the nice comment, -Onibalusi
  15. Dev says:
    Hey onibalusi, Glad to see you here. You've shared some great Points bro. I think neat design and quality content are most important part of the blog. Thanks for sharing this great post. ~Dev
    • Onibalusi Bamidele says:
      Yeah Dev! Exactly! Design is very important to the success of a blog. Thanks a lot for the nice comment, -Onibalusi
  16. Nabeel says:
    Great Advice Onibalusi. You are right about goals. It is goals that give us direction and purposes, and which we can convert into action which convert into success. I also like Point No.2 'Neat Design'. "First impression is very important and your blog design will greatly affect how visitors will react to your blog" This is totally true. A clear example is bloggodown. I was so impressed by the design the first time I went there, that I became a regular reader. I just love the theme and design that is there, I think it is the best one I have ever seen. Nabeel
    • Onibalusi Bamidele says:
      Exactly Nabeel, Having great goals and neat designs will help skyrocket your blog and gie you a better blogging experience. Thanks a lot for the nice comment, -Onibalusi