How to Write a Personal Finance Blog

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Develop Ideas: You need to decide on what area of Personal Finance you want to write on.

   You should decide if you want to write on one specific area such as How to Manage Debt How to Manage Credit How to Make Money How to Manage various accounts
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   Step 2: Or you may decide to write on a more general note and just detail your own personal experiences with your finances.

   , These other blogs have great tips for writing articles and they may even bring something to your attention that you had not thought of before.
   
   This will give you ideas for the posts that you write, as well as keep you up to date with what is happening around you. , You need to keep up with what is happening in the news around you in order to get ideas for posting.
   
   If you are writing about your experiences with banking then you might also want to check what is happening with banks around the country because that is what will drive traffic. , You need to develop a reliable and consistent posting schedule.
   
   When your readers know that you will be posting twice a week or every day then they know what to expect from you. , This will smooth out the flow of visitors to your site and will keep people coming back for more. , Reach out to other personal finance bloggers who are being successful and ask them for advice.
   
   Many times you will find that these people have great tips for starting out when you are writing a new personal finance blog. ,, This will help you to stand out from the crowd and establish you as a brand for your blog. , The more your readers think that your content is pertinent the more they will want to read. , Some bloggers will subscribe to your feed too just to reciprocate. ,,
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   Step 3: Read other Personal Finance blogs: You should look at sites like PF Blogs that list a large number of personal finance blogs that you can link to.

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   Step 4: Read the news.

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   Step 5: Post consistently.

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   Step 6: When your readers know what to expect then they will check your blog regularly for updates.

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   Step 7: Ask for Help.

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   Step 8: Start on a free service like Blogger or WordPress: These are free sites that help you to develop your blog while you are still learning the ropes of blogging.

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   Step 9: Move to your own domain name: You should move to your own domain name as soon as you can.

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    Step 10: Write good quality content: You need to write good content to keep your readers interested.

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    Step 11: Subscribe to other people's blog feeds: When you subscribe to other blog feeds go ahead and let them know.

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    Step 12: Comment on other blogs: Leave good quality comments on other blogs and they will come check your blog out.

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    Step 13: Link to other blogs: Link out to other blogs in your area and they will link back to you and send visitors your way.

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