After you’ve chosen a niche for your new blog, the next steps in setting up a blog are choosing a blog name, domain name, and Web hosting company. Start by reading Choosing a Business Name and Domain Name for Your Online Business.

Summary: Learn how to find a niche for a new blog, from choosing general niche market ideas to doing keyword research and evaluating the competition in a potentially profitable niche market. This post is a part of the “Start a Blog in 7 Days” series, designed to help new bloggers launch their first blogs, from choosing a niche to launch marketing. When you want to set up a new blog, the [...]

In this seven-part / seven-day series, I’ll be walking you through the steps of launching a new blog. This is set up in a seven day set for those who can’t devote a lot of time up front. Others will be able to complete all of these steps in a matter of hours (something I actually do myself periodically). The seven day series on launching a new blog will generally target newer bloggers [...]