Cite your sources

Cite your sources so that you will better connect with the blogosphere and your readers. This will give your readers more sources to find content on your particular niche (topic). Also adding that it's the right thing to do because you don't want other bloggers thinking that your not writing original content.

Consistency in your content

Make sure that when your blogging you are consistent with your topic. You don't want to have your readers coming to your blog and you all of a sudden change your content. Readers come to your blog because they want to hear what you have to say so you want to make sure that you keep your content on the same subject. Trust me when I say that your blog will generate large amounts of traffic as long as you stay consistent with your topic

Understanding Domain Extensions

.com - This the most popular used extension because when blogs first started coming out they used this. It was the most common for someone to use when they first started creating a website but since it's the most popular you might end up choosing another extension. You don't have to but your going to have to be creative if you want .com as your extension.

.net - Not as uncommon as .com which would put this extension right behind it. It's also getting crowded with popular blogs so just make sure you take your time when your creating your domain name.

.org - It was once only used for non-profit organizations, but now anyone can use it

.info - This extension is kind of new and alot of spammers have used this as their extension. Test out the other extensions you choose and save this one for last.

.me - Also an extension thats new and you can use it for any kind of site.

.name - You will only be able to use this for your own name. So if your not planning on using your own name don't think about using this site

.tv - Usually used for blogs and website that blog using videos (vlogging). More about that in my blog

.biz - This extension is used only for businesses

.edu - This extension is used only for schools

.gov - This extension can only be used by government agencies

.jobs - You can only use this extension if you have a company that's posting open job listings. Third party job listings aren't allowed.

.mil - This extension is used only for the United States Military.

.mobi - This is an extension that uses websites that are compatible with mobile devices.

.pro - Only can be used for licensed or certified lawyers, accountants, and engineers in the United States, United Kingdom, or France.

Tip: There are some extension that will charge a little more than the others so make sure you choose one that you can work with and that is also a resonable price.

Understanding Domain Names

A domain name is the name of your blog. It's what someone would type into a search bar or the browser to come to your site. Finding a domain name will be the hardest thing when your starting your blog. This is true because there are billions of websites on the web and chances are the first couple of names that you come up with will already be taken. So when finding your domain name you need to be creative and you need to make sure that your blog content matches your domain name. You have to make sure of that because when someone looks at your domain name in a search engine you don't want your domain name to be way off topic. For example: Say you have a blog about dogs and your domain name says http://www.allaboutme.com/. That is a way off topic and I promise you won't have too many people come to your blog that love dogs because they won't have a clue that it's about dogs. When your creating a domain name you will see where you have to pick a ending such as .com, .net, etc. These are called extensions and each one are used for different reasons.