The Quick Way to Start Your Blog

New bloggers spent a lot of time and energy getting things started.

When first starting out with your new blog, a great deal of effort is required to get it “off the ground.”

Think about some of the steps a typical blogger would take during the first few months of creating a new blog:

• Choosing a topic (big one).
• Choosing a platform and design.
• Choosing a name/domain.
• Writing/creating a hundred posts (assuming an average of four posts a week).
• Registering with digg, stumbleupon, twitter, etc.
• Participating in forums.
• Leaving comments/backlinks on other blogs.
• Writing guest posts for other bloggers.
• Registering with directories (such as blogcatalog, mybloglog).
• Spreading the word on social networks (facebook, linkedin, etc).
• Developing a core of followers.
• Setting up a newsletter.
• Printing business cards with your blog address.
• Telling your friends about your new blog.
• Finding appropriate affiliate programs.

These are just a few steps that come to mind. When you think about the cumulative effort, it’s a lot of work.

Maybe this is one reason some blogs never make it very far—some bloggers just don’t realize the initial effort that’s required on the “front end.”

So think about delegating out as many of those initial steps as you can. Obviously, you’ll have to do some of the steps yourself. Like coming up with the topic, choosing the look/feel of the blog, coming up with most of the content. But just think how much time you could save by using a virtual assistant to deal with all of the many other tasks that come along with setting up and promoting your blog. And think of how much time you can free up to work on other activities that will bring more customers and more clients to your business.

Just another idea on what a virtual assistant can do for you!

Have a great day!