The thought of starting a blog as a new mom is usually followed by another one: What the heck am I doing? But don’t back up just yet. Along with the new baby chapter in your life, why not start another one?
While you’re taking your time off work, explore this additional money-making option known as blogging. It may seem like you’ll be deep in feeding, soaking up precious moments, and diaper-changing. However, there’s that moment of a truce called nap time. That’s when your blog can step on the scene.
As the new kid on the block, blogging can seem intimidating at first. That’s just because you haven’t boosted up your writing confidence with the right tips.
Before you start a blog on maternity leave, you should first arm yourself with writing insights. So, without further ado, here are some writing tips any blogging mommy might want to hear.
1. Pick Your Topics Wisely
You have to be passionate about writing to stick through blogging. That’s true. But you should know that passion isn’t enough.
If you want your blog to be an extra source of money, you need to win over the readers.
Find the middle ground between what you would enjoy writing about and what people would be interested in. While writing about your daily struggles can be liberating, how will they help the readers?
To get yourself that loving fanbase, you must provide some valuable intel.
Before you say “yes” to the topic, can you say yes to one of these questions:
- Is the topic educational?
- Is the topic motivating?
- Does the topic provide practical tips?
- Is the topic inspiring?
- Does the topic provide some new useful information?
If you can answer affirmatively to at least one question, then your topic has potential. If not, you should keep on browsing for new topics.
2. Be Your Unique Self
In the sea of blogs, how can you make yours stand out? With the help of something that is entirely and solely yours – your personality.
To skyrocket a blog, it needs to be unique. You can spark that uniqueness with original writing.
Give your blog a soul. Give it life. Express your personality in writing to give that unique touch to your blog.
How to show off your personality in blogging? Simply write as you speak.
One of the most popular mom bloggers, Rocking Mama, won over her audience with her easy-to-relate-to kind of writing. Just take a look at how she started the “How To Carve and Paint a Pumpkin” post:
“Confession: I have never carved a pumpkin. {Gasp} It wasn’t until I was sitting outside, arms deep inside the pumpkin we had picked up, that I realized this was the very first time I was going at this alone.”
Use a conversational tone and write down your unfiltered thoughts. You should later revisit your writing and tune it to make it more appealing.
3. Use Examples and Data
When you start a blog on maternity leave, you don’t have time for extensive research. But that doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t do research at all.
For your blog to be informative and interesting, it should include examples and data. Real-life examples make the posts more engaging while data give them credibility.
You want the other mothers to trust you. That’s why you need to show that you know what you are talking about.
Forget about empty claims. Instead, prove your points with personal experiences and credible data from the web.
4. Prepare Your Content in Advance
Jim Rohn, an American entrepreneur, author, and motivational speaker, cleverly concluded, “Success is neither magical nor mysterious. Success is the natural consequence of consistently applying the basic fundamentals.”
Consistency is also a necessity in blogging. If you manage to excite the readers, they’ll want and expect more. So, to start a blog on maternity leave, you first must be ready to stick to it.
The predictability becomes a thing of the past when a newborn enters your home. You can’t program the baby how it must feel or act. That’s why you need to program your writing.
Whenever you have some extra time to yourself, or you feel inspired, get to writing. Don’t stop after one post. Keep on writing as long as you have the drive and the time.
Planning your content and writing posts in advance will make room for “no writing days.” And “no writing days” will come along.
5. Note Down Any Ideas Along the Way
The blog ideas will pop up in the most unexpected moments. Be ready to catch them.
Try to keep your phone (or a pad and pencil) near you at all times. When a new blog idea, sentence, or clever phrase comes up, write it down. Or, what’s even faster, record that thought on your phone.
Mothers who start a blog on maternity leave can’t dedicate their complete attention to writing. However, that’s a manageable situation. You simply must learn how not to miss good ideas when you are out of the writing mode.
Recording your thoughts or writing them down is your safest choice. The inspiration can come at any time. Make sure that you don’t miss out on those clever ideas.
Wrapping Up
To start a blog on maternity leave, you need courage. But that’s something that you as a mother already have. Now, you just need to add determination and persistence to the mix. As well as these tips to push your blogging in the right direction.
Blogging can be a way of earning some extra money. But it can also be so much more. It can be your special place for saving memories. It can be your guide to all future mothers. A blog can be the bridge that can connect you with other new moms.
Overall, the blog can bring many joys and benefits to your new mommy life. You just need to courageously head down that road.
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