Choosing a topic for your new blog is easy, or is it?

I am fortunate — I have located my passion, and I’m living it. Imagine blogging about the things you love day in day out. Therefore, with this post, I would want to assist you to begin determining what you love to blog about. This happens to be just about the most common problems of the many new bloggers— including a few who recently responded to me on Facebook and Twitter.

This should be the matter that provide encouraged to wake up at dawn, to cry out, “I’ve finally found what I want!”. And also to shock your family members or anyone who is dear to you.

My guide probably won’t be complete, and yes it won’t find your passion to suit your needs. However it can help you to discover the topic that would keep you going and going and going…. Here’s how.

1. Do you know what you are good at? Unless if you are only starting out in  life, you should have acquired several talent and skill, and exhibited some sort of abilities. Even if you’re only starting out, it’s likely you have have some talent while you were young, even when your elementary school days. Ever remembered being a good writer, speaker, artist, organizer, builder, teacher, friend? Do you recall being proficient at ideas, linking people, martial art, sports? Let’s ponder for a moment. Take at the very least half an hour, going through these questions — generally we overlook things we are spontaneously good at. Recall, as far as you could, to jobs, projects, hobbies. This might be your passion. Or perhaps you could do this. List down a scroll of potential possibilities.

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2. What turns you on? It could be something on the job — a small component to your work that stimulates you unknowingly. Maybe it’s a little something you are doing after working hour— a hobby, moonlighting, your volunteering work or a parent or a spouse or a friend. It may be something you have not done in awhile. Again, you need a bit of time to ponder through these questions.Coz in case you don’t, you could be doing yourself a disfavor. Think up answers to your list.

3. What kind of books or reading materials are you interested on? What kind of topics do you follow when you log into the internet? Go through the magazines that you read? How about blogs that you follow? Which section of the bookstore do you peruse? List down as many topics as possible.

4. What do you day dream about? You may have some preposterous dream job you have always aspired to do — a novelist, a clown, a diver, an architect, a doctor, an entrepreneur, a programmer. However certain fears, have held you back, has led you to dismiss this idea. Maybe there are several. Add them to the list — no matter how unrealistic.

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5. Start learning, ask question and take note. Right now, you’ve got a list. Choose the one thing from your list that excites you the most. Here’s your first candidate. Take a reasonable amount of time to review it, speak with people who have been successful on the field (via their blogs,should they have them, or email). Build up of notes of things you have to find out, ought to improve on, skills you need to master, people to speak to. Study deep but never wait too long. Begin diving into the next step.

6. Try and experiment. Here is where learning really comes about. Stop studying those theories, start to do the thing you’ve chosen. Remember what Nike says— just do it. It might be while in the privacy of your own home, but as soon as possible, publisize as soon as you have started. In this way, you are always motivated to improve, it gets you feedback, plus your reputation will improve as you do. Give thought to your emotions doing it — could it be something you see yourself doing daily, that gets you stimulated emotionally, that you love to share?

7. Start shortlisting. I would recommend that you pick 3-5 things through your list, if it’s longer than that, repeat steps 5 & 6 with them. This may take month, or possibly you have undoubtedly learned all about and tried them out. As a result, here’s what you should contemplate: which gets you the most turned on? Which of them could generate something people is willing to pay for or get excited about?What can you see yourself doing for years or decades without feeling burnt out (even though it isn’t a conventional professional route)? Decide on one, or maybe two at the most, and concentrate on them.

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8. Put your fears aside. Fear is actually the biggest obstruction for many –and not forgetting self doubt. Tell yourself, you are going to confront and banish it. First, accept it instead of ignoring or denying it. Second,write them down (your fears!!), to externalize them. Yeah, bring them out into the lime light. Expose them. Third, get yourself to acclimatise with them. Fourth, ask yourself, “What’s the worst thing that could happen?” Usually, one would realize that they are not as dreadful as one think. Fifth, get yourself prepared for going ahead with it anyway, and just do it. Take small steps, imagine yourself a toddler taking that first step. Celebrate your success, no matter how small they are.

9. Allocate time for your new venture. Don’t have the time to pursue your new found passion? Just make time for it! Make this your priority right now knowing that it will change your life for the better— go back and rearrange your schedule even if it means less TV time, less night life. This may mean waking up earlier, or blogging about it after work or during lunch, or on weekends. Do what must be done.

10. How to blog for a living. There are said to be overnight legends but I haven’t really heard of them. You must focus on your topic and work on your blog deligently, get proficient at it, be passionate about it. The open secret is to get enough targetted traffic into your blog and this could take months or even years. You need to find the fun out of this. The incoming traffic would reach a point where someone would pay you for it. Once the traffic comes, you must start focusing on different ways on how to monetize on your blog; be it Adsense marketing, affiliate marketing,banner advertising and whatever that can help you to get out of the rat race.

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It’s important that you try to get the right topic for the very first time. Let me remind you that blogs about blogging and making money online are practically saturated as narrated by many gurus. I am going to tell you again that don’t expect to get rich overnight. I have been with you since Nov 2009 and I’m still not wealthy yet. It requires loads of self-reflection and soul-searching, in the beginning, followed by iron like courage and persistency in learning and experimentation, and finally steadfast commitment.

But listen to me on this, it’s all worth it— every second, every ounce of courage and effort. You will reach milestones that you never dream about. Remember I told you that HowToBlog.org is a joint venture between my mentor and me. Well, it’s mine now. The new earning milestone from my Adsense had convinced me that blogging is the way to go and I’ve decided to buy it for a mere USD 700.

I hope you would be able to find success by following this guide, coz I wish you all the best in finding your true passion. Open this link on learning How To Set Up A  Blog