How To Start A Programming Blog You Will Actually Keep Up

In this guide, I will show you everything from choosing a platform and domain name to customizing your blog's design and writing your first post. I will also cover some tips on how to promote your blog and connect with your audience so that they know about it.

Why Start A Blog?

●     Blogging can help you grow your personal brand.

●     Blogging can help you network with other developers.

●     Blogging is a great way to learn new things, and make connections in the industry.

Let get started now:

1. Choose your niche

What is a niche?

Niche is a specific area of interest. It can be in a certain industry, like fashion or computers.

Niche isn't about being unique – it is about being focused on a particular topic.

You want to find something that interests you so much that you'd spend hours every day researching and learning about it. And once you've found that one topic that gets you excited, then all other topics become secondary to it.

The more excited you are about studying something, the less time and effort it takes to maintain your interest in it. Here's how to choose a niche for a programming blog:

Look at what other people in the same industry are doing. You can find this information by:

Looking at the top posts on popular websites related to your niche.

Looking at what other bloggers have written about similar topics as yours

Looking at forums where people discuss similar topics as yours e.g., forums focused on programming or programming languages.

This will give you an idea of what kind of topics people are interested in hearing about and what kinds of content they like reading about most. It may also help you decide if there's room for more than one person within the industry.

2. Choose a platform for your blog

A blogging platform is a software or web service that provides tools for building and managing blogs. You can use most of these platforms on your website, but they are also available as standalone products.

Here are some examples of popular blogging platforms:

WordPress: This is the most popular blog platform, with over 30% of all websites using it. WordPress offers a great range of features, including themes, plugins, widgets, and more. It’s easy to use and offers many intuitive tools for managing your website.

Drupal: Drupal is an open-source content management system that allows you to create websites quickly and easily. Using Drupal, you can build your blog from scratch. Drupal also has an extensive community with lots of resources available online.

Squarespace: Squarespace is a simple drag-and-drop website builder that provides a simple interface for creating and editing web pages. Squarespace includes a suite of free templates but also offers paid plans.

Blogger: Blogger is a free blogging platform that offers some basic tools that are easy to use, like an editor with template-based options and social sharing tools.

3. Choose a domain name for your blog

Domain names are used to identify websites on the internet and help people find them when they are looking for content related to your website.

You will want to choose something easy to remember and spell, as well as memorable, these three qualities will be essential when it comes time for visitors to land on your site and hopefully stay there long enough for you or someone else who knows about what goes on inside this virtual space not only see but also appreciate all of its wonderful content.

While some may think that shorter domains are better than longer ones, this isn't always true: shorter domains can get crowded quickly with similar phrases like "best" or "coolest", while longer ones tend toward being more descriptive and descriptive terms don't need any special attention from search engines because they already exist within their category while still being able to keep up with demand over time."

4. Setup hosting for your blog

You will need to choose a hosting provider. There are many options, from free to expensive, but the cheapest option is good enough for most purposes. Your host will provide you with space on their server, usually in the form of an account where you can store your website files and run them.

Once you have chosen your hosting provider, sign up for an account by following their instructions for signing up. Once everything is set up correctly and running smoothly at home, work, or both, head over to the next step.

5. Install a blogging platform on your website

Now that you have a domain, hosting and a blogging platform installed on your website, it is time to get started. There are many platforms out there, but we recommend WordPress as the most popular and easiest-to-use option.

To install WordPress on your website:

Installing WordPress on your website is easy and fast. The following steps will help you install WordPress on your website:

 • First, you need to create a free account at WordPress.com.

• Then, log in to your account and go to Settings > Install Themes.

• Browse through the themes and pick one that suits your blog's theme or design style.

6. Customize the design of your blog

Your blog design is the first thing that people will see when they visit your site. It is important to have a good design, but it is even more important to keep it up-to-date as often as possible.

You can use HTML, CSS, JavaScript or any other web language to create the look of your blog. You can also customize the color of text, background and links on the top of your page and make them as colorful as you want.

You can also use different fonts for headings and body text and images from other sources to enhance the look of your blog.

7. Write and publish your first blog post and important pages

Writing a blog post is an important step in the process of starting your programming blog. It is also a great way to showcase your knowledge, so make sure you have a good title and use keywords that your target audience would be likely to search for.

Start by writing out the article in a way that is easy for anyone to understand. Include links to other articles or resources on the topic if possible, but don't overwhelm readers with too many links at once; instead of writing ten different ways of doing something for example: “How To Write A Blog Post”, try cutting down on this number by focusing on one core concept like "How To Make Your Content More Interesting". Then consider adding images and video clips as well.

If there's any question about whether or not someone will read what you have written here today — and remember: no one wants their time wasted reading drivel — then maybe reconsider whether it makes sense before publishing anything else at all.

8. Promote your blog and connect with your audience

Once you have a good idea of what your blog is about, it is time to promote it. Your readers will be more likely to come back if they know that others are interested in what you are talking about, so make sure that you have a social media presence and connect with other bloggers. You can also find a community of people who share similar interests and start following them on social media or through email newsletters.

If there isn't already an established audience for programming blogs in your industry, consider creating one.