(ThyBlackMan.com) In a world where faith is at an all-time low and increasing numbers of people have taken a fatalistic view of current events, it’s time for men of faith to step forward to be a light for those floundering in the dark. This is akin to being a mentor and one of the most amazing things about mentoring in the 21st Century is that we can reach out to those seeking guidance in a huge number of ways. Unlike days gone by when mentoring meant spending time with our charges in the physical realm, we now have the internet where we can touch base through social sites, video conferencing and even on message boards and forums.
Starting Your Own Lifestyle Blog Guide
You might even like to start your own blog where you can share experiences and invite others to talk about successes they’ve had on their own personal journey or stories of despair when it seemed like there was no end to the pain.
If you need help setting up a blog, there are plenty of guides to starting your own lifestyle blog. These tutorials walk you through the process step-by-step and can be incredibly helpful for new bloggers who want help navigating the “technical” process. Once your site is set up it is fairly easy to keep it up and running, so don’t be afraid to take that first step.
What You Need to Start Your Own Lifestyle Blog
The first thing you will want to do is choose a name to call your blog and then make sure it is not already taken. Next you will want to find a theme and a Content Management System that enables you to build and maintain your blog.
Most often those who are new to building a website find that WordPress is the easiest way to actually get a site up and running. WordPress is a type of Content Management System (CMS) that is user-friendly and has a huge support system of other users around the globe.
Although there are literally tens of thousands of free themes, you will need a paid hosting service. Your web host will most likely have the WordPress CMS already on their site with an admin panel that lets you quickly choose the options you want while also helping you to find the theme or template you’d like to use.
Making Your Presence Known
Now that you’ve built your site it’s time to announce your presence to the world. Some people do that through social sites like Facebook and others start writing blogs for other sites with a link back to their own site.
The one important point to remember here is to seek visitors on sites that share your ideals. These will most likely be where those seeking direction would land. By blogging about your own blog site you will undoubtedly capture the attention of those who really want to hear what you have to say.
If you enable comments on your blog posts, anyone with a question can post. You can choose to allow the comments to show on your page or not. Here is where you can provide an answer so that this person and anyone with the same question can learn from your response.
Blogging is a major form of communication in today’s digital world and if you are blogging to pay your blessings forward, this is just the beginning of a new leg of your journey.
Staff Writer; John Parker