What better way to start writing on AlborzFallah.com than to talk about the most fundamental step in creating a weblog, or blog as they are better known.

Those of you looking at starting your own blog and writing must all be wondering what to start your blog on, sure you can start a personal blog and type away about your thoughts, worries, successes etc… but where does that all lead?

Commercial or successful blogs tend to have a theme or topic. Speaking from experience I’ve started at least 20 different blogs in my time all with a different topic. My most memorable one was a blog I started to right (anonymously) about my personal relationships, of course I lost interest in that rather quickly, and by that I mean in about 48 hours.

So here is the trick, you need to know a little about what you’re writing about, or at the very least, have the incentive to learn.

When I started CarAdvice.com.au, I loved cars, I still do, I didn’t know much about the engineering or mechanical side of cars (and I still don’t) but I did love cars without question so that desire to write about what I love came through, it motivated me to go back and write more and more and more.

So think about the blog you want to start, think hard about its topic. Make sure its not something that seems like a good idea just now and not in the long run, the most important formula for a successful blog is commitment and steady updates.

If you can continue to update your blog a few times a week, over a period of time it will get more and more traffic, it’s just basic rule of thumb.

Of course the more interesting your topic, the more hits, so cars and music for me being two passions both happen to have a big following globally which in return has helped the sites gain a massive audience.

Also make sure you do some research on google, type in your blog topic and see what shows up. So if you’re looking at starting say a car blog, type in Car Blog into google and see what shows up.

Don’t be scared of competition, there is always something you can either do better or differently, in some cases, you can even localise the content which will give you an edge in your own marketplace.

Remember, the topic you chose you have to stick with so make sure it’s a good one.

Alborz.