{"id":29326,"date":"2022-09-26T10:00:58","date_gmt":"2022-09-26T14:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/simpleprogrammer.com\/?p=29326"},"modified":"2026-03-11T01:50:44","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T01:50:44","slug":"blogging-for-programmers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/simpleprogrammer.com\/blogging-for-programmers\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Start a PROFITABLE Programming Blog From A-Z (2022)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Are you looking to:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2026 get your name out there as a programmer?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2026 share your solutions with the world?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2026 make extra income by writing about your passion online?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Start a programming blog and you can enjoy each of these &amp; more.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stick around for the exact step-by-step path to creating your fun, popular and profitable programmer blog.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I\u2019ll take you by the hand and show you step-by-step how to create a blog that makes you income. And that income could come in different forms \u2013 one of which is a high-paying job.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>5 Good Reasons Why You Should Start a Programming Blog<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let\u2019s look in depth at the 5 main reasons why writing your own coding blog is a good idea.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>1. Personal Brand: Become a Thought Leader, Create Opportunities &amp; Get a Great Job<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sed0aYdn3ow\" width=\"715\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a software developer, you should be thinking of yourself as a business: The Brand of You. And starting a blog is <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/simpleprogrammer.com\/how-to-build-a-portfolo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">great for showing off your portfolio as a programmer<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When your blog is helping other programmers and they start sharing it around, your personal brand will become more and more popular.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And the goodwill and trust you\u2019ve built up leads to a slew of new opportunities for you:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">People want to be coached by you<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">People want to work on (potentially profitable) projects with you<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">People want to buy products as per your recommendation (and gladly have you earn an affiliate commission)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">People want to hire you for perky programming jobs<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>2. Learning: Adding New Languages, Working Through Problems, Discovering New Methods<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-42995\" src=\"https:\/\/simpleprogrammer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Programmers-Are-Always-Learning.jpg\" alt=\"Programmers Are Always Learning\" width=\"715\" height=\"350\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When you tell others about what you\u2019re working on, it forces you to be exact. Thanks to your new programming blog, you\u2019ll be carefully exploring the object of any new learning challenge from all angles.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Because afterwards, you want to be able to teach it to your audience! In any teacher-student situation, the teacher has to be more diligent than the student \u2013 and he gets the greatest learning benefit.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Blogging about your coding experiences will make you more aware and stronger in your problem-solving process, push you to fully explore approaches you weren\u2019t yet familiar with, and make what you\u2019ve learned more \u2018sticky\u2019 than ever before.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>3. Sharing Code With Others: Helping, Innovating, Creating Community<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Coding can be lonely.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Even if you get a win, you sometimes don\u2019t have anyone to share it with, outside of a forum where you can\u2019t be sure people are going to see it. Or maybe you do have a few friends who understand and care.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But how cool would it be to make a write-up of what you did that\u2019s super helpful for others, and have it live on a website you personally own, forever?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Starting your programming blog allows you to share solutions that improve the lives of others while adding your explanations to make them easily consumable. People can then add their comments on your blog article.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00c9t voila, you\u2019ve just formed your own little programming community around the content on your website!<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>4. Improve Communication Skills<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-42393\" src=\"https:\/\/simpleprogrammer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Programmer-Public-Speaker.jpg\" alt=\"Software Engineer Social Skills\" width=\"715\" height=\"350\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There\u2019s no better way to improve your clarity than typing out your thoughts, as coherently as possible, for others to read. Writing a lot and trying to write well turns you into a much better communicator.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Luckily, you don\u2019t need to write essays for magazines or publish books to do that. You can do it online, and without investing too much money.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I\u2019ve been booked for many speaking engagements and have made hundreds of YouTube videos. My ability to organize my thoughts and communicate clearly and concisely has been sharpened by writing endless articles for this programming blog.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And it\u2019s transformed my performance in those areas.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>5. Make Money<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-42477\" src=\"https:\/\/simpleprogrammer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Software-Engineer-Salary.jpg\" alt=\"Software Engineer Salary\" width=\"715\" height=\"350\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once your blog is popular, you\u2019ll have many options to monetize it.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/simpleprogrammer.com\/products\/make-money-from-your-blog\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Just a few of the money-making methods for your programming blog are display advertising<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, affiliate marketing and selling info products.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In some cases this can become a full-time income, or even a massive business.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The formula for financial success with your blog is simple: The more you\u2019re writing to solve people\u2019s problems, the more money you\u2019re going to make.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After you have a sizable audience who trusts you and is hungry for your help, it\u2019s easy to slap on the monetization and start raking in a good amount.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[responsive_video type=&#8217;youtube&#8217; hide_related=&#8217;0&#8242; hide_logo=&#8217;0&#8242; hide_controls=&#8217;0&#8242; hide_title=&#8217;0&#8242; hide_fullscreen=&#8217;0&#8242; autoplay=&#8217;0&#8242;]https:\/\/youtu.be\/MtRT8-WGKaQ[\/responsive_video]<\/p>\n<h2>How to Start Your Programming Blog<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The first step on creating a blog is choosing a web hosting company that you can trust and that is reliable.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are many Web Hosting Services nowadays and you should pay special attention into this step because it can definitely save you hours of stress and headaches on the future.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Should you start for free?<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can get free hosting at WordPress.com (which leaves you with an ugly domain address and limited functions) or Squarespace.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Squarespace is free and looks good, but if you want more freedom and functions later, you\u2019ll have to switch. There\u2019s a reason half the internet runs on WordPress.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you want to run the full WordPress CMS (content management system), you\u2019ll need paid hosting to run it on.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>The best Website Hosting for Beginners<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I personally recommend <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/simpleprogrammer.com\/bluehost\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bluehost<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which is the only service officially recommended by WordPress itself.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The combination couldn&#8217;t be better. Bluehost is amongst one of the reliable and strongest web hosting companies, having thousands and thousands of clients. The server almost never goes down, it counts with a 24\/7 technical support team, offers a free domain and, of course, it has a one-click WordPress install feature, which makes the process so much easier and faster.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To speed things up, think of a domain name for your blog and have your credit card ready.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Done that, follow the steps below.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Set Up Your Website Hosting<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To get started, go to Bluehost&#8217;s homepage and click on <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/simpleprogrammer.com\/bluehost\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cGet Started Now\u201d<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-43051\" src=\"https:\/\/simpleprogrammer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Bluehost-Setup.jpg\" alt=\"Bluehost Setup\" width=\"715\" height=\"350\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Next step is choosing the right plan for you. If you&#8217;re just starting out, the best plan for you is definitely the \u201cStarter Plan\u201d.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, if you plan on getting a decent amount of traffic or even creating more than one blog, you should definitely consider acquiring more robust plans, such as the plus plan or the business pro plan.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-43052\" src=\"https:\/\/simpleprogrammer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Bluehost-Plans.jpg\" alt=\"Bluehost Plans\" width=\"715\" height=\"350\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After that, you&#8217;ll be asked to choose a domain name for your blog. If you don&#8217;t already have a domain name, you can purchase one right at this step.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The best part is that is comes FREE with this new WordPress hosting account purchase.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Choose a domain name and click on \u201cNext\u201d.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Note: If you already have a domain name, just enter the name of your current domain on the \u201ctransfer domain\u201d field and follow the steps provided by Bluehost)<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-43053\" src=\"https:\/\/simpleprogrammer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Domain-Registration-For-Your-Programming-Blog.png\" alt=\"Domain Registration For Your Programming Blog\" width=\"878\" height=\"329\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once you&#8217;ve chosen your domain name, it&#8217;s time to enter your personal information.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-43055\" src=\"https:\/\/simpleprogrammer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Contact-info.jpg\" alt=\"Bluehost Contact Info\" width=\"715\" height=\"364\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Next step is to choose your package plan and enter your billing information.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Normal, shared hosting is priced at 12, 24 and 36-month terms. Longer term plans will help you save more money and the lower your monthly rate will be.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Study what will be the best option for you and choose a package. You\u2019ll also see some offers from Bluehost partners, such as SEO jumpstart and domain privacy.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Select the ones that fits your needs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-43056\" src=\"https:\/\/simpleprogrammer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Choose-Plan.jpg\" alt=\"Choose Plan\" width=\"715\" height=\"565\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After filling your billing information and choosing your hosting package, click on \u201cNext\u201d to complete your purchase. You\u2019ll be asked to create a password for your account.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can either use Bluehost\u2019s password generator or come up with yours on your own.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now that you\u2019re all set up on the Web Hosting part of the process, it\u2019s time to install WordPress.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Installing WordPress<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This used to be one of the most complicated steps when it comes to starting a blog.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, Bluehost recently made it so that you don&#8217;t even have to do anything. Check out this video where I show you exactly how easy it is:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/13z4_hVF4V8\" width=\"715\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You now have your WordPress install created for you automatically and you are automatically logged into your new WordPress blog!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You\u2019re done creating your blog and installing WordPress.\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now, simply log into your WordPress website by going to the admin login URL. Enter your username and password, then click \u201cLog In\u201d. This will take you to your WordPress dashboard.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From here, you can control everything about your WordPress website, such as writing blog posts, creating pages, changing the overall appearance, etc<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Pick Your Favorite Theme<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You now have the opportunity to put a nice theme on your blog.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WordPress comes with thousands of free themes, of which you could just pick one and go.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you go for a paid theme, you\u2019ll have more customization options. The paid themes also often look a lot better right out of the box.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/simpleprogrammer.com\/thrivethemes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">I use Thrive Themes<\/a> and I love how it has fully customizable themes, plus a complete drag &amp; drop website builder, quiz builder, and Thrive Leads to create opt-ins for your email marketing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-43069\" src=\"https:\/\/simpleprogrammer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Thrive-Themes.jpg\" alt=\"Thrive Themes\" width=\"708\" height=\"303\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Plugins<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are a number of additional plugins you should install on your new programming blog to make things easier for you and to make everything run more smoothly.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The ones I recommend are:<\/span><\/p>\n<h4>Gutenberg Blocks<\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A block editor that lets you build pages on your website using special blocks, without having to use any code.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4>ShortPixel Image Optimizer<\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Having your blog load fast is essential in the 2020\u2019s. Compressing your images (while still having them look good) is one of the main ways you\u2019ll achieve this.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The ShortPixel Image Optimizer Plugin is the best plugin to size down your images at the click of a button without sacrificing much in image quality.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4>WP Rocket<\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This plugin speeds up your site, so it always loads a fast as possible for the user. It\u2019s $49\/year, but well worth the investment.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4>YoastSEO<\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The YoastSEO plugin makes sure your site and posts are optimized for search engines. It\u2019ll also help you by managing your sitemap, robots.txt, page title, and meta descriptions.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4>Code Inserter<\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When you\u2019re blogging about programming, you want to have a way to nicely display code snippets on your website.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The code inserter plugin does just that: You put in the raw code, and it outputs it in a pretty and well-formatted manner.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Your Programming Blog\u2019s Content Strategy<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-43057\" src=\"https:\/\/simpleprogrammer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Programming-Blog-Content-Strategy.jpg\" alt=\"Programming Blog Content Strategy\" width=\"715\" height=\"350\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Congrats! You\u2019ve finished setting up your blog.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now, how do you figure out what to write about? And how do you structure those blog ideas?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/simpleprogrammer.com\/never-run-out-of-topics-programming-blog\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To have endless ideas to write about on your coding blog<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, you should start creating a content strategy. It doesn\u2019t have to be huge or complicated at first.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In fact, I recommend you start with just one topic, and write a number of blog posts about all the details of it.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Pick One Topic to Start<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When you\u2019re first starting out, you have two main weapons to compete with bigger, more seasoned programming websites:<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Making your content better and more engaging than theirs. This can give you a chance to outrank those more authoritative websites in case their articles are missing the mark<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Creating \u2018topical authority\u2019 in the eyes of Google by thoroughly answering many questions around the same topic. Google then considers you an authority on this topic and ranks your site more highly for any term related to it<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That\u2019s why you should consider writing on a more narrow range of topics at first, instead of following every idea you get about everything you know.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Come Up With 10-30 Posts for Your First Topic<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The goal is to create a \u2018content cluster\u2019 of 10-30 posts around the first topic you picked.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So you\u2019ll start mapping out your content strategy by coming up with enough blog ideas to make up that first cluster.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Start With The Long Tail<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_43059\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-43059\" style=\"width: 715px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-43059 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/simpleprogrammer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Long-Tail-Keywords-For-Programming-Blog.jpg\" alt=\"Long Tail Keywords For Programming Blog\" width=\"715\" height=\"380\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-43059\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.semrush.com\/kb\/685-what-are-long-tailed-keywords\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SEMRush<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a brand-new coding blog, you\u2019re not going to rank for those big, juicy keywords.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Instead, go after what\u2019s called the \u2018long tail\u2019 of Google searches: Longer, more detailed phrases that are searched less, and are less competitive. This gives you the chance to rank in the top 10 even if you\u2019re new.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It lets you build up that topical authority over time. At some point you can then start going for those more competitive search terms.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Keyword Research &amp; Planning<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To make your keyword research process most comfortable, use a paid keyword tool \u2013 it\u2019ll save you a lot of time and stress. You\u2019ll get hundreds of keywords at a time, and you\u2019ll be able to see their search volume and competition at a glance.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But, of course you can choose to do basic keyword research on your own, without paid tools, for free: <\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-43060 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/simpleprogrammer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Free-Keyword-Research-Tool-for-Programmers.jpg\" alt=\"Free Keyword Research Tool for Programmers\" width=\"715\" height=\"351\" \/><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Enter your main topic keyword into KeywordSheeter<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (free). <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/keywordsheeter.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This tool<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> will spit out all variations, questions and related searches to the keyword you entered. You can then pick queries to use as keywords to cover with an article.<\/span><b><\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Google the phrase and manually analyze the competition<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Look out for other small niche blogs, quora, reddit, or forums in the top results. If those are able to rank, so should you, especially if you answer the search query better than they did.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If a bigger site is ranking, but they\u2019re completely missing the point, you also have a chance of outranking them if you create a more well-targeted article.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Types Of Topics To Pick &amp; How They\u2019ll Help You Reach Your Goals<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can pick between different types of articles on your programming blog that can be monetized differently:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Answering specific coding questions<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. There\u2019s thousands of these. And while people are just looking for answers \u2013 not to buy something \u2013 you can still monetize these posts by running ads on them.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>In-depth tutorials on how to code or how to be a more successful programmer<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. You can establish yourself as a subject matter expert and sell courses on the same topic. For most topics it\u2019s likely good tutorials already exist \u2013 so you either have to make something that\u2019s a lot better, or find topics that are underserved or emerging.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Reviewing software &amp; hardware<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. These have the potential to make you good money by way of affiliate commissions, but they\u2019re also competitive topics.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In your first batch of 30 articles, it won\u2019t hurt to include some of each type.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But, you want to be careful not to go for a super competitive review-type keyword, for example \u2013 you\u2019ll never rank for it with a new blog.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Try to find the more niche topics that haven\u2019t been covered by all the giant competitors.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>How to Write Your Programming Blog Posts<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-42483\" src=\"https:\/\/simpleprogrammer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Blogging-for-Programmers.jpg\" alt=\"Blogging for Programmers\" width=\"715\" height=\"350\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now that you\u2019ve got your content strategy all planned out, it\u2019s time to start writing the posts! Your goal is to create the best resource your readers can find on the internet.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Write satisfying answers to their questions<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Help them solve their pressing programming problems<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Give useful career advice<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Create genuinely helpful reviews<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2026your programming blog WILL be successful.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here\u2019s how to create the best blog posts that get found by Google <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> delight your readers:<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Go For One Main Keyword<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Make your articles focused on a specific search term, and cover that one term as well as you can. Google will be able to pick up what your post is about and start ranking you for that keyword.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Include this main term in the title of your post, in the first subheading (these are called \u2018H2\u2019 subheadings), and multiple times throughout the text (in a natural way).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can go for 2-3 secondary, related keywords as well \u2013 but first and foremost, focus on the main one.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Also, make sure you\u2019re not rambling, and that even \u00be of the way through, you\u2019re still talking about the same topic.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This stops readers from dropping off, and it shows Google your article is relevant from start to finish.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Match The Search Intent<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-43061\" src=\"https:\/\/simpleprogrammer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Hit-Programming-Search-Queries.jpg\" alt=\"Hit Programming Search Queries\" width=\"715\" height=\"350\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Blogging today is not so much about writing interesting, \u201cmagazine-style\u201d content \u2013 but it\u2019s about providing focused solutions to the problems people are asking Google about:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When people are searching for: \u201cHow to do something\u201d in programming, they expect you to give them the exact answer in your blog article.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When they\u2019re searching for a \u201cWhy?\u201d-question, they want you to give them the reasons.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When they\u2019re searching for \u201cbest\u201d or \u201cversus\u201d, they want you to give an honest review of that thing.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can tell how to structure your article by how the search query is phrased. If you match the search intent well, you\u2019ll satisfy both your readers and Google\u2019s algorithm.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Make The Title Interesting<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In Google\u2019s \u201cSearch Engine Results Page\u201d (SERP), you\u2019re competing with other articles targeting the same keywords.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your chance to stand out from the crowd is choosing an interesting title.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here are a few elements you can include to make your title \u201cpop\u201d and entice people to click on your article over the others:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Include a number, e.g.: <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">7 Secrets to Writing Better Code<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Add \u201cpower words\u201d, such as <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">easy<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">secrets<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">crush<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">State the benefits: <i>How to market yourself as a programmer and <\/i><i>make lots of money<\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Mind Your Blog\u2019s Style<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-42394\" src=\"https:\/\/simpleprogrammer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Dress-Well-Programmer.jpg\" alt=\"Blog Style\" width=\"715\" height=\"390\" \/>You want to make your articles as easy to read as possible \u2013 especially considering a majority of your audience is consuming your content on their small phone screen.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Use Large Font Sizes<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nowadays, you want your font size to be between 18-22px. It\u2019s easier on the eyes and keeps people on the page for longer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Pay Attention To Line Spacing<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the 2020\u2019s, nobody is putting up with having to read <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">walls of text<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. They\u2019d rather click away and move on to something else.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Make most of your paragraphs between 1-3 sentences long. If you use plenty of white space in your articles, you\u2019ll do your readers a big favor. And they\u2019ll reward you by consuming more of your content.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Don\u2019t Make Your Content Area Too Wide<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If your sentences stretch too far across the page, they\u2019re too hard to read. Try to stick to a content area that\u2019s 850px or less, so people have an easier time scanning your article.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Write Engaging Content<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-43062\" src=\"https:\/\/simpleprogrammer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Engaging-Blog-Content.jpg\" alt=\"Engaging Blog Content\" width=\"715\" height=\"350\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Don\u2019t try to write scholarly articles on your website.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yes, people come to your programming blog to learn something. But that doesn\u2019t mean you should sound like a college textbook. That\u2019d be just another reason for them to tune out. Your readers want you to explain things as simply as possible. And if you can make it more personal, fun, or even tell a relevant story, that\u2019s even better.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here are a few ways to make your writing more engaging:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Talk to your audience like they\u2019re a friend<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Keep your sentences short &amp; sweet<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Avoid using \u201cbig words\u201d. You won\u2019t sound smart \u2013 but boring<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sell them on the benefits of what you\u2019re going to tell them<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Start your article off with something exciting or intriguing: A smart question, surprising statistic, or a hint at something interesting you\u2019re going to reveal in the article<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Create Your Home &amp; About Pages<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To make your programming blog look complete and professional, be sure to create these important pages:<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Home<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is what people see if they just type your blog\u2019s URL into their browser, or they follow a direct link from somewhere to your website.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Think of your home page as the sales page for your personal brand. It should be a great introduction to your content and showcase your expertise as well as your best articles.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the beginning, it\u2019s fine to keep it simple:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A \u201chero shot\u201d image of yourself up top<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A few lines about what the blog is about and what makes you unique<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some social proof of what people are saying about you and places you\u2019ve worked or your work has been featured<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A display of your best and \/ or most recent articles<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>About<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your about page is where you can get more personal \u2013 go into your story and how it relates to your reader.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can go into detail on your accomplishments.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">State your motivation for starting this blog, and what people can expect from you in the future.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-43063\" src=\"https:\/\/simpleprogrammer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Blog-About-Page.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"715\" height=\"331\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Contact<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You should have your business address on your website, as well as a way for people to contact you.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Not only does this increase trust, but as your blog grows more popular, you\u2019ll be contacted with valuable feedback, enlightening questions, and business opportunities.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Analyze Your Content<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To see how your coding blog\u2019s content performs over time, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/analytics\/answer\/9304153?hl=en&amp;ref_topic=12156336,12153943,2986333,&amp;visit_id=637993925771199301-864611850&amp;rd=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">set up Google Analytics<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and start monitoring your website traffic.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But \u2013 don\u2019t obsess over these metrics, especially in the beginning. It\u2019ll likely take six to eight months before your new content reaches its final ranking position.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So it doesn\u2019t make sense to check your Analytics all the time when you\u2019ve just started.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Promote Your Blog<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Besides writing great content on your programming blog, there\u2019s another way you can get more readers and increase your site\u2019s authority.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The main way search engines judge the authority of your site is the number and quality of external links pointing for it.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As you publish more and more content over time, you\u2019ll naturally have more people linking to your blog \u2013 especially if your articles are of exceptional quality.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But with the right promotional strategy, you can speed this up and gain more links in less time.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Guest Blogging<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-42396\" src=\"https:\/\/simpleprogrammer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Software-Developer-Salary-Negotiation-Skills.jpg\" alt=\"Guest Blogging for Developers\" width=\"715\" height=\"350\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is where you\u2019ll reach out to other blogs in the coding or tech space and offer to write an article for them for free in exchange for a link back to your site.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can increase the chance they\u2019ll say yes if you do some keyword research beforehand and pitch them a topic they could be ranking for, but don\u2019t yet have an article on.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Also, when reaching out, make sure to mention any of your credentials and accomplishments to make it more attractive for them to feature you on their blog.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Link Building<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While guest blogging is a common and effective way to build links back to your site, there\u2019s other ways to do it, too:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One example is partnering up with other programming bloggers: Whenever they write a guest post on another site, they\u2019ll link to your site, and you\u2019ll do the same for them<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another way to potentially gain new links is to use a tool to check for broken links on a site you\u2019d like to get a link from. You then tell them about it and ask them to link to one of your articles instead<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Finally, you can check your competitor\u2019s backlinks and ask those sites to link to you over them, in case you have a higher quality post on the same topic<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>How You\u2019ll Monetize Your Programming Blog<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-42477\" src=\"https:\/\/simpleprogrammer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Software-Engineer-Salary.jpg\" alt=\"Monetize Programming Blog\" width=\"715\" height=\"350\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now, how are you going to get paid for all the hard work you\u2019ve put in solving coding problems and publishing great content on your blog to help out other programmers?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here are 5 ways you\u2019ll earn money from your programming blog:<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Display Advertising<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once you have thousands of visitors per month to your blog, it\u2019s worth it to put display ads on it to monetize some of that general traffic.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s especially useful for those short info-articles that answer a specific question. Your readers will just get the info they need and then bounce \u2013 they won\u2019t buy any affiliate offer or join your email list to potentially buy your course later. Display ads are perfect to make at least some money from those people as well.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The most popular ad companies, sorted by how much they\u2019re paying, are: Google AdSense, Ezoic, Adthrive and Mediavine. The higher-end ad networks have strict requirements for joining, such as 50,000 page views per month for Mediavine.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Affiliate Marketing<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As you\u2019re reviewing tools and hardware related to coding, you can link to those recommended products and earn a commission.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Especially for software products, those can be highly attractive because they\u2019re so-called \u2018recurring\u2019 commissions \u2013 you get a cut for every month the user stays subscribed to the service.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Additionally, you can earn good money affiliating for high-priced coding hardware, online courses and bootcamps.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Selling Courses &amp; Other Informational Products<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With your programming blog, over time you\u2019ll establish yourself as an authority on certain subjects.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your readers are loyal \u2013 they know, like and trust you. That\u2019s when you can start offering your expertise in the form of ebooks, courses, or a coaching service.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The best way to do this is to first get people on your email list, where you keep giving them even more valuable content.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once it\u2019s time to pitch your new info product, you&#8217;ll have a warm audience willing to buy from you.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Sponsorships<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If your blog has become popular and it\u2019s bringing in some good traffic, you can also reach out to companies you like and sell them banner ad space or sponsored placements in your posts or emails.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The advantage of this tactic over standard display advertising is that you directly control which kind of ads your audience are seeing on your blog.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sponsored banner ads also pay better.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Time to get started!<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-43065\" src=\"https:\/\/simpleprogrammer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Get-Started-Blogging.jpg\" alt=\"Get Started Blogging\" width=\"715\" height=\"350\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That\u2019s a wrap! Now you\u2019re armed with all the info you need to set up your site, create your content strategy, start writing, and publish your first post!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I wish you the best of luck with your new programming blog.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">P.S.: If you\u2019d like an even more in-depth course on how to start your blog as a software developer, make sure to enroll below for free:<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you looking to: \u2026 get your name out there as a programmer? \u2026 share your solutions with the world? \u2026 make extra income by writing about your passion online? Start a programming blog and you can enjoy each of these &amp; more. 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