Blog, Inc.

With roughly 95,000 blogs launched worldwide every 24 hours (BlogPulse), making a fledgling site stand out isn't easy. This authoritative handbook gives creative hopefuls a leg up. Joy Cho, of the award-winning Oh Joy , offers expert advice on starting and growing a blog, from design and finance to overcoming blogger's block, attracting readers, and more. With a foreword from Grace Bonney of Design*Sponge plus expert interviews, this book will fine-tune what the next generation of bloggers shares with the world. Learn how to: - Design your site

- Choose the right platform

- Attract a fan base

- Finance your blog

- Maintain work/life balance

- Manage comments

- Find content inspiration

- Overcome blogger's block

- Choose the right ads

- Develop a voice

- Protect your work

- Create a media kit

- Leverage your social network

- Take better photographs

- Set up an affiliate program

- Partner with sponsors

- Build community

- Go full-time with your blog

- And more