How to Start a Blog in 2023 | By Sophia Lee 

This has truly become my blogging video to film! 🎉 What are your blogging goals for 2023?

I love your videos. And I LOVE the fact that you don't have ANY music in the background of your videos at all. You don't understand how revolutionary that is. So many RU-vidrs have background music while they're talking and it makes it hard to focus on what they're saying. I'm not stupid. I know how to play my own instrumental music whilst I'm watching your video, if I want to. But mostly I actually don't want to listen to any background music whilst I'm listening to what you're saying. And you give us that choice. So important.

I started my blog last year and have been dragging my feet on getting it up and running. I recently saw an article about your house flip and had no idea that you were in my area. I’m motivated again to get it going! Thanks for lighting a fire in me again.

I set up my domain and blog name over 2 years ago and haven't done anything on it ever since; when I first got introduced by a friend to your first RU-vid video on starting a blog. I'm excited to have found your actual blogging RU-vid page, and to get back on creating my page, getting it published and being committed to getting things done (with the help of your planners too!) Also, super inspired by your story and your other work! I am thanking you in advance!💞

I had been building my blog for 1 year theny computer decided to die, which held me back so much thankfully I was done building the blog but was creating my newsletter and setting up the framework for my Pinterest. For over a year I've been watching all Sofia's video and they are extremely helpful! I bought a new computer and I'm back at it again going to launch in a few days.

Great video. You can tell you truely care about helping others and thinking about what they need...which is what makes a great business. And I love that you were so down to earth :) Thanks.

You’re so incredibly inspiring! And such a beautiful human being inside and out!

Yay so I just watched your new video you dropped this week on your 23% sale of your course and I bought the blogging and Pinterest Bundle and it save me 51. Some dollars girly, thank you thank you thank you. I am soooooo excited as I got my blog back as bluehost had a glitch I guess like in Oct and had to call 5 times and just got it back 2 days before Christmas and I am sooooo happy but I am also thankful because my entire blog was reset so I am starting over and what better timing in my eyes than now since I am going to do your course first while I’m building my new blog as my last blog I could not figure it out and all since my last stroke which is now my 3rd stroke in 3 years so I have a memory and I get block brain I call it because I get so confused and I’m always trying to work either 3times harder to remember or get it right or I have to take courses so I understand better as I feel like a game with glitch issues. Lol. Nah it’s alright I have figured it out on how I can live a average humble life and I want to blog because I am a disabled stay at home mama and my blog gives me a sense of motivation and fulfillment in life and I suffer from seasonal depression too so this is something I can focus on when I am, having a hard day and need to take my focus off my adhd ocd brain and just build my blog that is giving me happiness snd fulfillment. Since you started RU-vid I have been subscribed since day 1 of your start date. I appreciate your videos more tha. I could ever explain. You have helped me now build something of my own that isn’t something geared toward my disability or controlled by it, I control this and that’s what makes me feel like yessss I am going far and I’m also a mama of 2 teens 12 & 14 years old so busy there too with sports and school stuff plus my kiddos both have mental health things too plus they both have adhd but my 12 years old son has it realllllllly bad the worst I’ve ever seen and both my sons have Tourette’s Syndrome and my 14 year old son has moderate schizophrenia so we’ve had quite a bit of struggles with that and have finally gotten it under control and they both have severe anxiety and depression plus my 12 year has mild to moderate OCD and my 14 year just very very mild OCD. So with allllll of that going on with me and my little family plus me and my hubby have been together since high school and now married since 2007 so like 15 years we’ve been married at 20 years together I’m total which isn’t really heard of in todays world as everyone hears about Kim K and how she says Marriage doesn’t have to be longer than 72 hours or more than 2 like years but I am old school and believe my husband is my true soul mate and he feels the same and he always says as I always worry my health issues which is a lot to handle a lot of the time but like my hubs says we took vows and I meant when I said tell death do us part in sickness and I’m health and see that’s why my husband is the true half of my soul. The day I met my husband at work on my first day I remember that day like it was yesterday gal and btw congratulations on your upcoming wedding and trust me it feels so much better and different when you get married and by that I mean you’ll feel safe and complete. Best of wishes for your wedding and life together and hopefully one day some kiddos and btw don’t let family tell you when to have them babies that happened to us and now they never even come over to see them but doesn’t matter because having our kiddos was the BEST MOST AMAZING DECISION WE EVER MADE TOGETHER AS A FAMILY MEANING ME AND MY HUSBAND. Best wishes for the New Year of 2023 and god bless you every deal even more and have an amazing weekend. God bless you and your future family. Xo @michellelouise.ig

Thank you so much, Sophia. Your videos are such a treasure. I appreciate the clarity you provide because I have wanted to do this for YEARS but always had such confusion about the steps. Could you please add to this what legal protections people should have in place when starting their blog right off the bat? And how do we implement those protections on our website, etc. Thank you!

Omg new vidddd yes!!!! I love your blogging content!!

I have watched several videos, and I find your to be the most informative. I really took a lot from your video. Thank-you!

When you said the platform needs to trust you, I felt that. So this is now my why for focusing on consistency, to build/maintain tryst.

yay!! i started my blog in 2020 but never really nurtured it, I got ur courses in November. My goal rn is to get 50,000/mo views by June by doing 2x good seo’ed posts a week and doing ur pintrist strategy. I have no idea how realistic that is.. but it’s better for me to set stretch goals 🎉

Thanks Sophia for your Video about your Blog. I've been working on two blogs myself over the years, one personal and the other for a voluntary groups I worked with for a number of years. The latter, so I thought, was particularly successful at getting out our message. As a result we managed to get international coverage of our message about labour relations. Unfortunately we closed back in 2014 due to circumstances beyond our control. My personal blog is still active though not as much as I'd wish. Hopefully listening to your talk will cause me to my blog from the doldrums. Thanks again Sophia and may God Bless your work.

I love how you teach blogging Sophia. You do a superb job at it. Thanks for the content. 👍🏼

Thanks so much for this video! I started my blog a few months ago but have been feeling really slow with it, almost like I wanted to give up with it. But the tips here have actually motivated me more to keep going!

This video definitely deserves a like! Thanks Sophia!

Great info and great video! I'm opening a website soon for my art business and am planning to start a blog on it. So exciting!!

That's Awesome Sophia! Putting together a team is the pinnacle of blogging business. Great job and of course the same as well with this video.

I started my channel over a month ago. Thing that I am dealing right now (and need to talk with my therapist about :D ) is impatience and high expectations :( I came to realisation that I need to accept this journey, because that has already given so much to my personal growth and freedom!!

you're experiencing a problem with the focus because the autofocus locks onto your hand sometimes. You can change the settings and set up the focus manually pre-recording (which works great for situations like this, when you're sitting down), or be a little bit careful about how close you put your hands to the camera when speaking. Great video. Really enjoyed it. all the best

Hi Sophia! Can you make a video about what to do to plan for the new year? Kinda late to ask but since I'm a year and a half into my bloggging journey, I'm wondering how to set goals for the new year/business year and how to analyze data (this part might be good for the blogging course) and the little nuances of getting prepared for the new year?

thank you so much I do so much researchh recently do not know where to start. Glad I saw your video. Gonna take next steps.

Doing my research on this topic and your videos are very helpful. Thanks a lot!

Yesssssss been bingeing your content and got TWO blogs set up with your Etsy link because 17th Ave wasn’t taking new gigs until TODAY (12/12)! Etsy was much cheaper and I paid between 30 and 50 dollars per designer to get my sites prepped! (Abby Adventures & the Slow Lazy Adventurer for introverted travel lovers with ADHD 😁🥰-just rough outlines now!). Can’t wait to take your courses when my winter vacation starts and talked a friend into doing it too. You are the QUEEN 👸.

Thanks Sophia, this was super helpful!Excited to start!

Good morning. I have been wishing and dreaming about starting my channel or blogging. And I came across your channel n videos. Tgabk u sooooo much for encouraging me, and making me feel like I can do this. I have been praying for an avenue I can help my fam. And still take care of my new grand bb. Thank k u thank u sooo much for all of your tips and guides. Wish me luck. ❤

❤Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us. It's amazing and motivating to see that someone is so successful in this new era of content economy. Looking forward for more from your channel ❤

Sofia, I came back to this video. Thanks a lot for excellent tips! :)

I’d love to see a video on top mistakes! Like things you did with good intention that didn’t work ❤❤

Thank you for this video! Just published my first post today and looking forward to what 2023 brings 👍

I've been wanting to start a blog for years but haven't been serious about it until now. I just pulled out a notebook and took notes on everything you said. Thank you!!

Love your videos! ❤🎉

First time watching…love your content! Well done!

Awesome! I literally was at the checkout section on a major website company about to get a site! Just had a feeling I should research a bit before jumpin in!

Thanks for the tips. Really helpful!

Thank you so much for this great video! 😃

This was helpful. Thank you.

great video sophie.. thanks for the inspiration.. i started a blog this September. .

I'm launching my blog this month and your videos have been incredibly helpful. I appreciate how thorough and detailed you are with exactly how to start and begin on the right foot. I also purchased your Blogging course and am looking forward to going through it. Thank you for these wonderful resources.

I like your natural way of speaking. Good video 👏👏

I stumbled into your video while seeking some advice on starting a blog, and my biggest takeaway is the real timeline of progress, good advice! If you ever are curious how to improve the hiss on your recordings I am a professional audio engineer and I would be more than happy to help out for free! Thanks for the content!

Great advice, thanks. Congrats on your engagement and all the best! 😄

Thank you very much for this content, it's really helpful♥

Perfect.❤

Thanks for sharing. This was incredibly helpful!

Well done and thank you.

Thank you so much for the amazing tips! Just passed the first year mark on my Tarot blog and its starting to profit, as a single mom this is life changing!

love it❤

I’m re-launching my blog and this video has been extremely helpful thank you so much!

This is an excellent video. Thank you👍

Thanks, Sophie! I am a part of the FB group and YOUR COURSE HAS HELPED Out Tremendously. It was the push I needed.

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Thanks for such valuable information about blogging.

Good advice. Thanks

I'll end up quiting because I dont want my work to be dictated by what google says. Thats just me. A few months ago I wrote about 50 posts and google said it was duplicate content (its not, its unique content, but there are only so many ways to say what a drum is - hundreds have gone before me already). So it kinda goes without saying that they wont rank me very high. They turned me down for adsense for this reason. I refuse to mess everything up to be obedient to them. But like i said, thats just me. I dont know where to go from there. I will try a few courses to try different approaches but like I said, you ccn only call something a drum or teach a guitar scale one or more ways before it gets flagged by the devils of misschief, google.

Thanks for all this information Sophia! What about if you are not that good of a writer? Also can you make a video of your team members and what is their function?

Thank you so much for these videos. Looking forward to eventually taking your class next year!

This video is always inspirational every year ❤❤❤❤ i truly wish you the best and wish for myself 0ne day to be a successful blogger as well ❤

Very nice of explaination

Perfect 😊😊😊

Loved the video! Only thing that made me cringe was the blue host recommendation. I hosted with them for 10 years and by then had invested so much only to find out they offer no security on your data and my website was destroyed by malware within a few weeks. My business suffered greatly with no client access and I had to start over with a new host. I cried so bad!

Really hoping to apply this and other education you provide... we have a very very small niche.. wet felted wearable art and alpaca yarn... defining a topic list is a huge challenge

Just starting

1. Set the camera to manual mode. 2. Adjust the focus and field of view. 3. Adjust the iso. That's it. Your videos will be sharp. Thanks for sharing the tips.

Good information 👍

This was really helpful, thanks

HHello Sofia! I found your channel now and I'm a subscriber because you made great content!

Never thought I'd be learning the most intriguing blogging tips from High Queen Susan the Gentle of Narnia. But here we are.

thank you for all this amazing info!!!!

Happy Wedding! ☺️

@perfecting blogging try putting the camera 10-15' away, using optical zoom to fill the frame and turn off auto-focus.

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You have gorgeous eyes and you're soo pretty lowkey it was hard to pay attention to anything you said lol 😅😊😉😘 This was super helpful though I love Pintrest myself and you're right a lot of people do go there, I think because a lot of us need visuals and Pintrest has that down pact. ❤ Thank you for making this video!

You are so cute! Love your videos. Can you do a video on analytics and another one on how to start a RU-vid channel? Thank you ❤

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This was so helpful and so inspiring! Thank you!

Hi Sophia! Merry Christmas! I am starting my blog January 2023, and these tips are definitely going to be very helpful. Which course should I take once my blog is live. I want so much to be a success with this blog. I am on a budget due to the fact I am disabled. But I would like to purchase one of the courses.💜💜♥️♥️🦋

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Where did you get that top? I love it:) Great blogging video! I've been working on my blog after purchasing your course for a year now!

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Thank you so much for this! I’m a stay at home mom, and I have been looking for a way to build income. How long would you say it takes before you start to see a profit (realistically)?

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would you consider including chapters in your videos?

Thank you for the great videos !!!Btw What is the blogcm website I saw from lots of the content creators (affiliate marketing creators ) ?

Hope I'll start a blog any time soon. Probably I will do it one in portuguese and another in english, if the blog's translator don't satisfy my needs towards both languages. What is your advice for this fact? Thank you so much for your videos and tips. ❤ It will surely help me. 🎉

Thank you Sophia, this is extremely helpful. I am starting a blog on parenting because I have been getting positive feedback from people including my children. Do you think it's a good idea to post video of interactions and activities with my children (hiding their faces) from time to time?

Please can anyone explain why Wordpress is better than Wix? I love my Wix set up and don’t like how Wordpress operates. I’ve read up the pros and cons online but I can’t find a good enough reason to switch other than ‘all the bloggers end up doing it’. I’m going to start blogging seriously again but don’t want to get caught up in little design features instead of what is important.

Listening to your passive income story, I wish I listened to my brother and started a while back. This was inspiring for me to get started on some momentum. Do you have a YT for blogging topics / focus??

Do you have a video or course that goes over how to use WordPress and all of its features? I have found some difficulty with it.

Great tips! What if you'd like to recommend products that don't offer affiliate marketing? For example, I have a backpack that I love for travel but they are not on Amazon.

Great video and points about blogging. But, it is not all true about people do not care about you on your website.

thanks for your video is nice are you using Google blogger or some other one. because I plane to do this .

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Thanks for this video! I'm considering the course. Would the content and strategies be relevant to someone blogging for readers in Latin America?