How to Start an Anime Blog

A blog is a chronological online discussion board or running commentary about a particular subject. If you are an anime fan, you might find that you want to start your own anime blog to encourage discussion about topics that interest you.

Difficulty:

Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need

• Audience
• Effective layout
• Blog hosting site

Start Your Own Anime Blog Online

1. Start looking at other blogs to get an idea of what you like and dislike. This can help you avoid common mistakes often made by amateur bloggers, such as not choosing universally applicable subjects, poor grammar and obscure titles.

2. Decide on a blog angle and develop a strong opinion. The most popular bloggers come from a specific personal point of view, so make a list of the topics that you are interested in and draw from these once you begin to blog.

3. Use free social community websites like MySpace and Facebook to start your own blog about anime subjects, characters, drawing tips and events. Because you have a group of friends who join your page, you will have an instant audience.

4. Sign up at sites like LiveJournal or Blogger for a more generalized blog. For a specifically anime audience, though, Theanimeblog.com may be a better fit.

5. Choose from a selection of pre-made fonts, templates and layouts to customize your blog page. Make sure to add your name, your anime point of view and contact information (email).

6. Enable emoticon use, freebie buttons, images, blog chalks, comments, tagboards and discussion forums to make your blog truly interactive.

7. Send your blog URL to friends to drum up visitors. The more people who visit, the bigger your audience will be and the more your popularity will grow.

Tips & Warnings

• Blogs don't have to foster discussion. While many have round-table or open-forum components, your blog can simply have a commentary solely created by you. To keep the focus on your own thoughts, disable the comments section if your hosting provider has one set up for you.

• Update your blog frequently to keep visitors interested in your commentary.

• Poll your friends and ask them where they read blogs. After you have found a clear favorite, start your blog here and take advantage of friends who already use that particular service.

• Avoid overly negative or obscene language in your blog. Most hosting sites will require you to agree to a strict policy before you begin, so be sure to read this contract carefully. Your blog can be shut down if you violate these policies.