{"id":6677,"date":"2019-09-24T15:04:33","date_gmt":"2019-09-24T22:04:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogschapman.wpenginepowered.com\/alumni\/2019\/09\/24\/5-steps-to-start-a-blog-and-grow-it-into-a-business-during-college\/"},"modified":"2026-03-12T22:18:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T22:18:08","slug":"5-steps-to-start-a-blog-and-grow-it-into-a-business-during-college","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/alumni\/2019\/09\/24\/5-steps-to-start-a-blog-and-grow-it-into-a-business-during-college\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Steps to Start a Blog (and Grow it into a Business) During College"},"content":{"rendered":"

We can all agree that college is an exciting time\u2014from the first semester<\/a>\u00a0till the very last day, there\u2019s so much you learn and experience about life, people and yourself.<\/p>\n

Do you know what one of the best ways to capture those experiences is? Learn how to start a blog\u00a0to both\u00a0document your time in college and begin laying the foundation for your future career.<\/p>\n

Apart from the fact that blogs are a great way to express yourself, they also contribute to building your own personal brand, which is a valuable asset to have going forward. What\u2019s more, is that you never know when this personal blog (or Instagram account) of yours may actually turn into a real business that has the potential to grow in the years to come.<\/p>\n

The blog<\/a>\u00a0I started almost ten years ago during professor Niklas Myhr<\/a>\u2019s Internet Marketing class has become the business I\u2019m now working on full-time. And it all began as a simple destination where I wrote about my experiences working on side projects and learning about marketing as a college student.<\/p>\n

Wondering where to begin with starting your own blog while you\u2019re still in college? It\u2019s not as complicated as it sounds. Here are the five critical steps to starting a blog and growing it into what can eventually become a full-on business.<\/p>\n

1. Pick your blog\u2019s name and get it online<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The name of your blog<\/a>\u00a0tells readers a lot about who you are, the topics you\u2019re blogging about, if they\u2019ll resonate with your message and even more.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s estimated that there are now over 500 million blogs on the internet<\/a>. Therefore, it stands to reason that it\u2019ll take some effort to truly stand out from the crowd. Especially if you hope to write blog content<\/a>\u00a0that people will actually want to read for the long run.<\/p>\n

First things first. You\u2019ll need to do some\u00a0research on the industry and topics you plan to write about. Take time to discover other prominent bloggers in your industry. Find out what\u2019s working for them in terms of clever blog names in this space. Answer questions like:<\/p>\n