Building a life-changing blog is something many people may want to do. Whether you have a hobby you love or you just want to share random thoughts on your blog, it is possible to build an income and change your life from your blog. Here's a step-by-step process to help you create a plan for your new, life-changing blog.

<h2>Hosting and Domain Name</h2>

Your blog has to start with the right hosting and domain name. Without a great hosting company and a catchy domain name, it will be difficult to achieve success. ITX Design offers plenty of affordable packages perfect for building your blog. We also give you WordPress and many other blogging platforms to choose from at no extra cost.

Make sure the domain name you choose is easy to remember. A .com is the best choice, but if it's not available, a .net is the next best thing. Domains with less than four words are the easiest to remember and will help with marketing efforts.

<h2>What's your Passion?</h2>

Your passion is what you should blog about. If you've been coaching little league baseball for many years and you love, a blog about baseball makes sense. Maybe you have a passion for creating crafts and selling them on sites, such as eBay and Etsy. If this is the case, create a blog around you crafts.

There are many different hobbies and passions to choose from. Some of the most successful bloggers have simply blogged about their family and how they run the house. Just about every topic out there can be a part of a successful blog. 

Whatever you are passionate about should be the focus of your blog. It doesn't have to be just one thing, either. If you have coached baseball for years, but you also coach basketball and football, you can create a blog about sports, in general. Then, you can create a category for every single sport.

<h2>Content is King</h2>

After you have your domain, hosting and your subject area, you need content. Content is king and you can write great blog posts, add videos, create images and even do podcasts. People will come to your blog for the content and this will also make it easier to build a community on social media sites.

Without great content, your blog will never go anywhere. The content needs to be high quality, which means you provide what the reader is looking for. You have to give them things they can use and implement.

For example, if you started a blog about coaching little league baseball, you might share a video of a new drill you are using with the kids. This is something a reader can take and use with their own team immediately, which equates to high quality content.

<h2>Getting Followers and Traffic</h2>

There are plenty of great ways to get people to your blog. Social media is one of the best ways to build a following and a community around your blog. Sharing your content on sites, such as Facebook, Google+, Twitter and Pinterest is a great way to start. This will also help with your overall SEO.

<h2>Monetization</h2>

The biggest question you may have is how you are going to make money from your blog? You have a multitude of options ranging from the Amazon Affiliate program to Google AdSense to selling your own products and plenty more. 

With the vast number of affiliate programs and advertising programs, you don't have to sell advertising space or your own products. However, if you do have products of your own or connections with people that want to advertise on your site, you can use these methods to build an income. 

<h2>Create a Long-Term Plan</h2>

Building a life-changing blog doesn't have to be difficult, but it's not instant, either. Most of the successful bloggers shared content regularly for a year or longer before they really saw an income from it. You may need to put in a few years before it becomes a full-time income. However, with the right marketing, you can get here faster.

If you've always wanted to create a life-changing blog, start with the right hosting and the right domain name. Then, work your way through each of these steps, research the right marketing methods for you and provide great content. If you do this, it's just a matter of time before your community will build to the point where you can count on the blog to make you money.
