<!doctype html >
<!--[if IE 8]>    <html class="ie8" lang="en"> <![endif]-->
<!--[if IE 9]>    <html class="ie9" lang="en"> <![endif]-->
<!--[if gt IE 8]><!--> <html lang="en-US"> <!--<![endif]-->
<head>
    <title>10 Things that Every Blogger Needs to Know - The Blogging Tips</title>
    <meta charset="UTF-8" />
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
    
    <meta name='robots' content='index, follow, max-image-preview:large, max-snippet:-1, max-video-preview:-1' />
<!-- Grow Social by Mediavine v.1.19.1
 https://marketplace.mediavine.com/grow-social-pro/ -->
<meta property="og:locale" content="en_US" />
<meta property="og:type" content="article" />
<meta property="og:title" content="10 Things that Every Blogger Needs to Know" />
<meta property="og:description" content="You have finally decided to take the plunge: you&#039;re excited to get started and you&#039;re going to join the millions by starting a new blog. It’s a hugely exciting and rewarding thing to be doing." />
<meta property="og:url" content="https://www.thebloggingtips.com/blog/10-things-that-every-blogger-needs-to-know/" />
<meta property="og:site_name" content="The Blogging Tips" />
<meta property="og:updated_time" content="2019-10-10T15:13:14+00:00" />
<meta property="article:published_time" content="2017-11-02T14:08:33+00:00" />
<meta property="article:modified_time" content="2019-10-10T15:13:14+00:00" />
<meta name="twitter:card" content="summary_large_image" />
<meta name="twitter:title" content="10 Things that Every Blogger Needs to Know" />
<meta name="twitter:description" content="You have finally decided to take the plunge: you&#039;re excited to get started and you&#039;re going to join the millions by starting a new blog. It’s a hugely exciting and rewarding thing to be doing." />
<meta property="og:image" content="https://i2.wp.com/www.thebloggingtips.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/10-Things-that-Every-Blogger-Needs-to-Know.jpg?fit=1200%2C600&amp;ssl=1" />
<meta name="twitter:image" content="https://i2.wp.com/www.thebloggingtips.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/10-Things-that-Every-Blogger-Needs-to-Know.jpg?fit=1200%2C600&amp;ssl=1" />
<meta property="og:image:width" content="1200" />
<meta property="og:image:height" content="600" />
<!-- Grow Social by Mediavine v.1.19.1
 https://marketplace.mediavine.com/grow-social-pro/ -->
<link rel="icon" type="image/png" href="https://www.thebloggingtips.com/file/2016/10/Favicon_new.png"><link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="76x76" href="https://www.thebloggingtips.com/file/2016/11/Favicon_new_76x76.png"/><link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="120x120" href="https://www.thebloggingtips.com/file/2016/11/Favicon_new_120x120.png"/><link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="152x152" href="https://www.thebloggingtips.com/file/2016/11/Favicon_new_152x152.png"/><link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="114x114" href="https://www.thebloggingtips.com/file/2016/11/Favicon_new_114x114.png"/><link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="144x144" href="https://www.thebloggingtips.com/file/2016/11/Favicon_new_144x144.png"/>
	<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v17.1 - https://yoast.com/wordpress/plugins/seo/ -->
	<title>10 Things that Every Blogger Needs to Know - The Blogging Tips</title>
	<link rel="canonical" href="https://www.thebloggingtips.com/blog/10-things-that-every-blogger-needs-to-know/" />
	<meta name="twitter:label1" content="Written by" />
	<meta name="twitter:data1" content="Editorial Assistant" />
	<meta name="twitter:label2" content="Est. reading time" />
	<meta name="twitter:data2" content="4 minutes" />
	<script type="application/ld+json" class="yoast-schema-graph">{"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://www.thebloggingtips.com/#website","url":"https://www.thebloggingtips.com/","name":"The Blogging Tips","description":"Blogging Resources, News &amp; Reviews","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://www.thebloggingtips.com/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https://www.thebloggingtips.com/blog/10-things-that-every-blogger-needs-to-know/#primaryimage","inLanguage":"en-US","url":"https://i2.wp.com/www.thebloggingtips.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/10-Things-that-Every-Blogger-Needs-to-Know.jpg?fit=1200%2C600&ssl=1","contentUrl":"https://i2.wp.com/www.thebloggingtips.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/10-Things-that-Every-Blogger-Needs-to-Know.jpg?fit=1200%2C600&ssl=1","width":1200,"height":600,"caption":"10-Things-that-Every-Blogger-Needs-to-Know"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://www.thebloggingtips.com/blog/10-things-that-every-blogger-needs-to-know/#webpage","url":"https://www.thebloggingtips.com/blog/10-things-that-every-blogger-needs-to-know/","name":"10 Things that Every Blogger Needs to Know - The Blogging Tips","isPartOf":{"@id":"https://www.thebloggingtips.com/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https://www.thebloggingtips.com/blog/10-things-that-every-blogger-needs-to-know/#primaryimage"},"datePublished":"2017-11-02T14:08:33+00:00","dateModified":"2019-10-10T15:13:14+00:00","author":{"@id":"https://www.thebloggingtips.com/#/schema/person/b6f4b2e01e940c35c77bb06c2de305e0"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https://www.thebloggingtips.com/blog/10-things-that-every-blogger-needs-to-know/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https://www.thebloggingtips.com/blog/10-things-that-every-blogger-needs-to-know/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https://www.thebloggingtips.com/blog/10-things-that-every-blogger-needs-to-know/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"The Blogging Tips","item":"https://www.thebloggingtips.com/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"General","item":"https://www.thebloggingtips.com/blog/category/general/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"10 Things that Every Blogger Needs to Know"}]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https://www.thebloggingtips.com/#/schema/person/b6f4b2e01e940c35c77bb06c2de305e0","name":"Editorial Assistant","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https://www.thebloggingtips.com/#personlogo","inLanguage":"en-US","url":"https://i1.wp.com/www.thebloggingtips.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Favicon_new_152x152.png?fit=96%2C96&ssl=1","contentUrl":"https://i1.wp.com/www.thebloggingtips.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Favicon_new_152x152.png?fit=96%2C96&ssl=1","caption":"Editorial Assistant"},"description":"This is a contributed post. The author's views above are entirely his / her own which may not reflect the views of The Blogging Tips. The submitted content is reviewed by our Editorial Assistant for relevancy and adequacy."}]}</script>
	<!-- / Yoast SEO plugin. -->


<style type="text/css">
	.tablepress thead th div { float:left; }
</style><link rel='stylesheet' id='snp_styles_reset-css'  href='https://www.thebloggingtips.com/ext/arscode-ninja-popups/themes/reset.min.css' type='text/css' media='all' />
<link rel='stylesheet' id='snp_styles_builder-css'  href='https://www.thebloggingtips.com/ext/arscode-ninja-popups/themes/builder/style.css' type='text/css' media='all' />
<link rel='stylesheet' id='wp-block-library-css'  href='https://www.thebloggingtips.com/other/css/dist/block-library/style.min.css' type='text/css' media='all' />
<style id='wp-block-library-inline-css' type='text/css'>
.has-text-align-justify{text-align:justify;}
</style>
<link rel='stylesheet' id='mediaelement-css'  href='https://www.thebloggingtips.com/other/js/mediaelement/mediaelementplayer-legacy.min.css' type='text/css' media='all' />
<link rel='stylesheet' id='wp-mediaelement-css'  href='https://www.thebloggingtips.com/other/js/mediaelement/wp-mediaelement.min.css' type='text/css' media='all' />
<link rel='stylesheet' id='contact-form-7-css'  href='https://www.thebloggingtips.com/ext/contact-form-7/includes/css/styles.css' type='text/css' media='all' />
<link rel='stylesheet' id='font-awesome-four-css'  href='https://www.thebloggingtips.com/ext/font-awesome-4-menus/css/font-awesome.min.css' type='text/css' media='all' />
<link rel='stylesheet' id='ihc_font_style-css'  href='https://www.thebloggingtips.com/ext/indeed-membership-pro/assets/css/font-awesome.css' type='text/css' media='all' />
<link rel='stylesheet' id='ihc_front_end_style-css'  href='https://www.thebloggingtips.com/ext/indeed-membership-pro/assets/css/style.css' type='text/css' media='all' />
<link rel='stylesheet' id='ihc_templates_style-css'  href='https://www.thebloggingtips.com/ext/indeed-membership-pro/assets/css/templates.css' type='text/css' media='all' />
<link rel='stylesheet' id='ihc_select2_style-css'  href='https://www.thebloggingtips.com/ext/indeed-membership-pro/assets/css/select2.min.css' type='text/css' media='all' />
<link rel='stylesheet' id='ihc_iziModal-css'  href='https://www.thebloggingtips.com/ext/indeed-membership-pro/assets/css/iziModal.min.css' type='text/css' media='all' />
<link rel='stylesheet' id='dpsp-frontend-style-pro-css'  href='https://www.thebloggingtips.com/ext/social-pug/assets/dist/style-frontend-pro.1.19.1.css' type='text/css' media='all' />
<link rel='stylesheet' id='default-icon-styles-css'  href='https://www.thebloggingtips.com/ext/svg-vector-icon-plugin/public/../admin/css/wordpress-svg-icon-plugin-style.min.css' type='text/css' media='all' />
<link rel='stylesheet' id='ppress-frontend-css'  href='https://www.thebloggingtips.com/ext/wp-user-avatar/assets/css/frontend.min.css' type='text/css' media='all' />
<link rel='stylesheet' id='ppress-flatpickr-css'  href='https://www.thebloggingtips.com/ext/wp-user-avatar/assets/flatpickr/flatpickr.min.css' type='text/css' media='all' />
<link rel='stylesheet' id='ppress-select2-css'  href='https://www.thebloggingtips.com/ext/wp-user-avatar/assets/select2/select2.min.css' type='text/css' media='all' />
<link rel='stylesheet' id='mc4wp-form-themes-css'  href='https://www.thebloggingtips.com/ext/mailchimp-for-wp/assets/css/form-themes.css' type='text/css' media='all' />
<link rel='stylesheet' id='reviewer-photoswipe-css'  href='https://www.thebloggingtips.com/ext/reviewer/public/assets/css/photoswipe.css' type='text/css' media='all' />
<link rel='stylesheet' id='dashicons-css'  href='https://www.thebloggingtips.com/other/css/dashicons.min.css' type='text/css' media='all' />
<link rel='stylesheet' id='reviewer-public-css'  href='https://www.thebloggingtips.com/ext/reviewer/public/assets/css/reviewer-public.css' type='text/css' media='all' />
<link rel='stylesheet' id='td-plugin-multi-purpose-css'  href='https://www.thebloggingtips.com/ext/td-composer/td-multi-purpose/style.css' type='text/css' media='all' />
<link rel='stylesheet' id='google-fonts-style-css'  href='https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Open+Sans%3A400%2C600%2C700%7CLato%3A400%7CRoboto%3A400%2C500%2C700&#038;display=swap' type='text/css' media='all' />
<link rel='stylesheet' id='tf-compiled-options-wdc-options-css'  href='https://www.thebloggingtips.com/file/titan-framework-wdc-options-css.css' type='text/css' media='all' />
<link rel='stylesheet' id='tablepress-default-css'  href='https://www.thebloggingtips.com/wp-content/tablepress-combined.min.css' type='text/css' media='all' />
<link rel='stylesheet' id='td-theme-css'  href='https://www.thebloggingtips.com/TheBloggingTips/main.css' type='text/css' media='all' />
<style id='td-theme-inline-css' type='text/css'>
    
        @media (max-width: 767px) {
            .td-header-desktop-wrap {
                display: none;
            }
        }
        @media (min-width: 767px) {
            .td-header-mobile-wrap {
                display: none;
            }
        }
    
	
</style>
<link rel='stylesheet' id='footable-core-min-css'  href='https://www.thebloggingtips.com/ext/footable/css/footable.core.min.css' type='text/css' media='all' />
<link rel='stylesheet' id='wpjb-glyphs-css'  href='https://www.thebloggingtips.com/ext/wpjobboard/public/css/wpjb-glyphs.css' type='text/css' media='all' />
<link rel='stylesheet' id='wpjb-css-css'  href='https://www.thebloggingtips.com/ext/wpjobboard/public/css/frontend.css' type='text/css' media='all' />
<link rel='stylesheet' id='td-theme-child-css'  href='https://www.thebloggingtips.com/TheBloggingTips/main.css' type='text/css' media='all' />
<link rel='stylesheet' id='js_composer_front-css'  href='https://www.thebloggingtips.com/ext/js_composer/assets/css/js_composer.min.css' type='text/css' media='all' />
<link rel='stylesheet' id='td-legacy-framework-front-style-css'  href='https://www.thebloggingtips.com/ext/td-composer/legacy/Newspaper/assets/css/td_legacy_main.css' type='text/css' media='all' />
<link rel='stylesheet' id='jetpack_css-css'  href='https://www.thebloggingtips.com/ext/jetpack/css/jetpack.css' type='text/css' media='all' />
<script type='text/javascript' src='https://www.thebloggingtips.com/other/js/jquery/jquery.min.js' id='jquery-core-js'></script>
<script type='text/javascript' src='https://www.thebloggingtips.com/other/js/jquery/jquery-migrate.min.js' id='jquery-migrate-js'></script>
<script type='text/javascript' src='https://www.thebloggingtips.com/ext/indeed-membership-pro/assets/js/select2.min.js' id='ihc-select2-js'></script>
<script type='text/javascript' src='https://www.thebloggingtips.com/ext/indeed-membership-pro/assets/js/jquery-ui.min.js' id='ihc-jquery-ui-js'></script>
<script type='text/javascript' src='https://www.thebloggingtips.com/ext/indeed-membership-pro/assets/js/jquery.form.js' id='ihc-jquery_form_module-js'></script>
<script type='text/javascript' src='https://www.thebloggingtips.com/ext/indeed-membership-pro/assets/js/jquery.uploadfile.min.js' id='ihc-jquery_upload_file-js'></script>
<script type='text/javascript' id='ihc-front_end_js-js-extra'>
/* <![CDATA[ */
var ihc_site_url = "https:\/\/www.thebloggingtips.com";
var ihc_ajax_url = "https:\/\/www.thebloggingtips.com\/ajax";
var ihc_translated_labels = "{\"delete_level\":\"Are you sure you want to delete this level?\",\"cancel_level\":\"Are you sure you want to cancel this level?\"}";
/* ]]> */
</script>
<script type='text/javascript' src='https://www.thebloggingtips.com/ext/indeed-membership-pro/assets/js/functions.js' id='ihc-front_end_js-js'></script>
<script type='text/javascript' src='https://www.thebloggingtips.com/ext/indeed-membership-pro/assets/js/printThis.js' id='ihc-print-this-js'></script>
<script type='text/javascript' src='https://www.thebloggingtips.com/ext/indeed-membership-pro/assets/js/iziModal.min.js' id='ihc_iziModal_js-js'></script>
<script type='text/javascript' src='https://www.thebloggingtips.com/ext/wp-user-avatar/assets/flatpickr/flatpickr.min.js' id='ppress-flatpickr-js'></script>
<script type='text/javascript' src='https://www.thebloggingtips.com/ext/wp-user-avatar/assets/select2/select2.min.js' id='ppress-select2-js'></script>
<script type='text/javascript' src='https://www.thebloggingtips.com/ext/footable/js/footable.min.js' id='footable-min-js'></script>
<script type='text/javascript' id='wpjb-js-js-extra'>
/* <![CDATA[ */
var WpjbData = {"no_jobs_found":"No job listings found","no_resumes_found":"No resumes found","load_x_more":"Load %d more","date_format":"Y\/m\/d","max_date":"9999\/12\/31"};
/* ]]> */
</script>
<script type='text/javascript' src='https://www.thebloggingtips.com/ext/wpjobboard/public/js/frontend.js' id='wpjb-js-js'></script>
<script type='text/javascript' src='https://gdc.indeed.com/ads/apiresults.js' id='wpjb-indeed-tracking-js'></script>
<link rel="https://api.w.org/" href="https://www.thebloggingtips.com/rest/" /><link rel="alternate" type="application/json" href="https://www.thebloggingtips.com/rest/wp/v2/posts/5648" /><link rel="alternate" type="application/json+oembed" href="https://www.thebloggingtips.com/rest/oembed/1.0/embed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thebloggingtips.com%2Fblog%2F10-things-that-every-blogger-needs-to-know%2F" />
<link rel="alternate" type="text/xml+oembed" href="https://www.thebloggingtips.com/rest/oembed/1.0/embed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thebloggingtips.com%2Fblog%2F10-things-that-every-blogger-needs-to-know%2F&#038;format=xml" />
<style type="text/css" data-source="Grow Social by Mediavine">
			@media screen and ( max-width : 720px ) {
				#dpsp-floating-sidebar.dpsp-hide-on-mobile.opened {
					display: none;
				}
			}
			</style><style type="text/css">.rwp-review-wrap .rwp-review .rwp-user-review .rwp-criterion{width:45%;}
.rwp-review-wrap .rwp-review .rwp-ratings-form .rwp-rating-form-content .rwp-scores-sliders li:last-child{float:left;margin-right:10px;margin-bottom:10px;list-style:none;margin-left:21px;}
.rwp-review-wrap.rwp-theme-5 .rwp-review .rwp-scores {min-width:170px;}
.rwp-review-wrap.rwp-theme-6 .rwp-scores{min-width:90px;}
.rwp-review-wrap{margin:10px 0 0 0;}
.rwp-review-wrap .rwp-review .rwp-header.rwp-no-image .rwp-overalls{border:5px solid #baa378;}

/*to prevent the user review misalignment beside table */
span.rwp-people-label,.rwp-users-reviews {display:block-inline;}

/*to change the "what people say" line*/
span.rwp-people-label em {color:#453823 !important;}
span.rwp-people-label i {background-color:#ff9500 !important;}

/*to align user review comments - default width have misalignment if name is long*/
.rwp-review-wrap .rwp-review .rwp-ratings-form .rwp-rating-form-user-info {width:75px;}
.rwp-rating-form-user-info img.avatar.avatar-50.wp-user-avatar.wp-user-avatar-50.alignnone.photo {margin-left:13px;}
.rwp-user-info img.avatar.avatar-50.wp-user-avatar.wp-user-avatar-50.alignnone.photo {margin-left:5px;}
.rwp-review-wrap .rwp-review .rwp-ratings-form .rwp-rating-form-user-info img+span {width:100%;}

/*to change user score box display*/
.rwp-users-score-label {font-size:12px !important; text-transform:none;}
.rwp-users-score-value {font-size: 36px !important;}
</style><style type='text/css'>img#wpstats{display:none}</style>
		<!--[if lt IE 9]><script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/html5shiv/3.7.3/html5shiv.js"></script><![endif]-->
    			<script>
				window.tdwGlobal = {"adminUrl":"https:\/\/www.thebloggingtips.com\/wp-admin\/","wpRestNonce":"0408136600","wpRestUrl":"https:\/\/www.thebloggingtips.com\/rest\/","permalinkStructure":"\/blog\/%postname%\/"};
			</script>
			    <script>
        window.tdaGlobal = {"adminUrl":"https:\/\/www.thebloggingtips.com\/wp-admin\/","wpRestNonce":"0408136600","wpRestUrl":"https:\/\/www.thebloggingtips.com\/rest\/","permalinkStructure":"\/blog\/%postname%\/","postId":5648};
    </script>
    <script type="text/javascript">
jQuery(document).ready(function($){

	});
</script>
<style>
</style>
<meta name="generator" content="Powered by Visual Composer - drag and drop page builder for WordPress."/>
<!--[if lte IE 9]><link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="https://www.thebloggingtips.com/ext/js_composer/assets/css/vc_lte_ie9.min.css" media="screen"><![endif]--><script type="text/javascript">/* FooTable init code */

var $FOOTABLE = $FOOTABLE || {};
(function( $FOOTABLE, $, undefined ) {

	jQuery.fn.attrAppendWithComma=function(a,b){var c;return this.each(function(){c=$(this),void 0!==c.attr(a)&&""!=c.attr(a)?c.attr(a,c.attr(a)+","+b):c.attr(a,b)})};jQuery.fn.footableAttr=function(a,b){return this.each(function(){var c=$(this);c.data("auto-columns")!==!1&&(c.find("thead th:gt("+a+")").attrAppendWithComma("data-hide","tablet"),c.find("thead th:gt("+b+")").attrAppendWithComma("data-hide","phone"))})},jQuery.fn.footableFilter=function(a){return this.each(function(){var b=$(this);b.data("filter")||b.data("filter")===!1||b.data("filter-text-only","true").before('<div class="footable-filter-container"><input placeholder="'+a+'" style="float:right" type="text" class="footable-filter" /></div>')})},jQuery.fn.footablePager=function(){return this.each(function(){var a=$(this);if(a.data("page")!==!1){var b=$('<tfoot class="hide-if-no-paging"><tr><td><div class="pagination pagination-centered"></div></td></tr></tfoot>');b.find("td").attr("colspan",a.find("thead th").length),a.find("tbody:last").after(b)}})};

	$FOOTABLE.init = function() {
		$(".footable, .tablepress")
			.footableAttr(2,1)
			.footable( { breakpoints: { phone: 320, tablet: 768 } });

	};
}( $FOOTABLE, jQuery ));

jQuery(function($) {
	$FOOTABLE.init();
});
</script><style type="text/css">.broken_link, a.broken_link {
	text-decoration: line-through;
}</style>
<!-- JS generated by theme -->

<script>
    
    

	    var tdBlocksArray = []; //here we store all the items for the current page

	    //td_block class - each ajax block uses a object of this class for requests
	    function tdBlock() {
		    this.id = '';
		    this.block_type = 1; //block type id (1-234 etc)
		    this.atts = '';
		    this.td_column_number = '';
		    this.td_current_page = 1; //
		    this.post_count = 0; //from wp
		    this.found_posts = 0; //from wp
		    this.max_num_pages = 0; //from wp
		    this.td_filter_value = ''; //current live filter value
		    this.is_ajax_running = false;
		    this.td_user_action = ''; // load more or infinite loader (used by the animation)
		    this.header_color = '';
		    this.ajax_pagination_infinite_stop = ''; //show load more at page x
	    }


        // td_js_generator - mini detector
        (function(){
            var htmlTag = document.getElementsByTagName("html")[0];

	        if ( navigator.userAgent.indexOf("MSIE 10.0") > -1 ) {
                htmlTag.className += ' ie10';
            }

            if ( !!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv\:11\./) ) {
                htmlTag.className += ' ie11';
            }

	        if ( navigator.userAgent.indexOf("Edge") > -1 ) {
                htmlTag.className += ' ieEdge';
            }

            if ( /(iPad|iPhone|iPod)/g.test(navigator.userAgent) ) {
                htmlTag.className += ' td-md-is-ios';
            }

            var user_agent = navigator.userAgent.toLowerCase();
            if ( user_agent.indexOf("android") > -1 ) {
                htmlTag.className += ' td-md-is-android';
            }

            if ( -1 !== navigator.userAgent.indexOf('Mac OS X')  ) {
                htmlTag.className += ' td-md-is-os-x';
            }

            if ( /chrom(e|ium)/.test(navigator.userAgent.toLowerCase()) ) {
               htmlTag.className += ' td-md-is-chrome';
            }

            if ( -1 !== navigator.userAgent.indexOf('Firefox') ) {
                htmlTag.className += ' td-md-is-firefox';
            }

            if ( -1 !== navigator.userAgent.indexOf('Safari') && -1 === navigator.userAgent.indexOf('Chrome') ) {
                htmlTag.className += ' td-md-is-safari';
            }

            if( -1 !== navigator.userAgent.indexOf('IEMobile') ){
                htmlTag.className += ' td-md-is-iemobile';
            }

        })();




        var tdLocalCache = {};

        ( function () {
            "use strict";

            tdLocalCache = {
                data: {},
                remove: function (resource_id) {
                    delete tdLocalCache.data[resource_id];
                },
                exist: function (resource_id) {
                    return tdLocalCache.data.hasOwnProperty(resource_id) && tdLocalCache.data[resource_id] !== null;
                },
                get: function (resource_id) {
                    return tdLocalCache.data[resource_id];
                },
                set: function (resource_id, cachedData) {
                    tdLocalCache.remove(resource_id);
                    tdLocalCache.data[resource_id] = cachedData;
                }
            };
        })();

    
    
var td_viewport_interval_list=[{"limitBottom":767,"sidebarWidth":228},{"limitBottom":1018,"sidebarWidth":300},{"limitBottom":1140,"sidebarWidth":324}];
var td_animation_stack_effect="type0";
var tds_animation_stack=true;
var td_animation_stack_specific_selectors=".entry-thumb, img, .td-lazy-img";
var td_animation_stack_general_selectors=".td-animation-stack img, .td-animation-stack .entry-thumb, .post img, .td-animation-stack .td-lazy-img";
var tdc_is_installed="yes";
var td_ajax_url="https:\/\/www.thebloggingtips.com\/ajax?td_theme_name=Newspaper&v=11.2";
var td_get_template_directory_uri="https:\/\/www.thebloggingtips.com\/ext\/td-composer\/legacy\/common";
var tds_snap_menu="snap";
var tds_logo_on_sticky="show_header_logo";
var tds_header_style="8";
var td_please_wait="Please wait...";
var td_email_user_pass_incorrect="User or password incorrect!";
var td_email_user_incorrect="Email or username incorrect!";
var td_email_incorrect="Email incorrect!";
var tds_more_articles_on_post_enable="";
var tds_more_articles_on_post_time_to_wait="";
var tds_more_articles_on_post_pages_distance_from_top=0;
var tds_theme_color_site_wide="#fb8135";
var tds_smart_sidebar="enabled";
var tdThemeName="Newspaper";
var td_magnific_popup_translation_tPrev="Previous (Left arrow key)";
var td_magnific_popup_translation_tNext="Next (Right arrow key)";
var td_magnific_popup_translation_tCounter="%curr% of %total%";
var td_magnific_popup_translation_ajax_tError="The content from %url% could not be loaded.";
var td_magnific_popup_translation_image_tError="The image #%curr% could not be loaded.";
var tdBlockNonce="711c88504a";
var tdsDateFormat="l, F j, Y";
var tdDateNamesI18n={"month_names":["January","February","March","April","May","June","July","August","September","October","November","December"],"month_names_short":["Jan","Feb","Mar","Apr","May","Jun","Jul","Aug","Sep","Oct","Nov","Dec"],"day_names":["Sunday","Monday","Tuesday","Wednesday","Thursday","Friday","Saturday"],"day_names_short":["Sun","Mon","Tue","Wed","Thu","Fri","Sat"]};
var td_ad_background_click_link="";
var td_ad_background_click_target="";
</script>

<script>
  (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){
  (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o),
  m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m)
  })(window,document,'script','//www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga');

  ga('create', 'UA-65882179-1', 'auto');
  ga('send', 'pageview');

</script>


<script type="application/ld+json">
    {
        "@context": "http://schema.org",
        "@type": "BreadcrumbList",
        "itemListElement": [
            {
                "@type": "ListItem",
                "position": 1,
                "item": {
                    "@type": "WebSite",
                    "@id": "https://www.thebloggingtips.com/",
                    "name": "Home"
                }
            },
            {
                "@type": "ListItem",
                "position": 2,
                    "item": {
                    "@type": "WebPage",
                    "@id": "https://www.thebloggingtips.com/blog/category/general/",
                    "name": "General"
                }
            }
            ,{
                "@type": "ListItem",
                "position": 3,
                    "item": {
                    "@type": "WebPage",
                    "@id": "https://www.thebloggingtips.com/blog/10-things-that-every-blogger-needs-to-know/",
                    "name": "10 Things that Every Blogger Needs to Know"                                
                }
            }    
        ]
    }
</script>

<!-- Button style compiled by theme -->

<style>
    .tdm_block_column_content:hover .tdm-col-content-title-url .tdm-title,
                .tds-button2 .tdm-btn-text,
                .tds-button2 i,
                .tds-button5:hover .tdm-btn-text,
                .tds-button5:hover i,
                .tds-button6 .tdm-btn-text,
                .tds-button6 i,
                .tdm_block_list .tdm-list-item i,
                .tdm_block_pricing .tdm-pricing-feature i,
                body .tdm-social-item i {
                    color: #fb8135;
                }
                .tds-button1,
                .tds-button6:after,
                .tds-title2 .tdm-title-line:after,
                .tds-title3 .tdm-title-line:after,
                .tdm_block_pricing.tdm-pricing-featured:before,
                .tdm_block_pricing.tds_pricing2_block.tdm-pricing-featured .tdm-pricing-header,
                .tds-progress-bar1 .tdm-progress-bar:after,
                .tds-progress-bar2 .tdm-progress-bar:after,
                .tds-social3 .tdm-social-item {
                    background-color: #fb8135;
                }
                .tds-button2:before,
                .tds-button6:before,
                .tds-progress-bar3 .tdm-progress-bar:after {
                  border-color: #fb8135;
                }
                .tdm-btn-style1 {
					background-color: #fb8135;
				}
				.tdm-btn-style2:before {
				    border-color: #fb8135;
				}
				.tdm-btn-style2 {
				    color: #fb8135;
				}
				.tdm-btn-style3 {
				    -webkit-box-shadow: 0 2px 16px #fb8135;
                    -moz-box-shadow: 0 2px 16px #fb8135;
                    box-shadow: 0 2px 16px #fb8135;
				}
				.tdm-btn-style3:hover {
				    -webkit-box-shadow: 0 4px 26px #fb8135;
                    -moz-box-shadow: 0 4px 26px #fb8135;
                    box-shadow: 0 4px 26px #fb8135;
				}
</style>

<style id="tt-easy-google-font-styles" type="text/css">p { }
h1 { }
h2 { }
h3 { }
h4 { }
h5 { }
h6 { }
</style><noscript><style type="text/css"> .wpb_animate_when_almost_visible { opacity: 1; }</style></noscript>	<style id="tdw-css-placeholder"></style>    <!-- Start Alexa Certify Javascript -->
<script type="text/javascript">
_atrk_opts = { atrk_acct:"Y237o1IWNa10O7", domain:"thebloggingtips.com",dynamic: true};
(function() { var as = document.createElement('script'); as.type = 'text/javascript'; as.async = true; as.src = "https://d31qbv1cthcecs.cloudfront.net/atrk.js"; var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(as, s); })();
</script>
<noscript><img src="https://d5nxst8fruw4z.cloudfront.net/atrk.gif?account=Y237o1IWNa10O7" style="display:none" height="1" width="1" alt="" /></noscript>
<!-- End Alexa Certify Javascript -->  
</head>

<body class="post-template-default single single-post postid-5648 single-format-standard 10-things-that-every-blogger-needs-to-know global-block-template-1 wpb-js-composer js-comp-ver-5.0.1 vc_responsive td-animation-stack-type0 td-full-layout" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="https://schema.org/WebPage">

        <div class="td-scroll-up"><i class="td-icon-menu-up"></i></div>
    
            
    
    <div id="td-outer-wrap" class="td-theme-wrap">
    
        <error>
    <code>internal_server_error</code>
    <title><![CDATA[WordPress &amp;rsaquo; Error]]></title>
    <message><![CDATA[&lt;p&gt;There has been a critical error on this website.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://wordpress.org/support/article/faq-troubleshooting/&quot;&gt;Learn more about troubleshooting WordPress.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;]]></message>
    <data>
        <status>500</status>
    </data>
</error>
