Call it “womb awe” or even “womb worship” but it’s not simple envy. I don’t remember even wanting to be a woman. But each of the two times I have been present at the birth of one of my children, I have been overwhelmed by a sense of reverence… It was quite suddenly, the first day of creation; the Goddess giving birth to a world… Like men since the beginning of time I wondered: What can I ever create that will equal the magnificence of this new life?

Like giving birth, blogging can be a beautiful and wonderful experience.  The shear power that a blog can have over someone else is amazing.  But like giving birth, blogging successfully takes time and hard work.

There are many things that have to come together perfectly to give birth to a blog powerful enough to persuade readers to listen to what you have to say.

Blogging really is like giving birth!

Planting The Seed

Like giving birth to a new baby, blogging has to start somewhere.  There is no magical creature or bird that delivers on a certain day of the year.

Usually this is the most exciting time of blogging, as the new blogger has their own great ideas about writing, building a community, and possibly making enough money to stay at home instead of working a 9-5 job.

When planting the seed for your blog, make sure you write out your goals on paper, then come up with a physical plan to carry out these goals.  Be specific.  Being too broad now, and even choosing the wrong path you want to take will have a major effect on your blog later.

Nurturing Your Creation

Once you’ve decided your blog topic, who your target market will be, what platform you intend on using, your blog’s name, etc. You’ll be ready to start nurturing your blog.

Shaping your blog into what you want it to eventually become involves thinking about design, the psychology of the colors, your logo, developing your brand, and so much more.

Putting the time and effort into shaping your blog now will pay off when your readers start pouring in.

Providing Food

In order for a baby in the womb to grow, the mother has to constantly pump in food and nutrients.  The same can be said for your blog.

By constantly pumping in nutritious (great) content, you’re blog will grow.  The more you put in and the more often you do it, the bigger and faster it will grow.  And to become a true authority blogger and achieve real success, you have to have a lot of content.

Content is King!

Introducing It To The World

While content may be king, marketing is queen.  When a woman is in labor, finally giving birth to what she has created, she has to push the baby out so others can see and get to know that baby just as well as she does.  She has to really give it all she has.

When you’re ready for the world to see your blog and really know you, you have to give it all you’ve got when marketing it.

Join social networking sites, participate in forums, comment on other blogs, and simply reach out to anyone and everyone who might show an interest in what you have.

There is no such thing as marketing too much.  Just be careful using the wrong tools in the wrong way.  It could turn others away.

It’s Never Really Over

Now that your blog has been born, you may think it’s all over.

It’s never over!

You have to keep feeding your blog, keep nurturing it, and keep introducing it to others to help build it’s social life.

The only time you’ll ever be finished taking care of your blog is when you decide to let it die, or you are gone yourself.  Much like taking care of your children.

Dealing With The Dirty Diapers

While taking care of your blog, you’ll find there may be just as much bad as there is good.  But just like raising a child, you have to deal with it.

Don’t give up when you feel like things are going wrong.  Simply step back, take a deep breath, and go at it from another angle.

Your blog will eventually be the target of spammers, hackers, content scrapers, haters, and even friends & family that tell you you’ll never succeed.  This is how you know you’re becoming successful.

Don’t listen to everyone.  There is a reason they aren’t successful bloggers.

“The absolute best thing in life is doing something that everyone said couldn’t be done.”