A fitness blog is a space that allows you to share tips about fitness, health, nutrients, and diet. However, it is important that you have keen knowledge and expertise before you start the blog.
Otherwise, you can get help from fitness enthusiasts and medical professionals to write about fitness. Also, it is the best source to inspire others with fitness tips, engage with like-minded people, and earn a passive income. In this guide, I will guide you on how to start a fitness blog.
Let’s start!
How to Start a Fitness Blog
Whether you are a fitness enthusiast, a medical student, or a beginner, you can start a fitness blog to connect like-minded people who are seeking better health. Further, if you start a blog, you can monetize the blog through Google Adsense and earn money.
In the undersection, I have mentioned the steps to start a fitness blog as a beginner. Read in detail Below:
Decide A Fitness Blog Niche
Before you delve into the realm of blogging, it has become essential to pick a niche that reflects your blog’s topic. It is important to choose a specific niche and target your audience.
In this way, you will have ease managing your content, categories, and other things on your blog. Although there are various specific fitness niches that you can pick to start your blog, I recommend that you choose according to your expertise and skills.
Here are some suggested fitness niches:
- Fitness Routine and Home Workouts
- Nutrients Tips
- Fitness Equipment and gears
- Wellness
- Weightloss Tips
- Running Adventure
These are just examples; you can choose something relevant to your skills and expertise. Further, if you think you can cover all the topics related to fitness, then start a whole fitness blog.
Give Name to Your Blog
No, after you have decided on your niche for the blog, it’s time to select the name. The name is the representer of your blog, which people searched to find your blog. However, remember one thing: your blog name reflects your blog niche, and keep it simple and short.
For example, a fitness blog named “Justmyfitness” shows that it is about fitness. If your blog is about fitness and you have chosen a name related to travel or business, that is a blogging mistake made by beginners. However, your blog name must be simple, short, and easy to remember so that your users will easily find you.
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Purchase the Domain
If you are happy with your chosen name, now you can secure your name domain so that no one can choose. First of all, check the availability of your domain using the domain registrar tool. You can easily check if your domain is available or not.
There are different domain registrar authorities, but you can choose any of them that is reliable. For example, I tried to check the domain availability on Godaddy. Look at below:
I searched for Justmyfitness, which suggested “Justmyfitness.co” because (.com) is already taken.
However, you can also search your name in the search Box. If the domain is available, you can click “Make It Yours” to buy it. If the domain is already taken, you can choose from the suggested options or try a new name.
Choose a Blogging Platform
A blogging platform is a web hosting service that adds life to your website to show online presence. Without a hosting platform, you cannot store your data online like content, images and videos.
As a beginner, it is important to choose a reliable hosting service that offers complexity, uptime, security, and enough space to store your data online.
In the beginning you can choose an inexpensive hosting provider but a reputable one to ensure your website performance is good and user-friendly. There are various hosting provider services, but Bluehost, Hostinger, WordPress, and Wix are some popular names.
Here is a beginner how you can buy the web hosting service:
I have searched and tried the Bluehoost platform to buy the Hosting Plan.
- First of all, visit the official site of Bluehost. You can also visit it through this link (https://www.bluehost.com/).
- Click on the “Get Started” Option, and it will suggest to you some “Plans“ to choose from.
- As a beginner, you can choose the “Choice Plus” plan that is the best option for you.
- Click on the “Select” option and “Start Now” to proceed.
- Here are two boxes; you can enter your Domain name in the right box to get started and click “Next.”
- Now, create an account to add payment and start hosting your website.
- Secondly, Choose your hosting duration like 1Month, 12Month or 36month
- In the end, add your credentials for payment methods to get started.
Design and Theme For Your Fitness Blog
After your website’s online presence, it is important to design and choose a theme that ensures a fast loading time and enhances the user experience. Your blog must look pure, professional, and user-friendly. I must say, don’t use too many colours or mix them blindly; use cool colours and at least three colours that look professional and catchy.
As a beginner, you can pick a ready-made template from WordPress related to fitness blogs. It is an easy and budget-friendly option, but if you have the budget, you can hire a professional developer to create your own theme and logo that looks unique from others.
Blog Pages Are Important
Blog pages are also part of the Blog design, and these pages let the users know about your blog, contacts, success stories, and others. Here are some essential blog pages to add:
- Contact Us: In your fitness blog, you can add a contact us so that your users, guest posts, and mined contact you. Add your office address, mobile no, fax, email, and other social media links.
- Homepage: The homepage is the important page on the website that contains the information about your blog, niche and the content you are publishing on it.
- About Us: when the blog traffic increases, most of the users want to read the success stories, and testimonials and want to know about the blog team. That is about page that contains information about the owner’s expertise, skills and life stories.
- Terms and Conditions: The Terms and Conditions page is also essential to inform users about security protocols and how the site stores their activities and data. Also, add cookies to your site.
Start Writing Content
Creating and starting a blog is an easier method, but how you engage your users is a difficult factor to consider. However, once you have completely designed your blog, start writing content and blog posts to engage your target audience. It is essential to cover the topics according to your niche and target audience so that you can achieve your goals.
If you cant find the topics in the beginning, then you can get help from the SEO tools to know what your target audience is searching for. Write content that is experienced and user-friendly so that you can build a trusted audience.
Promote Your Blog
Now, finally, when you have completed the whole process, you can promote your blog to your audience and keep them informed about your fitness blog. You can leverage the social media platforms and other sources to grow your website. However, join the online seminar, physical, and podcast to inform the audience. This will increase the organic traffic towards your blog.
Monetize Your Blog
Not only can you share tips with fitness enthusiasts, but you can also earn money with them. After the organic traffic increases, monetize your blog and make money from it. You can earn with affiliate marketing by affiliating sites with others.
Google Ads is also the best source of blog income. However, you can sell your own fitness-related products or online courses through your website.
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Concluding Remarks
All these details about how to start a fitness blog. However, you must be determined and passionate to start your blog. First of all, decide your fitness niche and choose a relevant and catchy name for your blog. You can cover specific topics or all fitness-related topics.
After that, purchase the domain for your blog and web hosting for your online presence. Design and theme are also factors to keep in mind that affect the website speed. However, it is time-consuming, and you will need a budget at the start to run your blog.
FAQs
Can I make money with Fitness Blog?
Yes, a fitness blog is the wealthier source for earning money with Google ads, affiliation, product selling, and online courses.
What kind of topics can I write on the Fitness Blog?
First of all, it is important to write according to your niche and target audience. However, you can create blog posts on trending keyword related to fitness.
Are there any legal considerations for starting a fitness blog?
No, anyone can start a fitness blog, but it is better to have some backup relevant to scientific studies of fitness or well-being.
Is it time-consuming to start a fitness blog?
Yes, fitness blogs or any other blog are time-consuming activities, but you need to be consistent, patient and dedicated to being successful.