If you’re looking to gain blogging experience and learn from established bloggers, a reputable blog network is a great way to go.
Here are some benefits of network blogging for beginners:
On the job training: Your editors and managers provide plenty of traffic building and seo tips and ideas for helping you to succeed.
Technical Support: If you’d like to blog, but don’t know anything about choosing a platform or hosting, this is done for you at a blog network. All you need worry about is your content and community.
Community: Speaking of community, blog networks have built in community so your traffic is already flowing! You just have to help build up the traffic outside of the network. It takes some time at first, but with tips and support from the network, you’ll do well.
Experience: By working at a network you’re getting valuable experience. Soon, you can apply for other blogging and web writing gigs.
Pay: Pay helps! Perhaps it won’t be much at first but at least you’re earning something while gaining experience.
In what other ways does network blogging benefit begginers?
Network blogging provides motivation to new bloggers – after the first week it can seem like there’s nothing else to write about, but with a network you have a built-in requirement to keep the posts coming, which will help you over the ocassional humps.
Good idea, but do you have any examples of networks you can join? I’ve written some articles on my own blog, which I’d like to share with a network.. a summary page is here if anyones interested:
http://technicalarticles.co.uk/index.php/my-top-10-must-read-blogging-articles-for-beginners/