How to Become a Tech Blogger in South Sudan

In this article, I will walk you through an in-depth guide on how to become a tech blogger in south Sudan, requirements, the niches in technology and so much more.

Professional blogging is one of the best decisions you can ever make. However becoming one is not something easy as it requires one to have lots of skills, knowledge, and enough time.

Before you choose to go down the path of tech blogging, you should have in mind that a lot has changed about blogging over the past years. Blogging is neither a get-rich-quick scheme nor an easy way to make money online.

Thus, blogging remains one of the best avenues one can use to earn decent money online legally, and if you’re a committed and hardworking individual, you can earn thousands of dollars from your blog monthly.

If you’re looking at making money from blogging as your main job, you have to be determined and treat your blog like a professional business.

Steps to Take an Become a Tech Blog in South Sudan

You have selected technology as your blogging niche, but do you really know what it takes to become a professional tech blogger in South Sudan? Well, the short answer is to start a blog and create original content for it regularly.

1. Select a Tech Topic to Blog About

When starting a tech blog in South Sudan, you will be required to select a primary tech niche or topic for which all your blog articles will be centered, then select 3-4 secondary topics derived from the main niche. Some common niche types that will work best in South Sudan include;

Beginners Guide to programming
Technology News blogs
Information Security blogs
Tech How TO Blogs
Mobile Specifications tech Blogs
Information Security blogs
Definitive Tech Guides
Space Technology
Mobile and PC hacks
PC Game Reviews
Mobile Repairs
PC Troubleshooting
Web Design Guides
Artificial Intelligence
Internet Tips and Tricks
Trending Tech Gadgets

Some bloggers like me combine 3-5 tech niches in order to make the blog robust and more engaging. However, always stick to one core niche than mixing up unrelated niches. If your niche is tech, strictly stick to that. Don’t go about mixing with entertainment, fashion, news, or politics.

2. You Should Have Prior Knowledge On The Tech Topics

Anyone who wants to become a blogger should take note of this. You must have a very good understanding of the specific technology topics you plan to blog about. Am not saying that you have to be an expert to get started rather have existing knowledge in technology in general.

For example, if you’re a person who loves to download applications and software, you can start a tech blog about reviews.

Here you can review the applications and software you use and how they performed for you, direct people where they can download it, and the price if it’s a premium software /App.

3. Acquire Internet Marketing Skills

What I have learned from my blogging experience is that one can become a successful blogger in any given niche, you just need to have the right mindset and have several internet marketing skills.

Any blogger or person willing to join blogging must ensure that they have the following internet marketing skills from the start or professional level.

Digital Marketing
Management
Original Content Writing
Search Engine Optimization

However, you don’t need to be an expert in the above-mentioned skillsets. Several new bloggers become experts in these areas through learning and implementation. That way they are always capable of acquiring new skillsets.

You also need to present yourself in a unique way compared to other bloggers out there. Be unique and special. Thus to fulfill this, you need to put more emphasis on fixing your weaknesses, for example

Practice writing if you’re a bad writer
Take feedback from experts or trusted colleagues and friends
Practice being more engaging if you’re a boring person.

4. Initial Capital to Buy Domain and Hosting

In this world, no matter what business you plan to establish, you can rule out the element of money. In order to start a professional tech blog, you will definitely require money to buy a domain and pay for Webhosting fees. I do not encourage anyone thinking of starting a very serious blog to run their blog on free hosted blogging platforms with free domain extensions such as .wordpress.com or .blogspot.com

Purchasing a Domain Name

If you’re looking for credibility and professionalism, you should be willing to invest in buying a custom domain and a Webhosting server. You can find domain names for as low as $12 on Godaddy. However, l do recommend registering your .com domain with A2 Hosting which goes for as low as $7.99.

Choosing a simple and brandable domain name is very important. A domain name can neither be changed nor edited once it’s bought, so select wisely.

Here are some characteristics of a good domain name.

Easy to spell
Must be easy to recall or memorize
Should have a .com extension
Must be descriptive(easy to tell what the blog is about by just looking at the name)
Doesn’t include hyphens or numbers
Must be brandable (like Mashable, TechCrunch, dignited etc.)

Purchasing Web Hosting

Typically Webhosting will cost you about $65 a year if you buy from a reputable web hosting company. I personally host all my websites at momentumhosting.cloud. It offers reliable 24/7 by phone and live chat.

So if you’re planning to start a blog, I wouldn’t encourage you to buy hosting and domain separately.

5. Setup Your Blog

After you purchase a domain and web hosting, you will need to design and set up your entire blog. There are hundreds of free WordPress themes that you can install on your server and start posting. But depending on your budget, you can opt for a premium theme from Themeforest.

Premium themes enable your blog to appear more professional as they are designed by highly professional developers. They usually come along with full support and free updates as compared to the free themes. Themes at themeforest.net cost between $15-$70.

Setting up a blog doesn’t require one to have so much expertise, but if you can’t do it on your own, I will help you set up your blog for free.

6. Solid Internet Connectivity

To efficiently run your tech blog, you will need to have a solid internet connection. You will need the internet for research, checking plagiarism, and uploading your content on the blog. In South Sudan where the internet is unreliable, I recommend that you have two internet connections, just in case one fails, you can easily switch to the other.

A backup internet connection is a wiser idea. I personally use MTN South Sudan and Zain South Sudan.

Conclusion

Becoming a tech blogger in South Sudan is as easy as that however becoming a successful blogger is another story. It took me about two years to start earning money from my blogs. Success in blogging doesn’t happen overnight. It requires one to be passionate about their niche, work hard, have faith, and be consistent.

Having a passion for technology is one of the elements to becoming a successful tech blogger. Technology has to be something you’re very much familiar with. Many bloggers make mistakes of going for blog topics they have no clue about and yet believe they will make money out of them.

You will need to have an interest in the topic or niche your blog focuses on. If you start a tech blog but have no passion for technology, trust me your blog won’t live to see its first anniversary. You will end up losing interest and the zeal to constantly update it with new content.

To become a tech blogger, you need to have a strong desire to create or write original content. Even if you have never written a blog post before, you can learn how to do it. There are thousands of free resources online that can help you improve your blogging skills. If you’re convinced by this article, endeavor to leave a comment or at least share it to reach more people. Thanks.