Starting a blog without being an expert (in your own niche ...)

[Timo]

I'm about to start a blog and I have been thinking of setting up either something related to web development or to endurance sports. Both are my passions, but I'm afraid that I still haven't got enough expertise to write about them. And since I believe that your blog should be something that adds value to the readers, my start has become more and more complicated.

Then I realized that for example in my web development blog, I might just start from zero and learn a technology as I write and experiment with it. I would gain more expertise as time goes on and maybe I could write some pillar articles that are needed in order to drive some traffic and readers to your blog. How does that sound?

[Blaine Moore]

It's a very viable method for starting a blog on a subject that you aren't an expert in. Lots of people have done it, and it works really well as long as you provide a unique perspective to it.

[Timo]

Thank you for your reply. This really faded away my "mental block"

When you start thinking of it, everyone has to start somewhere and if you are persistent enough and keep doing your thing, it eventually pays off.

I have actually visited your blog couple of times and I like it. We seem to have a same passion - running. BTW, I'm running a marathon (my 7th one) in Toronto next weekend ... looking forward to that

[Blaine Moore]

Good luck! Let me know how you do.

[CzechFolks]

That is a great idea. You just got your first reader. :-)

[Timo]

Originally Posted by CzechFolks

That is a great idea. You just got your first reader. :-)

Great! I'll keep you updated (and this forum) when I have my blog up and running