Starting a blog is one of the best ways to build an audience, get your ideas out into the world, and possibly make some (or a lot) of money while doing what you love. Everyone has different reasons for beginning a blog and different goals in mind when they do so. Your personal path will dictate some of the choices you make along the way. One thing that is true for everyone, however, is that the only way to succeed is to get started.
Taking that first step can be a huge challenge, but by the end of this article you should have the tools you need to feel confident and prepared to start your car blog today.
What Is Your Blog About?
The answer to this question is probably obvious – you are here to learn more about starting a car blog. Of course, having a general topic in mind is only the beginning of creating a successful blog. You will need to go a little deeper to determine exactly what you want to accomplish with your car blog. Do you want to create a blog about car repairs, car modifications, muscle cars, or something else car-related?
Your car blog needs a focus, something that makes it more interesting to you and your readers which will help you stand out from the crowd.
There’s a quote that fits this situation perfectly:
"If you try to be everything for everybody, you will be nothing to no one."
Establish Your Niche
When creating a new blog, you need to find your niche. This is the corner of the market that you have the most knowledge about, the place you can establish yourself as an absolute authority. If you try to take on AutoBlog all at once, you will certainly find yourself outmatched and will likely become overwhelmed right out the gate.
The sweet spot with a blog is one where you cover a subject narrower than “cars”, but wider than “door locks on a 1995 Toyota Corolla”. Choosing a topic that is too wide will just lead to your content being overlooked and forgotten. But if the topic is to narrow, you can quickly run out of things to write about or never establish an audience big enough to sustain you.
Some examples of niche car blogs are:
- Motorsports Blog - Grassroots Motorsports
- Car Repair Blog - Eric the Car Guy
- Car Buying Advice Blog - The Car Expert
Name Your Blog
Once you’ve found your niche, it’s a great time to start brainstorming a web domain name for your blog. You’ll want to pick a name that’s brandable and available. Use our domain name tool to check if your name is available. If it is, scoop it up before someone else gets to it first.
