Though there are those that say the era of the blogger is over, you would not know it based on the amount of amazing online news and general internet news that is available these days. If you want to run online blogs, then there are a few things that you need to know.

1. The first thing that you need to do in order to run a successful blog is to write interesting content. If you fill your blog with interesting articles that people will want to read and connect with, then you will be taking the very first steps to becoming one of the more popular bloggers on the internet.

2. Be sure to work on your marketing. If you want people to be able to find you within the mountains of content online these days, you will have to invest some time and possible money in SEO. This will help you website to have higher Google rankings which will result in a larger readership in the long run.

3. If you are completely new to blogging, make a schedule and do your best to stick it. Consistency in uploading your interesting articles will help you to be able to grow and cultivate an audience of people interested in your work. If they know when to expect new content, they will be more likely to keep coming back to you for their information.

4. Learn from your mistakes, but do not give up when you make them. If you are new, you are going to make some choices that do not pay off. Trying and failing will teach you so much more than not trying in the first place. Follow some advice from Wayne Gretzky, you miss 100 percent of the shots that you do not take.

5. Even if you do not get readers in the beginning, just keep at it. You will only get better the more you write and finding out what people want to read will give you a lot of experience. Do not give up just because it seems like no one is interested. Do what you enjoy doing and people will find their way to you eventually.