A successful blog doesn't happen overnight. In most cases, it doesn't even happen in a year. There is way too much competition and saturation online to expect a blog to be a quick success. If you give your hopes up and expect success so soon, you'll only disappoint yourself, likely becoming overwhelmed, and even fail at blogging. However, if you have strategy, you can succeed in no time.

This article is my strategy for succeeding at blogging.

Three Years to Profit Success
I break my strategy up in a three-year phase, including:

1. Year 1: Content
2. Year 2: Marketing
3. Year 3: Profit

Year 1 - Content
Focus an entire year, your first year, on content creation. Create the best content possible. Find your consistency rhythm. Work on creating the best content possible. Create a mailing list during this stage too and start building your contact list. After you get a year's worth of content on your blog, you'll have the proof to show everyone you know what you're talking about.

Year 2 - Marketing
Focus on marketing for year two. Get on social media and start building a community. Create a lead magnet and grow your email list bigger. Do guest blogging and start building your network up. This is the year you should be getting the word out about your blog and your brand. Just make sure you keep creating more content. Content never stops!

Year 3 - Profit
Focus on profit during the third year. You should have the content and reputation to get yourself there.

My strategy above is perfect for getting you started with blogging. Now it's up to you to get started.