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How I Started Blogging

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I usually write my titles before I start writing. The titles usually motivate me to write. Looking up at this title today, and seeing what lies ahead of me, I know that this must be a lot briefer than it should be.

Right now I’m in Ikeja, I’ll be in Maryland by 3pm, and I need to be in the UK for a meeting tomorrow morning – Billionaires in Training. I need to also be back almost immediately as I have other meetings and engagments all over the place. I really desire to write everyday, this is my ideal, but atimes things just swing into accelarated mode, that I catching my breath is a struggle. Blogging is still a first love for me, I feel like telling the whole world to join me online as well, and let’s position ourselves as Nigeria’s New Media.

Tomorrow will make it exactly 3yrs after I made my first. 3 sentences post on blogosphere. I remember starting then, going on for about 3 days then having a 5 months break before I posted again. In those 5 months, I could very much have stopped, but somehow, I kept getting reminders like this post, and decided to go for it. Today, I’m 1 blogger, with about 450 posts, 9000 comments, and 400,000 visitors. I didn’t know how powerful having a blog was, until I gave it a good shot. Today, it’s helped me to achieve a lot, and if you digest this history lesson, and take a few tips from it, it might help you too.

Well, what qualifies me to talk to you about blogging? If that’s the question on your mind, let me offer you a little bit of statistics.

Today, if you go online to www.google.com.ng and you indicate that you intend to search in Nigeria, if you search for any of Self Motivation, Personal Development, Personal Growth, Personal Growth and Development or Entrepreneurship Development, my site is the first site that you will see. This means that as far as google is concerned, I am the number 1 resource in Nigeria on these topics. If you go to www.google.com directly and type in any of these themes with Nigeria, for example, “Self Motivation Nigeria”, I’m atimes both number 1 and number 2 on these searches (thanks to my SEO consultant, I can link you up for a small fee). Recently, I was approached by an international organization as having been nominated as one of the best blogs in the world (lol), well, I believe they were humouring me, but for it’s worth, I’m being recognized for my work, and have some partnership requests from a number of initiatives across the globe. I have made some decent money, and I have also gotten tons of email from friends and fans who appreciate the work I’m doing. I’ve also met MDs, CEOs, Directors, Managers and people from around Nigeria and the world that I respect from a distance, tell me they value what I’m doing. So without meaning to brag, I wanted you to know that I’m qualified to share some experiences on blogging.

1. 11:40am 16th November, 2005. My blogging career began. It began on blogspot, and it began with 14 almost incohent sentences. It had no comments :), few views. It was free, it was small, it was obscure, but it was a start.

When you begin anything, it won’t always be picture perfect from day 1. It won’t look like it’s gong to look, it’s going to be small, it’s going to be hidden, it’s going to be a baby. That’s how all great things and people start – Small.

2. My second article was about Nigeria, in my thoughts I was at crossroads.

In the future, many people will come to know you for your passions. You must realize that it didn’t start in one day, if it’s being seen today, it had been there in the days of obscurity. Don’t give up on your passions because you are not getting the recognition you deserve today, keep at it. Someone say me yesterday, saw a shaped CD in the shape of Nigeria with New Nigeria Club written on it. He asked me if I was a member of the club, I told him I was. He now went on to tell me about a great guy that goes to his church that founded the club. I looked awed and asked him which church, he told me and spoke some more. He really loved this guy the founder, and I would have thought he had met him, he told me that the guys name was Adeolu Akinyemi! Talk about embarrasing moments.  It might not look it today, stay with your passions.

3. After a while, I got tired and didn’t write for almost 5 months.

It happens to all of us, the seed needs to die first before it grows.  Sometimes the ball needs to fall really low and bounce to go high. It also means no matter how long we have stayed down, we can always resolve to get back up. Don’t let you downtime put you permanently down, get up! To all those whose blogs are in the state of commatose, today I offer thanks to God for always hearing me and I proclaim ” Lazarus, come Forth!” 🙂

4. I decided to own my own domain, I moved here to www.deoluakinyemi.com, and trust me it did not look anything like what it is now, nor does this look like what it will be tomorrow. I decided I really wanted to do this, and started thinking creative ways to make it popular afresh.

A time comes in everylife, when you can afford to be your own landlord, when you want more control of your life and resources. It meant starting from scratch again, building new links, telling my friends afresh that I have moved, thinking up ways to get people interested. I actually started a job blog off the site as well, so I can get jobseekers getting information from my site to help them. The Job blog gives information about vacancies, and is still alieve here. Starting something new is hard, and going on requires patience, surviving requires creativity.

5. I was a newbie online in those days second quarter of 2006, but I was eager to learn.  I asked questions of people before me, I sought counsel. I read other peoples blogs, learnt from them, buzzed them, mailed them, participated in blog carnivals, shared my links with a few friends, updated my blogroll, I posted articles regularly, it wasn’t a quick fix, it was work, but it was fun!

Whenever you are starting something, you need counsel, you need support, you need mentors, maybe coaches, maybe direction. Go for it. Don’t die in an island without supplies, call for help! There are tons you can do to get your blog up and useful. You just need to replicate what I did. You can too! Yes you can! 

6. I changed my theme, I created and focused as I grew, I got the services of an SEO expert, I learnt a few tricks and concepts from my colleagues (Anu Oluwadare in particular), I also developed mini books out of the site and kept working it. I’ve moved the site around often, from server to server, I’ve had attacks from people who uploaded viruses into my wordress, I face challenges regularly, but I never let it stop there.

There is never an ultimate time of terminal rest on all sides until death. Peace is real, but it’s not the absence of challenges, it’s the state of mind that knows that there is sufficient to handle all that is coming. No matter what it is you are doing, it will have up times and regular challenges, braze yourself not to ever give up. Go on, keep on. Don’t slack, don’t stop. Today is your best day ever, don’t lose site of today in the hope of tomorrow. What can you do today to keep you happy and fulfilled?

There are lots more to learn, but like I told you… I’m facing a very busy weekend, and an exciting week. Don’t expect me not to write regular posts though, I would not want to dissappoint you. For as long as you see my posts in your mail box, or get to see that I’m writing from here, let it be a reminder to you, that you can succeed at anything in this life, if you so desire!

In Celebration 50% Discounted blog including domain name and great blog inmplementation.

Adeolu Akinyemi

Adeolu Akinyemi

51 thoughts on “How I Started Blogging”

  1. Olaoluwa
    November 14, 2008 at 1:31 pm

    Wao, we are also coming up,but this your blog has gone very very far oh…. More Adin agbon to your elbow.

    Reply
  2. '"NIYI AJAYI
    November 14, 2008 at 1:40 pm

    Deolu, I am happy to read this. I happen to read some of your earliest posts, particularly the one that dwelt on how you resigned and the process of renting an office apartment. This post is a blessing to me.
    Happy third anniversary to deoluakinyemi.com. It can only get better.

    Reply
  3. MOSES ADELOWOKAN
    November 14, 2008 at 1:47 pm

    Persistence, Lesson 101 in life success i will call this Oga D, that Lazarus prayer i covet enerstly and believe its working for me.

    Reply
  4. Demilade Saseun
    November 14, 2008 at 2:04 pm

    Nice one Deolu,
    Its been a while.
    Keep up the good work bro..I’m inspired

    Reply
  5. donONYEGBU
    November 14, 2008 at 2:13 pm

    great piece deolu,
    would love to join the committee of bloggers.
    does it need technical prowess?

    Reply
  6. PACE
    November 14, 2008 at 2:16 pm

    Congratulations…This is just the beginning. I believe many are still to come. Meanwhile, I will like to add an extra point to those listed above already. So, I have the priviledge of writing no 7 :-d.

    7. Get Motivations from peers: It is always very easy for you to give up when you are the only one on the road. So, if you are just starting out on anything, identify others who are doing something similar and connect with them. You will not only be learning from them but they would also offer you motivations on the way. I remember sometimes in 2006 when we both set out to know which of us would rank high in some criteria (alexa ranks, technorati, daily hits etc). This gave me motivation to keep on blogging. It was a challenge and I thank God today that we faced it.

    So, no matter what you are facing now, look around you and you would find people that have either gone through the same or currently experiencing the same. Reach out to them and remember focus always on giving.

    Reply
  7. Omooba
    November 14, 2008 at 2:37 pm

    Chairman,

    it’s as if u had me in mind writing this. For about a couple of dadys now I’ve been pondering these same thoughts, but u’ve put them into words and fleshed them up. Thanks again for being right on time!

    Reply
  8. FT
    November 14, 2008 at 2:50 pm

    Congratulations, thank God for your life, God who has brought you this far…..will continue to keep your head up and your hands higher.
    I am encouraged, and looking forward to when I would have a lot to say baout blogging like you (I know it takes a lot of effort).

    Well! bravo!
    More grace! more power!

    Reply
  9. WordMan
    November 14, 2008 at 3:04 pm

    This blog stuff has been on for now…and alot of people are naive as they were of shares & stocks some years back.Bro.. u have just put in life n meaning to this blog stuff.

    Reply
  10. Cyril
    November 14, 2008 at 3:16 pm

    Thumbs up!

    Anything is possible. First, conceive it, believe it and you will receive it. Your site has really been a blessing to millions of people.

    Thanks and God bless.

    Reply
  11. Royal_Prince
    November 14, 2008 at 3:31 pm

    @Adeolu.
    Your site has offered me virtually everything-motivation, inspiration, direction, challenges- that i need to keep on keeping on.
    I know i will one day write my own version of the same story: “How i started blogging”.
    My next line of action will be to own/register a domain and i have done some little research on it. I was surprised, i mean really surprised, to discover how cheap it is to do this, though the process may be a bit tidious. I’m talking about doing it in foreign currency which would require visa, master, or discovery cards.

    However, I stumbled on a local site that offers same service still at a very cheap rate using NETICASH as payment mode. I immediatly registered with NETICASH.

    But as you said, one needs advise and guidance so i am still being cautious but thank God, you came up with this post and please don’t hold back on this.

    Whatz ur advice to me on this?

    There are many other qeustions and issues i still need to ask and know about this subject.

    Luv U!

    Reply
  12. Cyril
    November 14, 2008 at 3:36 pm

    Deolu,

    Please, I will like to know more about this blogging stuff.

    Thanks.

    Reply
  13. Precious Onyekwere
    November 14, 2008 at 3:43 pm

    Bro, u’re just the boom, how do i start my own blogging. i know i have sumthing to offer this generation and the one coming.
    Ciao

    Reply
  14. Emog
    November 14, 2008 at 4:16 pm

    “Peace is real, but it’s not the absence of challenges, it’s the state of mind that knows that there is sufficient to handle all that is coming”

    This is inspiring and a word given at the right time.

    Reply
  15. Olaito
    November 14, 2008 at 4:34 pm

    Deolu thanks for being a top of mind in this niche you have chosen, it is clear the journey had not been a bed of roses, but many are watching and learning the rope.
    we will all get there. thanks once again chairman/igwe 1 of niger bloggers.

    Reply
  16. Bukola Ajayi
    November 14, 2008 at 4:53 pm

    …And you’ve really achieved a lot wit your site. Thanks for initiative. Your site has helped me a lot. Without sites like yours, Bella Naija’s or Linda Ikeji’s, I won’t be a blogger today. Keep up the good work…You don’t know how many lives you’ve influenced in 3 years…

    Reply
  17. Bukola Ajayi
    November 14, 2008 at 4:54 pm

    …And you’ve really achieved a lot with your site. Thanks for the initiative. Your site has helped me a lot.

    Without sites like yours, Bella Naija’s or Linda Ikeji’s, I won’t be a blogger today. Keep up the good work…You don’t know how many lives you’ve influenced in 3 years…

    Reply
  18. Bussee
    November 14, 2008 at 5:09 pm

    http://www.deoluakinyemi.com

    no be small thing o

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  19. Solomon James
    November 14, 2008 at 6:22 pm

    Thanks Deolu, you have inspired so many, some of us started and stoped, i was able to comeback and put up http://www.undergraduatesinbusiness.com as a fallout of the bloggers conference which you convened, thanks again.

    Reply
  20. JesusFreak
    November 14, 2008 at 7:07 pm

    Chairman…Thanks for this

    I started blogging 8 months ago this is far from yours. I have experienced a little of what you’ve experienced. I hope that in three years time, i will have a better story to tell also…We are coming behind you

    Thumbs Up..Keep your head Up..We love you

    Reply
  21. Adeolu Akinyemi
    November 14, 2008 at 7:10 pm

    For anyone interested in owning a Domain name or blog, if you are interested in owning one and are willing to commit to it this month. I can get a team of guys to help you set one up for 50% of what we normally charge.

    This is in celebration of God’s grace to have kept on till now.

    It is well.

    Reply
    1. gbolade ogundairo
      November 24, 2010 at 12:14 pm

      i am interested in becoming an owner

      Reply
  22. derinogunmola.wordpress.com
    November 14, 2008 at 7:48 pm

    Hmm!

    Congratulations chairman. I’m truly inspired.

    Reply
  23. Jeje Gbadebo
    November 14, 2008 at 8:35 pm

    chairman, i am interested in having a domain name. pls kindly forward the teams of those guys to me vie my e-mail so i can arrange how we would meet this month.
    thank you.

    Reply
  24. Dapo Aremu
    November 14, 2008 at 9:53 pm

    Chairman,
    Thats a great piece,
    You are a rare gem. God will continue to help you.
    Who is an SEO Expert?

    Reply
  25. Biddy
    November 14, 2008 at 10:18 pm

    Hey Deolu, is it 3 years already, how time flies, unlike the person that talked to you without knowing it was you!hilarious! i know you but through my husband who knows i am always excited to meet unusual people!lol, he talked about you and said you would even help me get a job as i needed a change at that time, few weeks, after being introduced to you, he came back and said you had resigned!….the rest as they say is History!This article is so inspiring and is speaking directly to me!i love writing!…imagine me with 3 children and a wonderful/demanding husband, finding time to get lost in the computer..reading and answering mails etc, l have been telling myself that i will start soon and till now…but with this, i think this is the voice of a Prophet,who is living my life…writing,speaking and motivational part of my life speaking!lol
    Dipo Tepede, i hope i got his name right will laugh to hear this as i actually spoke to him one time as a result of being a contributor to his site…after all his free advice, i am still here but now i believe by faith and with this 50% offer from the Prophet of Blog himself..its about time and YES I CAN!

    Reply
  26. Olutoyin Daniel
    November 14, 2008 at 10:19 pm

    Nice work, Deolu.

    Reply
  27. jimi odutola
    November 14, 2008 at 10:41 pm

    every great thing starts with the very first idea and the very first step.happy anniversary.

    Reply
  28. Otome Elisha
    November 15, 2008 at 11:02 pm

    Oga Deolu, thanks for this post. I have seen it but haven’t been able to read it due to Lab commitments. Thats to tell you how it is with writing as well. I salute you. Since u ve brought it up, pls i think i will need ur advice. I have this blog also on blogspot that i have written very few post like ur earlier days, i ve abandoned it cos i feel people never get to read what is there. I am encouraged though in this article. But, please if u can read some of the post and offer some advice on what u think. Moreso how can i get the domain u re talking about. I believe i also love writing and i want to be doing it very well.
    Please, i will really be grateful if u can do this for me.
    Thanks for the psot one more time, i am inspired.
    If u can, i can. God bless u.

    Reply
  29. Jide
    November 16, 2008 at 6:47 am

    I hardly browse the internet without visiting deoluakinyemi.com. it’s more like an addiction and I’m better for it.
    I hope I resume back and keep my own blog rolling. Funny enough my theme got the attention of a guy in London within few days of starting. He’s also a blogger and accepted to provide guidance and feedbacks on a personal level. But I went aground within a short time. Chairman, well done. we no no say e no easy until I started early this year and lost internet connection in my house but that’s no the problem cos i still go outside to browse. It a question of passion (something deep on the inside fuelling the outside). Sure, I got no excuse now cos your experience is enough lesson for me. Thanks

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  30. Adeolu Akinyemi
    November 16, 2008 at 7:53 am

    @all

    Thanks, and don’t waste anymore time… go for it!

    @ Biddy,

    Good stuff, do me a direct mail, so I can see how we can get you moving.

    @Jeje,
    Do me a direct mail as well.. click contact me.

    Reply
  31. Gbenga Aijotan
    November 16, 2008 at 5:50 pm

    Bro, Inspiring post from you once again. Keep it up again and again…

    Reply
  32. Festus Adeolu
    November 17, 2008 at 8:40 am

    You a blessing to this generation.

    God will continue to lift you high.

    Thank You.

    Reply
  33. Royal_Prince
    November 17, 2008 at 12:05 pm

    @Adeolu
    I am interested in owning a domain

    tanx for the offer

    Reply
  34. Voke
    November 17, 2008 at 1:36 pm

    I want my own domain, Pls the 50% discount is it stil on?

    Reply
  35. dorothy
    November 17, 2008 at 2:01 pm

    I have just been given another push to go up thank you.

    Reply
  36. ifeowa
    November 17, 2008 at 7:02 pm

    Oga,nice one and thumbs up..I opened a blog with google..imagine dont know where to start..I have always had this passion about blogging and would love to learn by examples..your a perfect one…who is a SEO expert?

    Cheers.

    Reply
  37. Anonymous
    November 18, 2008 at 9:55 am

    Deolu, I must say, i love you so much. You have always inspired since the first day i first heard your name back when i was in OAU. How you got a most challenging job at a very young age and since then i have been following and studying you. I have been following your blog for the past 3yrs reading every lines you have ever written and getting inspired all the way. have also attended 80% seminar/meetings where you have given a speech. You are the elder brother i have never had even though i dont know you, i feel so close to you as my brothers even though i dont know you. This peice is unedited and straight from my heart and how i feel so forgive my blunders.You have been a source of inspiration,blessing and a source of knowledge to me.

    Thanks my brother and May God continue to bless you and strengthen you to climb to the peak you so much desired. I want you to know i am with you all the way, studying you and learning from your successes and mistakes.

    Reply
  38. jay write
    November 18, 2008 at 3:54 pm

    sir,

    this is what I have been waiting for. My hobbie is; reading, writing and public speaking. i have tried to publish many of my works to no avail, cos of money issues.

    But on a second thought blogging could just be the perfect medium. please hook me up for a token as you said with the person you mentioned in the article. (SEO consultant). THANK YOU MAY GOD BLESS YOU.

    jesse oguntimehin (jay write – pen name)

    Reply
  39. Pratish
    November 18, 2008 at 9:29 pm

    Hi Deolu.. thanks for a very encouraging post – I’ve just started a cartoon blog recently in South Africa and it’s been fun so far. I think I definitely underestimated the amount of work it takes to get a blog established and visible as there is so much cool stuff on the internet already!

    Taking your advice from point 5 above (considering I am still a newbie!) it would be great to get your counsel on how to get a blog more visible.. any tips would be much appreciated!

    God bless!

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  40. leonard t
    November 20, 2008 at 11:53 am

    This is a master piece! It’s a learning tool. A step by step guide for not just blogging, but success @ work.

    I salute you for your perseverance. Let it be known…vision, passion… kept Dee’ going, i believe.

    Well done Dee’. More bridges to cross ahead…Cheers!

    Reply
  41. Christopher
    November 25, 2008 at 6:17 pm

    hi Deolu this is great, i am presently working on my own blog too, i update it weekly, am also planning to own a domain hope the discount will still be on by the time i have money to fund it , bye bro

    Reply
  42. Sizwe Cartoons
    November 25, 2008 at 6:28 pm

    An inspirational story .. a great help for someone starting off in the blogosphere!

    All the best!

    Reply
  43. Tunde Anibaba
    November 26, 2008 at 10:45 am

    Deolu,it is motivating.You have offered me virtually all on motivation, morals and public speaking. Happy celebration. It can always get better.

    Reply
  44. Adekunle
    December 9, 2008 at 4:07 am

    Adeolu, you dont stop to amaze me. I really do look up to you. My business will surely get there. I’m making it in the internet marketing biz. Thank you for encouraging me. God bless you sir.

    Reply
  45. Kilanko Oluwaseun
    April 29, 2009 at 10:02 pm

    I ‘m motivated to step up my own game too.Thank you,sir.

    Reply
  46. Wonkie Cartoons
    April 29, 2009 at 10:10 pm

    Very encouraging post Deolu – especially for a new blogging group such as ours… thanks for the motivational words!

    Reply
  47. tosin fayokun
    April 30, 2009 at 4:23 pm

    i rmbr telling someone that everything big today started somewhere…. the key point is to start…

    Reply
  48. Ifects
    April 30, 2009 at 6:32 pm

    Whao! You have gone a long way. I’m encouraged

    Reply
  49. IKOTUN ADEBISI
    April 30, 2009 at 8:25 pm

    this is what i call a conscious programming of a preferable future. now i know what it takes to be a star. i am encouraged.

    Reply
  50. Babajidewale
    August 31, 2009 at 2:06 pm

    Wow! this is great! I really like your site and am happy read how it started. Like a wise man said “I like to be a part of a big thing that starts small than a small thing that starts big”. I really love to blog too but don’t know how to go about it. I write article for some bulletins and local magazines. I think I can improve on these. All the same thanks for this encouragement, am so grateful.

    Reply

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