Hey There! Hope you are doing good. I started blogging in 2011 and learnt many lessons in a hard way as I was not trained on blogging in any way. I neither have any friends nor any other guidance. I do not want you and others to go through all of that pain. I wish I knew all of these earlier to save lot of time, effort and money. These days the number one place to get information, gossips, gist, etc. are on the blogs, welcome to the fantastic world of blogging, below are 7 essential things one should know as a blogger to get short term and long term. Blogging Platform : This is usually the first step in blogging -