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Do bloggers need formal training?
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OverthinkingCat
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- Feb 18, 2026
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i dont think you need a degree bro i learned everything from youtube and google and its working fine lol.
- Apr 20, 2018
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There are a lot of SEO tutorials and courses right now, from beginner to expert level, and you can find a lot of them on YouTube.
Aang Aang
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- Mar 24, 2026
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I don't think so, a bloggers can learn by his own experience better than any formal education.
- Aug 4, 2015
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Nah, formal training is a total waste of money for blogging, just start a site and learn by making mistakes on your own time, real experience beats a classroom every day of the week in this game.
ProfitMastery
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- Apr 11, 2026
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Formal education can help with writing basics, but blogging itself is mostly self-taught. the real learning happens when you start publishing content and see how search engines and users respond.
No formal training needed, blogging is almost entirely self-taught and the best bloggers learned by publishing, failing, and iterating, not from a classroom. What you actually need is writing ability, basic SEO, and consistency, all learnable free online and sharpened only by doing. Formal education won't hurt, but it's never been the thing separating bloggers who make it from those who don't.
- Aug 4, 2015
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Yes, I believe blogging is a skill that almost anyone can learn without formal education. Many successful bloggers started with little knowledge and learned through practice, testing, and making mistakes. Skills like writing, SEO, content research, and promotion can all be improved over time. Consistency, curiosity, and a willingness to learn are often more important than having a formal degree.
- Dec 3, 2021
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All old bloggers who became successful did it just by taking action. No writing course, no SEO course. Everything you want to learn is available for free on the internet.
- May 2, 2010
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You need to know medium to advanced english language skills (if target?), and also the same type of level of skills for computing and technology internet related. (You need to know what and how to setup WP alternatives for web projects) Also you need organizational skills.
- Dec 19, 2007
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Yes, blogging is a skill that can be picked up by doing it often, trying new angles, and staying consistent. A lot of people who write successful blogs, they learned it on their own, and they kept building their writing habits, SEO know how and marketing moves gradually. No need for formal education, it can happen just through repetition and a bit of experimentation.
pixelzs
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- May 3, 2026
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Yes, definitely. Blogging is a skill that can be self taught with consistency, practice, and learning from real experience. Formal education can help, but understanding content, seo, and your audience matters more in most cases.
seopowergirl
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- Apr 28, 2026
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I don't think formal training is a requirement for blogging a lot of successful bloggers seem to learn through experience testing different ideas and improving over time that said learning the basics of writing SEO and content strategy can definitely make the process easier and help avoid common mistakes
sheikhUsama
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- May 28, 2026
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Yes, anyone can learn Blogging from Youtube and self practice.
HyperTrigger
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- Apr 9, 2026
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blogging is more practical than academic, so anyone can learn it by writing posts, testing what works and improving step by step.