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Life is spinning around the Internet these days. Do you follow your favourite celebrities on social networking websites and leave dozens of comments? Do you desperately seek fame yourself? Luckily, there's a way to make yourself public and become a young influencer.

The first thing to do is to come up with an idea or a personal brand. What can you share with the world? Are you crazy about travelling? What about art and crafts? If you're into cooking, you could design some masterful recipes or write reviews of top-notch local restaurants. Anything that interests you is worth sharing. Before diving in, think about people who might have the same views and passions. What do they find appealing? What would they be interested in? Do a research or a quick survey among your friends. It'll help a lot while deciding on your content.

When you're ready, choose a website where your posts could be published and sign in. You don't have to be a web designer to start creating. There are generally a number of templates for different types of pages, e.g., online stores, journals, fashion blogs, which can come in handy. If you lack inspiration, try surfing the web and make some notes on profiles that you find exciting.

Next step is to pick some suitable photos and upload them to your website. Don't forget about a background image, colours and fonts of your page. When you make an original and stylish design, it'll help to attract more people.

Also, keep in mind that you may face some technical problems. There are cases when servers and websites crash and you risk losing all your great work. The other nasty thing is hackers. Not only can they post disgusting and inappropriate content on your behalf, they can as well steal or damage all your ideas and information. It would be extremely frustrating. So, you'd better have a backup of all the files and data on your hard drive.

It normally takes from several weeks to a month until you get your first followers. Even though it seems like everything falls into place, don't forget about the criticism. People always assume it's their right to express their own opinion. It may be different but don't take it personally and continue the work. When they leave comments, make sure you reply to them as soon as possible. Even if you're not pleased with what they have to say, it's always a good idea to respond in a friendly manner. It will create a respectful atmosphere around you.

The success of the project is only up to you. With enough courage and support, there won't be anything that could stop you.

Nowadays people are looking for ways of

• expanding their public presence and becoming popular.

• connecting with their icons.

• expressing their thoughts and ideas.

  In order to create a unique product you should concentrate on

• genres and ideas that are completely opposite to people's interests.

• what the majority of Internet users find amusing.

• features and passions of your own.

The article suggests that

• working on a web design is rather challenging.
• the safest way to create a website is to adapt someone else's style.
• it doesn't require specific qualification to create a blog.

One of the downsides of having a blog is

• considerable amount of time to promote and make it visible.
• dealing with negative attitudes and opinions.
• that you never know whether it'll be successful or not.

To keep your blog up and running,

• you ought to consider storing all the information in two separate places.
• you should delete all negative comments.
• you should trust yourself and be fully involved in the process.