As you might have noticed I have taken to blogging in a big way. I got a cool new site design going and made a couple of posts that have been long pending. I always wanted to blog but never really had the motivation to and couldn’t find a reason good enough to spend time blogging until i read blogs from Darren rowse at problogger.net and Chris Garrett who have recently published a new book on professional blogging. Although i have not yet bought the book because Amazon doesn’t ship books to India yet, I am going to tell one of my friends to get the book for me the next time he visits India or in two months time when i will be in the US as a student. So, I might not be a expert in Social networking and blogging like Chris and Darren I thought I can atleast have a list of 6reasons why I blog!
So here goes my list:
- Fame: Who doesn’t want to be recognized around the world; even if its not around the world the fact that my blog is read by my friends who comment on my blog and give honest opinions about what i think is such a high. Moreover, If you develop an authority over a niche in which you are really good at then you can talk in conferences like Darren and Chris does.
- Money: Who doesn’t want a little extra income or that extra pocket money? Surely, i dont mind; and bloggers can earn a lot of money from their blogs; Although it must be advised that it is not for the faint hearted.
- Promoting your services: I have used this technique effectively. I am a freelance programmer and I have used this technique effectively over the years to get projects and find new clients. The best thing about this medium is the fact that clients come to you instead of you going to clients which i think is an awesome prospect in itself.
- Make friends:Blogging all about social interaction. You write for people to read and comment and you do the same for other peoples’ blogs. This leads to REAL friendships and not virtual ones.
- Come on TV: If the example of professional technology blogger Amit of labnol.org can be taken he has been featured on CNN-iBN. Now, it isn’t everyday that you get featured on TV.
- Satisfying your creative pursuits: Thats what I blog for most of the time as well as to vent out my frustration. You might not believe it but writing a simple post has got me out of so many frustrations and irritations that it has now become a habit for me. As soon I get angry over someone or something or get really irritated, i come online and write a short post about it(dont search this blog you wont find it here
) and the frustration reduces considerably.
So, i think these reasons are good enough for me to keep blogging and yes i will for many more years to come and will be more consistent with my blogging!
