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Why do you blog
Monday, April 14, 2008
Why do you blog - to take part in a conversation or to make money? Seth has some thoughts on the matter.
I get numerous benefits from blogging, but making money is certainly not one of them at the moment. I continue to blog though as I remain passionate about my subject matter. In the end it would not matter if no one read this blog as just by having to write I am crystallising my thoughts and working things out for myself. This is the major payoff for me. The second benefit I've found is the conversations I have had with fellow bloggers - it certainly opens up whole new ideas and perspectives.
Why do you blog? If you don't why not?
2 comments:
I started blogging as part of a post graduate course in reflexivity. We had to produce a reflective "object". I knew I wouldn't be able to produce a patchwork quilt or picture or collage. I needed something quick, easy and useful. Blogging was just what I needed. I learned about Wordpress and PHP. I indulged in my love of aquiring domain names. Best of all I started writing about whatever popped into my head.
I am definitly a person who needs to put thoughts down on "paper" to help me find a way forward.
I totally agree with your arguments. Blogging is a good way to crystallize thoughts, share ideas, discover new topics and engage with people. Can you make money of it? Yes, but as with anything it's not easy and quick . Good example is Trent running The Simple Dollar.com and his journey from being passionate about personal finance and writing to full blogging/writing carrer.