10 Reasons why you should have a blog

So you are thinking about starting a blog, or your friends have their blogs and you are wondering why you should have one. In this post, I will try to show you some good reasons why you should have a blog. There are many more reasons, but they will probably change from person to person. So start reading and get to work, because you still have a lot to learn, and it may change your life!

1. Blogs are easy #

When building a website, you will probably need to know at least the basics of HTML and some programming. But if you are not that familiar with codes, there are many easy ways you can have a blog to spread your thoughts. You can buy a hosting plan that comes with pre-installed WordPress (for example) or even make an account at WordPress.com or Blogspot.com and start right away writing whatever you want.

2. Blogs can make you more sociable #

From having a blog, there’s a good chance you will meet a lot of new people (not always in person, but sometimes, yes). You can make new friends, find people that think like you, and that’s nice. If you show the world your point of view, your thoughts, or whatever you write, there’s a chance people will look for you asking for advice, and that makes people feel good, to be able to help someone. Another good thing is that having a blog can help you professionally; showing what you can do will help you get discovered and even get a better job.

3. Blogs are challenging #

Blogs are addictive; they work like a game, where you have to manage your blog, write good content, increase your traffic, and be successful. If you succeed in this game, you can have a happy ever after. Maybe the time you spent playing FreeCell now you can spend doing something good, that in the end can help you (I think it won’t work if you’re a professional FreeCell player) with your life.

4. A Blog can make you feel like a famous person #

Oh, wait, paparazzi won’t be at your windows, at least not yet. But when you start expressing what you think about something, this will get to the people, and if they like it (or not), you will start to have some readers and even have some fans, people that will follow you during all your blog life. It can make you feel good to know that there are people out there interested in what you think.

5. You can even make money #

It seems it can’t get any better now, when you are doing something you like, showing the world what you think, and in return, you will get fans and eventually some cash. Nowadays, there are many ways you can get some extra bucks, like Text-Link-Ads or Google AdSense. But if you plan on quitting your job, I would say it’s possible (there are many people doing that), but you need to know what you are doing and do it the right way. Even if you don’t get enough money to buy a new computer, it’s always nice to buy a beer and think, “Well, I’m paying this with my blog posts!”

6. It can work as a greeting card #

Let’s say you are good at something; start a blog about what you have considerable knowledge of. So buy yourself a www.yourname.com domain, a basic hosting account, and start writing about what you know. For example, if you are good at electrical engineering, start writing about it, showing everyone that you know what you are saying. This way, the blog can open many doors for you, helping you get a better job and much more, as nowadays companies look first on the web before hiring a new employee. So what are you waiting for?

7. Blogs have no boss… You are the BOSS!!! #

Even if you don’t take your blog professionally, just take it as a hobby, there’s nothing better than knowing no one told you to do it that way, or saying that you should re-write something because the boss didn’t like the way you wrote about something. It happens a lot in magazines and newspapers, where most of the time, writers are not completely free to write whatever comes to their head. Blogs express freedom and free will. Show us the best you’ve got the way you want it.

8. Blogosphere #

You are not the only blogger. You won’t be alone, while there are many out there just like you, expressing their thoughts, people helping each other and their blogs to grow and prosper. We bloggers are part of something called the Blogosphere, a big blog community where you can get any kind of help (technical and editorial). What you may not know, other people may know about, and like that, you can exchange knowledge.

9. Blogs can make you know yourself better #

When you start blogging, you realize that all the information you need, you can get on the Internet itself. Little by little, you will learn new things – HTML, PHP, MySQL, CSS, and much more. You will learn a little about design, marketing, literature, something new here and there. After a while, you will realize that you know much more than what you knew before you started blogging.

10. A Blog can be your diary #

Yeah, why not?