Over the years blog has played a major role in promoting communication among people, business and ideas. Smart people have used it to bridge communication gap between their business and customers, many have used it to disseminate information, while others even use it as their business. Blog made millionaires are uncountable around the world. Blog is a tool as well as a business.
Subsequently,in my future updates, I am going to meticulously xray blog, blogging and how to benefit from it. For know lets concentrate on the reason why I think you should start you own blog. Some of the reason are as follows;
1. Blogs refine your thoughts
Sitting down and distilling your ideas and insights into structured sentences and paragraphs is an art. Wrangling and wrestling those words into shape will produce clarity from the cloud. Make it a practice every day, and magic happens.
2. Blogs reward the creator
Creating is one thing, but publishing is another. Being willing to put your ideas “out there” takes bravery and a willingness to be vulnerable. Doubts may stop you. These include:
Why would anyone want to read my ideas?
I have nothing new to say.
Overcome your fears and publish your creation. Rewards will come.
3. Blogs amplify your humanity
A blog amplified by social networks with simple-to-use interfaces is the intersection of humanity and technology. It is an extension and amplification of our uniqueness, creativity and content to 7 billion people.
The low-friction sharing will amplify who you are to a world that is waiting to hear your voice.
4. Blogs connect us to our tribes
Tribes are no longer local but global connections of shared interests and passions. Blogs that are powered by Twitter feeds and online communities allow us to connect to those global tribes… in real time.
Connection with global communities provides insights and networks that can accelerate your learning process, opportunity and success.
You change them and they change you.
5. Blogs give introverts a voice
Susan Cain’s book Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking highlights a new opportunity. The introvert now has a voice. It is estimated that 50% of us fit into that category. If you feel that is you then your blog can be your platform to speak to the world, let your personality shine and be heard.
6. Blogs reward the “new age” publishers
Blogs are online magazines, books and resources all rolled into one.
A portal for expression, learning and publishing, they validate our creative content by quantifying attention through retweets, comments and sharing.
7. Blogs embrace the experimenters
In the age of print, making mistakes was expensive and time-consuming. With your online publishing platform you can experiment in real time with no financial risk.
8. Blogs accelerate discovery
The low friction of the social web allows content creators to bypass the old gatekeepers of editors and publishers. What took years or decades to achieve that important attention can be done in weeks and months.
9. Blogs open up a world without borders
Opportunity in the past was often limited to “local.” Today your online platform isn’t restricted by geography. The world is now your playpen.
