Why You Should Blog

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 There are hundreds of thousands of bloggers around the world. They all have different purposes for writing blog posts. Some write for expressing their views, while some want to share knowledge they have gained over a period of time. Some write for improving their writing skills, while some write for revenue. Whatever may be the reason, blogging has been a rapidly growing thing. And there are lots of reasons why you should start blogging. So, I want to share my view on why you too should be starting a blog. Let's look at some reasons why starting a blog can be a right decision for you:

1. Blogging is a way of Expressing Yourself

There are several ways people express themselves. Some express their feelings through songs, and some express their views through speeches. Artists express their emotions through beautiful paintings. Similarly, dancers express their emotions through their moves. Just like all of them, bloggers can express their views, thoughts and emotions through their blog posts. So, if you have a lot of things going on in your mind and you are trying to find a way to express them, you can make blog a means of expressing your ideas.

2. Blogging can help you Improve your Writing Skills

Expressing your ideas isn't always easy and simple. And it's especially true if you are not that expressive. You might have a lot of things going on in your mind but you might have the habit of not explaining them to anyone just because you think that you mind end up having an argument or a bad relationship with people. In such a scenario, it could be a good decision to write down your feelings. If writing isn't your habit, then you'll have a hard time at the beginning. However, if you consistently write about your views, thoughts and emotions, you'll gradually improve. Every professional and successful writer begins as an amateur writer. With experience, an amateur becomes professional. So, if you start blogging today, you'll definitely become a far better writer a year from now.

3. People Start Noticing You

You might have a lot to share with people around you. However, since you are keeping everything within yourself, no one is able to know what you think and know. But once you become consistent in writing blog posts, people start noticing you as they start reading your posts. You might have been thinking, "only if a few people could hear what I really want to say". And if you write your views on your blog, not just a few people but a huge number of people will be able to discover you and relate to your thoughts and experiences.

4. You could be Earning some Revenue

People around the world write blog posts not just to express themselves. There's much more than that. Actually, a blogger with a decent amount of traffic on a blog can make a good amount of revenue. In fact, there are bloggers who make from $1000 to $10000 per month from blogging. However, it doesn't happen overnight. You have to be consistent and should work relentlessly to achieve your goal of generating a good amount of revenue from your blog. You can first start blogging as a hobby. Once you start getting traffic, then you can think of making it a full time job.

5. You have Nothing to Lose

You shouldn't be blogging if it takes a huge portion of your time. But I don't think writing a blog post will take hours and days. When you start, don't be too cautious about your vocabulary and grammar skills. Just start it and improve day by day. Write a few sentences on your first day. Next day, try to write two more sentences than the first day. And this won't take even an hour. If you think of writing something longer, allocate an hour a day for the blog post. Write what you can write and keep the remaining part for the next day. In this way, you'll have an elaborate piece of writing within a week, without losing your precious time. 

So, I guess I made it clear why it would be a great idea for you to start blogging. Well, for some reason, I've not blogged for a while. But I'm now trying to be more consistent in writing about what I think, what I feel about certain things, etc. in my blog posts. Let's see how frequently I'll be blogging. And you have made it to this part of the article, try to create a blog today. Thanks!