Blogging is one of the most growing trends on the Internet, there are many famous and successful people from blogging. They did start a blog!
Arriana Huffington from Huffpost.com earning ~!$41,660,000 per month, Peter Rojas from Engadget.com earning ~$3,950,000 per month. And many others!
What do they blog for? There are reasons you probably never know.
Should I start a blog?
The answer is entirely up to you. In this post, I will show you 10 reasons why you should start blogging today. I really hope after reading this article you will have enough reasons and motivation to get started.
1. Blogging is really easy
Blogging is really easy for everyone. The hardest part is setting up a blog but I have fully explained each step in another post. If you haven't had a chance to read it yet you can email me, I'll do my best to make it easy for you to create a new blog.
With WordPress, you do not have to face any difficulties like creating a website or waste time learning complicated HTML. Something you need to do is customizing your blog with the available themes (templates), adding some good plugins, and writing engaging content. Once you have these in mind, you will know exactly what you have to do.
2. Blogging makes you a better person
Having a blog will definitely make you a better person. Why? Blogging will obviously improve your writing skills as well as communication skills. You will start thinking more about who you are and what kind of person you want to be. Moreover, when you apply for a job, there are many employers looking for candidates with blogs, open-minded and not afraid to share about life. So there will be an extra "plus" for you there.
3. Blogging you will help many others as well
You can bring your experience, knowledge or information to help others through blog posts. You can even help others with thousands of topics around our lives. Let's say you have a blog on the topic of "maternal healthcare". There are many girlfriends, nanny mothers who are looking for help, advice, solutions or ideas to raise children. Your knowledge or advice can be very essential and very helpful. Just freely share and give away what you have, what you get in return are sincere thanks and respect. It's pretty awesome, isn't it?
Different blog topics will help readers in a unique way. I remember when I received feedback from readers saying "The article is so good and sincere. Thank you!", It really made me smile with joy and the happy feeling I remember till today!
4. You absolutely can make money from blogging
Have you ever heard or met people who make a lot of money just by blogging?
Yes, you can monetize your own blog today. Of course, first of all you have to invest time, when you first start your blog with only a small number of visitors, the money you get from it may not be much and not stable. But please be patient! As time goes by, the number of visits to the blog increases, your income will accordingly increase.
Time will not disappoint the hardworking people. Be prepared to receive the first money from your blog. I bet you will be very happy. Not just a few dollars a month, many people actually make a good living from just blogging.
Recall the first time I successfully created Blogsudo, there were about 300 visitors per day at the end of the year. I had more than 5000 visitors per day in the next year, and it would keep increasing if I continue to post more articles. Every month I still receive money from this blog with Google Ads, also some money from affiliate marketing products.
I guarantee that the feeling of receiving valuable money from your own creativity will be lightheaded that you can hardly describe. I was very happy with it and am currently continuing to develop blogs / websites like this one.
5. Blog is a place where you promote yourself and welcome new opportunities
When you have a blog, you have in hand a "tool" or a "channel" to promote yourself. With useful blog shares, you will look like an expert. And you will be surprised when many people begin to respect you and I have encountered many cases when one of the blog visitors contacted the blog owner directly to invite a job or invite a partnership or joint venture. I have also received many invitations to these cooperation. This will open up a lot of potential new doors that you may not have dared to think of at the moment.
6. Use blog to stay in touch
Not everyone has a lot of time to surf Facebook or join other discussion groups on social media. Once again, blog is the bridge that helps you keep in touch with friends, colleagues and relatives. They can easily read everything about your activities, ideas and success through the blog you write. Be smart and use it as an effective communication tool.
7. You can make the world a better place
When you have a blog, you really have a position. This means that you will influence many other people, everything you like or dislike you can influence people. And those things can help you change the world. Don't think it's not possible because all the great things in life don't start with those little things!
You may have seen some blog posts or articles that go viral on Twitter, Facebook and have been shared tens of thousands of times. Once they do that, they'll get a lot of attention. There is a story of two young girls who after posting a blog post changed their school conditions, thanks to the halo effect. It is also very nice that these two girls were only 9 and 13 years old at that time.
8. Blogging can help grow your business
Does your company have a blog yet? If not, then there really is a huge shortcoming. Blogs can tell a lot about your company that your partner or customers are interested in.
For example, your potential customers may find interesting stories about your company's success, new ideas, strategies and even products that can make them repeat customers. It's a huge opportunity that many small and large businesses don't take advantage of.
9. Blogging can become your passion
If you have too much free time and you don't know what to do but surf the web unconsciously, then you should really consider starting a personal blog.
The more you share, the more valuable friends you will have. Living without a friend is boring, right?
Blog is a place where you are free to say what you think. You get frustrated that your article is never published for a reason that only the editor of that newspaper knows, then the blog is your newspaper. You can write and post immediately. You can have loyal readers. What could be better than being the "editor in chief" of the newspaper written by yourself.
Believe me, you will soon get caught up in it and start to learn a lot from it. So what are you waiting for?
10. Blogging enhances your writing skills and debating abilities
Communication and reasoning skills are essential in everyday life and career. You need to practice if you don't want to be left behind. So how can you practice?
Blogging has a lot to do with your writing skills. Although I cannot reach perfection yet, I feel a lot more confident after a period of practicing blogging. The more you write, the more you will improve your writing skills. Blogging is a relatively new job, but there are some studies proving that blogging enhances your writing skills.
Some interesting facts about blogging you should know
- Currently, there are about 2 million 500 blog posts posted this year according to Worldometers and counting (Dec 16, 2020 12:05 AM now).
- 90% of companies that blog everyday get at least one new client (maybe more) through blogging.
- 80% of online consumers in the US trust the information they get from a blog, 61% have made a purchase based on recommendations from a blog (creating an English blog then include product's links in it, an effective way to make money online, called affiliate marketing).
- Blogging is most popular among the 20-35 year olds, accounting for about 50% of all bloggers.
Google is very friendly with blog
When your blog is ready, Google crawls the pages and then lists them on Google's search engines. Google has always prioritized blog content over other content. That means you will start getting more visitors from search engines. Isn't that great? Search engines serve as bridges, linking users who are likely to become your new friends or future business partners, a place to bring in new customers if you offer a valuable product.
With all the reasons mentioned above, is it enough to urge you to start a blog right now? If you want, get started now.
If you have any difficulty with starting a blog or anything related to blogging, don't hesitate to contact me or comment below. I will do my best to help you.
Let's blogging and success together!