A new blog today on the internet is like a needle in a haystack, nowhere to be found. But, you can either let your blog be the needle that’s hard to find or the hay that’s everywhere. So, why exactly should you blog when there are millions of blogs floating on the internet? Why should you be another one of those jumping in the blogging bandwagon? The answer is simple : because you want to maximize your opportunities.

Well, the answer above alone might not motivate all to start a blog but I have tried and come up with a few more that might show you why starting a blog might be benefecial. Although all the reasons listed below are facts and have been proven, the results from your blog depends on you. If you put your heart into it and do it diligently your blog will provide all these for you and much more, you can take my word for it.

 

Here are 20 reasons why you should start a blog or become a blogger:

  1. Allows you to share your skills or personal experience

  2. Allows others to learn from you or see things from your perspective

  3. Allows you to create a brand and gives you and your skills an outlet

  4. Acts as a communication tool between you and your readers

  5. Helps you see things from other people’s perspective

  6. Allows you to make influential contacts

  7. Allows you to expand your reach

  8. Helps you market your skills in a wider market

  9. Allows you to open new opportunities

  10. Helps build a community

  11. Helps you earn income through advertisements and affiliate account and other means

  12. Possibility of earning full time income “passively”

  13. You become more accessible to potential clients

  14. If the blog generates full time income, you can work from anywhere in the world. All you need is a computer and access to internet, and it’s safe to say you would find both mostly anywhere

  15. Brings recognition and respect to you as long as you are diligent and passionate about your work

  16. Makes you a better writer, the more you write the better you get

  17. Makes you a better reader. Most bloggers come up with ideas for a post by reading other blogs or books

  18. You learn about handling different aspects of a website very easily

  19. It doesn’t cost a penny to start and maintain a blog if you don’t want to spend any

  20. All in all having a blog helps you:

  • establish yourself in both online and offline world

  • learn the ropes of writing

  • become an effective networker

  • realize the importance of consistency, and

  • build patience as you wait and watch your blog grow

These are some of my reasons on why I think anyone should start a blog. Ofcourse, there are more reasons and I could go on and on but I would like to hear some of your reasons as well on why you started a blog or why you are planning to start a blog.

By the way, the post isn’t done yet. This post will follow in the comments section and ofcourse the blogger will be “you”. If you have a blog please share why you started blogging and if you don’t have one yet, here it is, the comments sections is your blog for the day. Give it a name, choose your tagline and write on…