Why You Should Start A Blog

We’ve discussed “What Is A Blog“, but now comes the question of where you should start one.

This is an extremely personal question that everyone has to answer for themselves, but there are many reasons why a person would want to begin one.  Some people do it to express themselves, others do it fill a gap they perceive in their area of interest and others do it to attempt to make money through monetizing their site.

Most blogging experts will tell you that if you don’t start blogging for one of the first two reasons, the third will be impossible.  I tend to agree with them, because if you are blogging about something you don’t care about, then it’s going to show in your writing.  There have been many stories written about bloggers making a lot of money, but every one of them has been writing about something they care about and the monetization success came along later as a bonus.

Mind you that thousands of new blogs start every day, so this is another strike against the idea of starting one with the idea of making a lot of money.  You will have to do a lot of work to get people to find your blog, so you will be much better off doing it for friends & family, or talking to people who share your specific interests.

Again, this is a question you have to answer for yourself, but if you aren’t writing about something you love, then it is going to be a very long slog to success.