Hello Friends, this is not a technical or programming post. In this post I will list down my journey as a blogger and the obvious benefits I got from this activity. Recently my blog has completed third anniversary. And it is going strong day by day. Thank you all for you help. I will list down the good things about blogging and top 10 reasons to create a blog of your own.
My motivation behind each and every blog is to share something interesting and useful with the readers of this blog. As a result blogging has become a kind of habit for me. But with other priorities in life I have to balance between blogging and other responsibilities.
Before starting a programming blog you may want to know 5 things which can help you to create a successful blog.
Top 10 reasons to create a blog or Good things about blogging
Learning:
If you want to write regularly, then you have to learn regularly. You will find that you are reading or learning most of the time to put it on your blog. As it will be very difficult to write something new if you are not learning. I blog about programming and technology, I have to learn a lot to write about it. And personally I feel to write about anything that interest me.
I don’t stick to one particular programming language or technology as far as learning is concerned. Some people may find it absurd and can advice me to stick to one but I want to be jack of all trades and may be a master of few.
Time Utilization:
This is a very good thing about creating your own blog. You have to watch your time utilization.
When you create a blog, you would be writing regularly and learning as well. You have to stop wasting time on non productive activities. For example, I no longer watch TV. Television is totally out of my life. I do not spend more then 30 minutes watching TV per week.
Either I spend time with my family or spend time doing some activity for my blog. I cannot afford to waste time to watch a movie or any time wasting show on TV.
Start taking care of your health:
As blogging can be really taxing and tiresome activity. You have to start taking care of your health by doing some physical activity. You have to continuously keep stretching the your body.
I take care of my health by regularly exercising and doing yoga.
Influence:
Since you are learning a lot and making the notes of your learning in your blog. Its good source of traffic for your blog to have many articles on the same niche. As a result more and more people will start to look upon you as an expert or mentor in the niche you are blogging about.
You will be looked upon as Influencer in the niche. More people would like to connect with you to gain the knowledge.
More career opportunities:
Blogging can be a very productive activity to put you across recruiters or companies.
If you are blogging about the same subject or niche in which you are working. There are very good chances that you will get priority for the job opportunities. And it should not be difficult for you to find a job. You will be considered an expert.
And since you are already blogging about the niche you would be having a good grasp of the subject. You would not be hesitated to face the interviewer.
Monetizing :
Certainly advertising is the main source of income for most of the internet companies. And since you are also into internet space by creating your own blog, you can make use of advertising to make some extra bucks.
If you are regularly posting articles about your niche and have good traffic you can earn a good passive income out of your blog.
Some people even have made blogging as their career option.
You can monetize your blog and sell your own products. It all depends on the traffic you are getting . This is definitely a good thing about blogging. But you need to careful that you wont be earning for the first day. As it is a slow and steady process.
Better Comprehension:
Since you will be writing and putting you ideas across to the audience to create a blog, it will help you to have a better comprehension and writing skills.
Sense of ownership:
Since you have a blog and you own a domain on the internet. You can think of this blog as your own company where people are visiting your space to look upon the articles you have put down.
This can be a contentment and provide you a sense of ownership.
Your own Journal:
To create a blog means that you are taking your own notes in the niche. You can refer any time these notes when in need. Since I blog about programming and technology and some time it is useful for me to refer my own blog about some specific problem which I faced in past and written an article about it.
Or you can refer your own blog while appearing for the interview in your specific niche. To create a blog can be highly useful for your own self.
Creating your own brand:
You have a domain and you are present in the internet world. Therefore there are good chances that good number of people know you. Hence you are creating your own brand name by writing regularly on you blog.
If you put up useful information which people can like and share, it will in turn crate a brand value for you. Soon you will find that they are giving your blogs reference to their companions or co workers.
Conclusion:
To create a blog and establish in the internet space can be quite tiring and time consuming process. But it comes with its own benefits and rewards. In this article I have listed down the good things about blogging and how creating a blog can help you to achieve the personal and professional goals in life.