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Have you been toying with the idea of blogging? Are you itching to get your thoughts out there for the world to read and enjoy, but you’re just a little bit afraid of the commitment to start a blog?
I totally get it: it takes guts to start a blog and to see it through for years down the road. Quite honestly, bloggers come and go by the dozens because of one reason alone: blogging is hard!
But if you are just a little bit fired up about your product or service, your topic, and your audience, there is absolutely no reason you can’t succeed at blogging.
5 Reasons to Start a Blog
If you’ve been needing someone to just tip you over on the other side and give you a few reasons to motivate you to start a blog, I’m here for you!
Get paid for writing about what you love
When I explain to my friends what I do, they’re like “huh? So…you get paid to write?”
Exactly.
Not only do bloggers find ways to monetize our writing but we quickly learn to tap into other sources of monetization. Writing a blog post may quickly turn into creating other products like ebooks. (I created mine on Amazon CreateSpace and KDP Select).
My blog posts have also turned into podcasts, where I earn an affiliate commission or advertising promo spots.
Additionally, blog posts can turn into ideas for videos, which can turn into a robust vlog channel making you some nice residual income with Google Adsense. (Here’s one of mine).
If you get really good at writing for your own blog, you can even offer to begin looking for opportunities to write paid guest posts and start earning money to share your content on other sites.
Be your own boss
Why start a blog? Because you get to ultimately create what you want out of your writing career
What I love about blogging is that it gives me the opportunity to create something out of nothing. I am creating a community and a tribe because I’m writing about what I love.
I get to make my own choices about what content to put out (based on user feedback, of course), set my own hours, attract the clients of my choice, and drive the direction of my business.
I absolutely love all these aspects of blogging!
Create your own schedule your way.
As I mentioned before, I like to be my own boss which, of course, includes creating my own schedule.
I have a fairly complex schedule as a busy homeschool mama and brand strategist, but I love blogging and the freedom it provides me to make side hustle money (or a full-time income).
It’s up to me whether I want to dial it down or up- adding on more blogging or less. I truly get to create my own schedule and blog around my family responsibilities.
Meet awesome people in your niche.
Oh my goodness, have I ever met some pretty fabulous and amazing people through blogging!
If you are looking for an easy way to grow your network and meet awesome people in your niche, blogging is the way to go!
The small virtual communities I’ve found are mainly through:
- following other blogs and commenting
- following YouTube channels I admire
- listening to incredible podcasts and following the hosts on social media
- and of course, social media- Instagram, Pinterest, Facebook
One of my main sources for meeting pretty awesome people is through interviews and podcasting. As I’ve learned the skill of interviewing guests in my niche I’ve also been able to connect with some fabulous mompreneurs along the way and expand my outreach.
Make a difference for other people.
More than anything, I’ve found that blogging has helped me to help others. The thing that excites me the most about blogging is knowing that I’m helping others and making a difference for them.
My homeschool blog is about helping homeschool moms of faith with their specific needs: choosing curriculum, encouragement and support, advice, free resources, and conversations with thought leaders in the home education sector.
This blog at Mompreneurs in Heels is about helping moms entrepreneurs develop their online business from start to continuation: from business idea to blog to content and product development.
I also want to use this as a platform to highlight mompreneurs who are doing it and working their business.
When you find out your business and blogging purpose, it is exciting because you realize that you truly are making a difference for others.
That’s the best part.
Keep learning new things.
Blogging helps me to keep on learning. As I talk to other bloggers, interview guests for my podcast, or just do research for a blog post, I learn something new each time.
Lifelong learning is a goal for me. I wake up each day wondering what new thing I’ll learn. Because I blog daily I research daily…and I just keep learning new things I didn’t know before!
If lifelong learning is big on your list, making blogging a part of your lifestyle can help you to accomplish that.
If you’ve been wondering, “Why start a blog?”, now you know five terrific reasons to get moving on your first blog post!
Do you need help setting up your blog? You can reach out to me and I’ll walk you through the steps. I also help with branding and design services and I’ll be glad to hear what your needs are and help you.