5 Reasons Why I Blog
Ryan Healy tagged me with this meme: “5 Reasons Why I Blog”. I read Ryan’s blog on a regular basis, and I appreciate him including me in the fun.
- It’s good for business. It wasn’t always this way. When I started blogging it was more about self-expression. It didn’t take long for me to realize blogging was building my business, too. I get a steady flow of new business from people who say something like, “Well, I started reading your blog and finally decided I would call you.”
- Self-expression. Once upon a time, I was a radio DJ. Highly-rated, successful, and loving it. Being on the radio was my own personal megaphone. It was my way of being heard. Now I get that same satisfaction from blogging. You can too. Now everyone’s a DJ!
- Building a relationship with my readers. There’s nothing like a blog to build a relationship with your readers. My blog is the source of most of the conversations I have with my readers. Why? I have some theories, but the fact is they don’t matter. It just works.
- Marketing. I know there are many who say you can’t “monetize” a blog. Really? My own blog has brought me… well, let’s call it “a substantial amount” of revenue. And I don’t even use Adsense (as of this writing). One of the very best Internet Marketers is a guy name Dave Winer. And you’d never categorize him as a marketer… but last year he made over 7 figures using his blog as the primary marketing medium. Even as as I write this, he’s in the beginnings of a “product launch”, though most of his readers probably don’t realize it.
- Research and testing. The quickest way I know to test a new idea, get some feedback, or get an answer is… make an appropriate post on my blog.
Okay, those are my 5 reasons for blogging. And now, I tag:
Ray,
I’ve been tracking back who started the “5 Reasons I Blog” meme to show the power of blogging, viral posting and create a list of why….fyi your link to Ryan Healy took me to a wordpress logon and not the blog post.
Regards, Michele
Thanks Michele for the heads-up on that link. I fixed it.
Search engines love properly maintained blogs.
BLOGGING
A - Saves Time by having just one place to type your message and push a button to publish it to the web. There is no messing with codes or turn around times from a web developer.
B - Saves Money with open source software like Wordpress. You do not have to create a new page everytime you want to say something.
C - Builds Communities by being more interactive with the reader.