10 Reasons Why You Should Start a Blog

I started blogging about seven years ago as a hobby but somewhere along the line, I began to see things from a different perspective.

Throughout my life, I have encompassed a number of hobbies but none of them gave me satisfaction or changed my life in a way that blogging has.

Blogging has so much become part of my life that I never shy away from recommending it to others. However, on several occasions, I meet people who ask me how they would benefit from it.

If you are looking into starting a blog anytime soon or you are just curious to know the importance of blogging, here’s why you should consider it.

10 Reasons Why You Should Start a Blog

1. You Can Help People Through Blogging

There is no doubt that blogging has helped a lot of people in ways that I may not be able to describe. Before I started blogging, I knew nothing about it but later learned much about blogging through reading blogs written by other bloggers.

Today, I can say without contradiction that blogging has helped shape my life in an indescribable way.

Generally, a good blog should be one that helps people achieve something or provide a solution to an underlying problem.

If you are passionate about helping people and you have skills and expertise in a particular field, then that should be enough reason to start a blog.

No matter your area of interest or expertise, a good blog will always give solutions to problems through resourceful information and actionable tips that readers could be seeking.

2. You Can Make Money Blogging

How can I make money blogging? This is a common question that most people ask before venturing into blogging. Of course, blogging is demanding in that it requires your time and finance to set up a blog and maintain it.

So would you spend time and money blogging without receiving anything in return?

Apparently, only a few people can do that and the truth is most people start blogs with the intent of making money at some point.

Whether you are looking for a full-time job or just a side hustle, blogging is a great way to earn income by working as your own boss. It may not be easy at the beginning, but with a good strategy and skills, blogging can remain to be one of your most favorable income generating sources.

There are several ways you can monetize your blog and turn it into an income generator. These include direct advertising, writing sponsored content, selling digital products, affiliate marketing, and selling personal products and services among others.

3. Blogs Help Grow Businesses

At one point I met a friend who was struggling with his web design business and I sold him the idea of starting a blog that gives information about his products. At first, he was hesitant about the idea and was too reluctant to start one.

After several months of pushing him trying to convince him on the importance of starting a blog for his business, he gave in and asked me to help him create one.

In less than a week, we had set up a blog and he began to talk about his products online. Through the first month after making his first blog post, he received a lot of emails from potential customers seeking information about his products. A year later, his site had much traffic and the number of customers tripled.

So how did blogging make his business successful?

Blogging attracts new customers and provides a platform for connecting with existing clients as well as exercising your authority on your online niche.

It gives both your existing clients and potential clients the room to dig more information about your products or services and make choices on whether or not they best suit their needs.

No matter how big or small your business is, blogging is a perfect way of connecting to a wider audience and providing valuable information to clients seeking solutions to their problems.

4. Blogging Will Help You Become a Better Thinker

Because the process of putting down information in a blog involves recording your thoughts on paper, there is no doubt that blogging will sharpen your thoughts and make you a better thinker.

Providing solutions to problems requires critical thinking and blogging will help you develop great thoughts of matters touching on various things and the worldview that shapes them.

5. Blogging Helps Build Healthy Life Habits

Before I started blogging, I did things that had no positive impact on my life. But because blogging requires commitment, time, devotion, and discipline, I developed these daily healthy habits that have shaped my life today.

Through blogging, I have learned to schedule my time properly, commit myself to do important things, and learn new skills every day. Although these habits may not be appealing to everyone, blogging will definitely open more opportunities for the development of new healthier life habits.

6. You Can Inspire Others Through Your Blog

Blogging does not only change the life of the bloggers but also touches the lives of several other people that you may not know.

Through your writings, several people can find inspiration that can help shape their lives. Isn’t it a wonderful feeling knowing that you inspired somebody to become who he or she is today?

7. Blogging Will Help You Become a Better Writer

There is no better place for improving your writing skills than through blogging. Throughout your blogging journey, you will develop new writing skills that will help you become a better writer day after day.

Blogging will not push you into becoming a better writer, it will happen naturally and at the end of it, you will begin to rip the benefits of becoming a better writer. Of course, being a good writer holds significant benefits in your life and through it, you can publish books, write CVs and resumes as well as writing sponsored content for various companies.

8. Blogging Helps To Develop a Community

Irrespective of your blogging niche, one of the most interesting things about a successful blog is the collaboration, response, communication, and sharing of information that takes place in the comments sections.

Creating lively comments sections on your blog by replying to comments helps create an interactive community with a common interest, and eventually learn more about your audience.

You will also meet like-minded people and in the long run, build a huge network that will impact your life in one way or the other.

9. Blogging Helps Establish Yourself as an Expert

Posting high quality and relevant information that is in line with your area of expertise can help establish yourself as an industry expert in a particular field.

Over time, people will flock to your site seeking useful information that will help them learn new things and solve tough challenges affecting them.

10. Blogs Will Expose You to New Opportunities.

When people start blogging, no one knows where this whole thing might take them. It normally starts as a hobby then slowly develops into a career that eventually pays.

When you create a blog, you basically have a platform or tool to promote yourself. After several months or years of hard work and dedication, you will be surprised at how people begin to see you differently.

In many cases, companies have contacted bloggers directly for job opportunities or partnerships.

I have seen several bloggers land lucrative deals with TV stations, cloth lines, and book dealers among others. So, don’t limit yourself to your job. Start a blog today and write about things you like. You never know which opportunities could be waiting for you.

Conclusion

Although creating and maintaining a successful blog requires time, devotion, commitment, and patience, the end result is often pleasing. Once you start, you will be surprised at how beneficial this industry is.

I hope that reading through this article will give you an insight into why you should start a blog today and inspire you to start your blog.