Why I blog is expressed in a blogpost I did on my site. http://gbridgetv.com/?p=208 Essentially I blog for the conversation it creates because without the stories we tell we do not exist.
Christian
· 8 months ago
I think this is an important point...there is nearly always a greater purpose behind any successful business. It's almost never just about the money. Although...without money the business would not survive of course. But you have to know WHY you're doing something...very important!
John E. Bredehoft (Empoprises)
· 8 months ago
While there are several motivating factors, I sometimes use blogging (and other forms of writing) as a process to learn about something new. For example, the URL link in this comment goes to a post that I wrote about a "Natural User Interface" group that I have created on FriendFeed; I knew nothing about the topic, but I figured that if I read about it, wrote about it, and sought the opinions of others, I'd learn more about the topic. And, as a side benefit, others who are interested in the topic may be drawn to my writings.
The Scrub
· 8 months ago
I blog for a few reasons.
I write about a pretty complicated subject (credit repair) in a niche that has a lot of unscrupulous folks.
I hear from a lot of people about how something they read on my site helped them avoid a financial catastrophe, or got them into a new house. Getting that kind of feedback is what motivates me to blog.
Yeah, a few ad clicks here and there are nice too, but if it was all about money then I'd have quit long ago. Don't get me wrong, I'd like to have about 100 times the traffic I have right now and make enough ad revenue to do it full time, but helping people out is more than enough to keep me interested and inspired.
Nathan Hangen
· 8 months ago
I blog because I have certain thoughts I have to get out of my head...I just happen to be fortunate enough that people want to listen.
Matthew Fenton
· 8 months ago
I blog because I'm a branding consultant who believes that the principles and practices of good branding should be available to all, not just the largest 5% of companies. (I do a lot of speaking for a similar reason.) Blogging is a great way to share information, and one of the most rewarding things is receiving feedback that it's helped someone. My blog's at www.ThatBrandingThing.com.
I've still got a lot to learn in the blogging area, and your posts are certainly helping. Keep the good info coming!
Matty Byloos
· 8 months ago
I blog for a lot of reasons, but mainly to learn about things and to share them with friends and strangers alike. I think a lot of us are stuck at work, or are otherwise looking for something entertaining or fascinating to see or read, but not all of us are researchers. Blogs can function as a research tool - like a library where the librarian (the blogger in this analogy) has actually done the reading for you already, and selected only the most interesting things (he or she sees fit) to show.
Mike
· 8 months ago
I love to write, so when I discovered blogging, it didn't take me long to figure out that it was for me. I had been building static websites for a while, but when I created my first blog, light bulbs just went off everywhere.
I also like the challenge of making money online. There's a lot of ways to make money online, but not everyone can do it.
BobHereYo
· 8 months ago
Thanks for answering that question in detail.
Molly
· 8 months ago
Love getting insights into who and what you are, Dave. I started blogging to pass along advice on learning to promote and manage themselves to a small network of independent bands/musicians. I'm moving past that now as more and more with years in the music industry are also writing on the same subject. It got to the point I was just posting links to people's sites instead of doing any actual advice writing myself. Next project: my website and 3 new blogs on what I'm truly interested in and know a lot about. Molly
Tom - StandOutBlogger.com
· 8 months ago
Right now it is the desire to make something of myself, to build influence and create an income!
Adam | Rodent Control Speciali
· 8 months ago
I enjoy the process of researching and writing. I may not even be interested in a topic at first, but just going through the process sparks my own interest. I actually like the fact that I can transmit my interest to others through blogging -- the pinnacle of information sharing.
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Essentially I blog for the conversation it creates because without the stories we tell we do not exist.
I write about a pretty complicated subject (credit repair) in a niche that has a lot of unscrupulous folks.
I hear from a lot of people about how something they read on my site helped them avoid a financial catastrophe, or got them into a new house. Getting that kind of feedback is what motivates me to blog.
Yeah, a few ad clicks here and there are nice too, but if it was all about money then I'd have quit long ago. Don't get me wrong, I'd like to have about 100 times the traffic I have right now and make enough ad revenue to do it full time, but helping people out is more than enough to keep me interested and inspired.
I've still got a lot to learn in the blogging area, and your posts are certainly helping. Keep the good info coming!
I also like the challenge of making money online. There's a lot of ways to make money online, but not everyone can do it.
I started blogging to pass along advice on learning to promote and manage themselves to a small network of independent bands/musicians. I'm moving past that now as more and more with years in the music industry are also writing on the same subject. It got to the point I was just posting links to people's sites instead of doing any actual advice writing myself.
Next project: my website and 3 new blogs on what I'm truly interested in and know a lot about.
Molly