Why Blogging is Very Popular? (7 Reasons to Start Own Blog)

I guess you’re probably here because you want to know why blogging is very popular? You’re exactly at the right place. I’ll answer that for you and I’ll also help you to find out whether blogging is for you or not.

So, why blogging is very popular?

Blogging is very popular because it it works really well as an online marketing tool and it also makes money. Other than that, blogging is also popular because it can also works as a networking tool, help to build brands, and bring fame and popularity to you and your blog.

No matter you’re a pro blogger or maybe somebody who own your own business, you might have the thought before of starting your own blog before. If you have not taken this step yet but still thinking about it, you might be losing a lot of opportunities as time goes by.

Virtually, anyone is able to start a blog. Starting a blog is not hard. No matter what your job is about, or whatever skills you have, you’ll be able to benefits from your blog.

Blogging is getting more popular now simply because peoples are starting to realize exactly how much owning a blog is able to help them.

If you’ve not start your own blog yet, you should look at the reasons why starting a blog might be an excellent choice for you. Before we go into that, let’s find out whether is blogging right for you.

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Is Blogging Right for Me?

You might have read a lot the successful story of other bloggers and how much they are making every month. That kind of fat monthly paycheck is so tempting and it might have spark your interest to start blogging too.

But wait, don’t rush into blogging. You need to find out first whether blogging is right for you not.

Here’s a summary of 20 question which you have to answer yourself honestly before you dive into blogging. I have include a couple of short comments next to each question to help you going.

Please be informed that these questions are actually in essence a list of the characteristics of successful bloggers which I have came across during the last couple of years.

If you do not have a couple of these attributes, it is not going to destroy your blogging dream of yours. The list is actually idealistic and the questions are there to assist potential bloggers to enter into blogging with their eyes wide open, and to decide if blogging is suitable for them.

Additionally, it could help potential bloggers to think of what kind of blog they may start with and what type of techniques they may need to develop. Without wasting time, here is my 20 questions:

Is Blogging Right for Me? (20 Questions To Ask Yourself)

1. Do you like writing?

Blogs are a written medium. Blogging requires you to write content for your blog. If you don’t like writing then most probably you may not like blogging.

2. Are you a great communicator?

A blog is not only for those who are a good communicators. It could also be a tool for people who are trying to learn and improve their communication skills. Though, it may be an advantage to have some fundamental communication skills.

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3. What is your message?

Most blog that exist (if not all) are there with the aim of trying to communicate some sort of message. So, do you have/need to communicate something to others through your blog?

It may be fun to start a blog just because you want it, but if you do not have any message to convey then it may be a total waste of time.

4. Are you better at speaking or writing?

Some people are good at writing while others are better at writing. So, if are doing better at speaking, you may want to think about a Video based site or maybe Podcasting.

5. Are you a self starter?

Starting a blog requires a bit of initiative. Nowadays blog software may seems easier to get you started, but they don’t run by themselves. It takes a motivated person to make it works.

6. Are you aiming at becoming the main voice of your site?

While blogs are actually very good at creating community they commonly feature one person (sometimes can be a small group of few people) as the main voices in a conversation. Various other people need to react to the voice of others.

If you’re planning of starting something where anyone is able to begin a conversation, then a forum may be a much better medium.

7. Do you’ve the time to blog?

Blogging requires you to update your blog regularly and it takes time to do all that writing work. So, do you have the time to create content regularly?

Not just that, but you may also need to spend some time to respond to reader questions, moderate comments, networking with other bloggers, read other bloggers posts and etc.

8. Are you disciplined?

Blogs need frequent attention over time. Although it is not necessarily to post everyday (suggest you to write on weekly basis), it could be excellent if you could strive for that. Are you going to have the ability to encourage yourself to create something totally new each week?

9. Do you think you’re thick skinned?

Keep in mind that not everything you’ve written on your blog will be loved by everyone. It would be great to see positive comments from your readers, but sometimes there are people who do not agree with you and may leave harsh negative comment. So, are you able to take criticism well?

10. Would you take yourself as well seriously?

I think bloggers ought to have a sense of humor – especially when looking back at themselves. While generally there are many examples of bloggers who take themselves way too serious, most successful bloggers seems to have th ability to laugh at themselves as well.

11. Are you’re prepared to learn?

I love to treat blogging as journey where everybody knows something but nobody knows everything. This is the situation on any subject you would like to blog about.

The good bloggers are actually ready to tell you what they know but seek out and promote what others know as well. In this way everyone learns including the’ experts’.

12. Do you’ve any technical skills?

If technical skills have been a necessity of blogging, I would never have gotten this far. You’ll be in great advantage if you have that kind of skills. Although most of the time you’ll be working on a web based software, it can be very handy when you’re trying to “tweak” on your blog.

13. Are you an organized person?

While I am certain a lot of bloggers are totally chaotic and unorganized, there comes a point of most serious blogger’s lives when they’ve to be a little bit more organized.

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With following lots of feeds, moderating comments, maybe writing on multiple blogs/topics and incoming emails all going on at once (plus more), it’s much likely that time will slip away without getting much done.

14. Are You a Social Person?

There are numerous types of blogging however when it boils down to it most bloggers have some kind of a wish to connect with readers. There are some bloggers who keep audience at an arms length (they could turn off comments and seldom reply to emails).

But it is most likely an advantage to be engaged with the readers of your blog in someway. If you don’t like people, then this may be a little difficult. Another associated issue is that whether ‘are you an approachable person?’

15. Do you like reading?

It would be great that you’re good at writing, but it would be even better if you enjoy read as well.

If I were to do recording of myself over one day of blogging, I think most of my time will be more on reading rather than writing. For each post I create, I’ll read at least 3 posts.

16. Do you enjoy virtual relationships?

Not everyone who are the most sociable type of person are going to interact well when they try to do the same online. They simply don’t’ get’ it and they did better when it comes to face to face than via instant messaging, email, or maybe in a comments or perhaps forum thread.

Getting at ease dealing and speaking to people who you’ve never met before is an advantage for you if you’re a blogger. Related to this is likewise essential as what I call virtually intuitive.

Among the risks of dealing with people on the internet is that not every one can be as what it appears. To know what and who exactly a person is – will require some experience and skills that need to be developed.

17. Have you been an innovative person?

This is not a must but it makes a good advantage if you’re an innovative person. The web is actually a cluttered space and having the ability to have create a community and content that stands out from the others is actually a big plus.

18. Do you’ve the patience?

While some blogs are actually an overnight successes, the majority of them are not. In fact most of the blogs will never be as successful as what the owners are hoping for.

Be patient, a long-term strategy is among the fundamental parts of advice that I would give to all bloggers if you want success.

19. Do you think you’re Consistent?

Among the typical factors that get bloggers into problems with their audience is that they alter the way they use the blogging midstream.

Bloggers who increase the expectations of their readers suddenly, continuously changing the subject of their blogs, or even those that keep changing the voice tone of their written blog can end up losing the respect of their audience.

While no one loves a dull blog, people would love to know what to expect from your blog.

20. Do you think you’re prepared to do the job hard?

The amount of work that you have to put into your blog is going to be dependent on your objectives and goals. – but in case you’ve objectives is going to be the next big thing then you will need to put in tonnes of work. Needless to say this is the actual situation in everyday life and not just only on blogs.

I’m certain that there are actually various other question that really worth asking before deciding on if a blog is right for you. But if you could answer more than 5 of this questions with a YES!, then blogging is right for you.

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Why You Should Start Blogging

Blogging may be tremendously useful to different kind of people for a number of reasons. Blogging isn’t simply for businesses. I myself have benefited financially professionally, and personally from blogging.

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Today blogging is no longer a past time hobby. Many people have been making blogging a career and a lot of them are making a good living from it.

I’d recommend everyone to start blogging. Allow me to share with you the reasons why you need to start blogging right away.

7 Reasons Why You Need to Start a Blog for Blogging

1. Attract an audience

Blogging allows you to reach the vast amounts of people who are using of the internet. By blogging, you could promote your business and also yourself.

It works as a way of attracting an audience since it offers something valuable to them prior to asking for something in exchange.

By developing a blog which is more of a value, you’re able to entice a market and ultimately convert them in to partners, customers, and friends.

2. Establish authority

Using a blog and to write about important subjects that are actually related to your audience is helping you to establishes yourself as being an expert in that certain niches. It enhances your reputation and expertise.

3. Build engagement as well as rapport

Blogging is able to change traffic into leads as well as turning leads into customers. Blogging can act as a bridge and help to “warm up” the cool calls and traffic from some other sources.

If somebody receives your cold call, they might be much more receptive if they know you, have been following and ven read through your blog and received value from it.

4. Create opportunities

Blogging can attract to various other traffic/business potentials. For example, people inviting you to speak at press or conferences. Blogging also allows anyone with valuable information or something exciting to say to be recognized as a pro.

5. Organize your thoughts and learn

Blogging makes you to learn more on the things that you don’t know. Whenever you start writing a post, you’re pressured to manage your thoughts.

When you’ve came across some gaps in the subject which you’re writing about, you’ll definitely find out about it. This allows you to learn and get a better understanding of your topics when you’re blogging.

6. Meet new people

The people you attract into your blog via blogging is not just your audience, but they can also be your partners, colleagues, and friends.

Over the years since I blog, there are many people who have reached out to me after reading on my blog. Several of them have grown to be my good business contacts wile some others become my close friends.

7. Make money

If you’ve a blog with a great numbers of audiences, there could be chances to monetize from it. In the current economy, being diversified and having extra sources of income could be extremely advantageous.

If you’re working on jobs that doesn’t pay as what you wish for, or simply because you want to earn extra cash, blogging could make for an excellent side earnings.

Income generated from blogging could be passive, meaning it may be automated and it isn’t directly correlated to the numbers of hours you have put in.

So, have you start a blog and how is your journey through blogging? If you haven’t start one, what are things that are holding you back? Drop me a message below. I’d like to hear from you.