6 Reasons To Start A Personal Blog
4. It makes you focus on only things that matter most
When you write, it is natural for you to feel the fear that someone might read the content and get to know your secrets. That’s the kind of fear that most people have when they start writing diaries or journals too. So your natural tendency is to filter what you write. And as you do that, you consciously start to realize that some of the things that you think so much about are not even so important when you look at the larger picture. It makes you realize that meaningless things shouldn’t be spent so much time on, when there is a lot more to life. And that’s a really good exercise for a healthy thinking process.
5. It brings new perspectives to you
Your blog posts are public, which means that people all over the world can read about your thoughts, even if you choose to keep your identity a secret. And when they read stuff on your blog, they can share their views by means of commenting on your blog posts. Often, such interactions with strangers open up a whole new world of thoughts and ideas for you, and give you insights and perspectives that didn’t strike at all to you all this while. Thus, blogging is a great way of expanding your thinking process and knowing more about life and people in general.
6. It can earn you money
If you are a regular blogger who writes about certain repetitive topics or on a particular theme, then your blog can help you earn money by way of ads that can run on it. There are plenty of ways to sign up for such services, and it’d be cool if you actually got money from a hobby you like. Maybe sharing your expertise about a particular thing could also help you get famous.
There are plenty of blogging sites available on the Internet for you to get started. And if you are not very keen on publicizing your blog in the initial phase, then you can always control the privacy settings and choose to not make the blog public. You can even choose to go by a different blog or username, something like a pen name that authors use to hide their real identity.
