10 Reasons You Should Love Blogging
- By Braden Dreiling
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- 18 Aug, 2017
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Blog posts are a great way to get recognized within your community and share your voice. Here are the top 10 reasons you should love writing blog posts.
Hello everyone,
I have a new business and a brand new website, so I figured I should lead by example. Blogging is the ultimate form of Inbound Marketing (more on that to come in future posts). But here's a quick top 10 list of why I'm going to start blogging, and you should too!
1. Anyone can make one:
For better or worse, anyone can write a blog post about anything they want. Everyone has a voice and the best voices will rise to the top. Become the expert others are looking for.
2. The writer can show their personality:
Blog posts are much more casual than other forms of communication, so you're free to make it as personalized and relaxed as you would like.
3. Blogs are a great form of mass communication:
You can help people, learn new things, entertain your audience—the possibilities are endless and amazing. Blogging opens up all of these to a very wide audience.
4. You can make money:
Get the right blog going and you can make a lot of money through advertising and sponsored posts. Not only that, but it leads to MORE CUSTOMERS!
5. It allows people to craft better thoughts:
Instead of reading haphazard, lame Facebook statuses, it’s much better to see people’s thought process in a well-written blog post. "But Braden, reading statuses and blogs are outdated." Well then start a vlog! Improve your video editing and speaking skills all at once.
6. You can establish a community:
Blogging allows you to connect with other individuals who share the same interests. Sharing ideas and opinions within your community helps establish yourself as a thought leader. The more minds working together, the merrier. It never hurts to have other people in your industry to learn from and to bounce ideas off of.
7. Great for SEO:
Keeping content on your site fresh and relevant, you can use your blog to boost the search engine ranking (SEO) of your site and your business. It also helps build trust with search engines like Google.
8. It brings people back to your site:
If your blog is strong enough and updated regularly, people will come back looking for more and bring traffic back to your site as well. As stated above, Google trusts sites that people spend more time on. The more engaging the blog, the better your SEO!
9. It’s free:
It costs you a grand total of zero dollars to post to the blog, so if you have something to say, there’s nothing to stop you. All it takes is some time and energy. I know what you're thinking.. Time is money, and I don't have time for something that won't make me any money. Wrong. Blogging will help you turn yourself into a local industry expert, and you guessed it, customers like to work with experts. A great blog leads to more clients.
10. You can establish yourself as a thought leader:
A blog is a great place for your original thoughts, and it can be a wonderful way to show off your individuality. If people like your ideas, you can become a thought leader in your industry!
What else do you love about blogs? Let me know!
I have a new business and a brand new website, so I figured I should lead by example. Blogging is the ultimate form of Inbound Marketing (more on that to come in future posts). But here's a quick top 10 list of why I'm going to start blogging, and you should too!
1. Anyone can make one:
For better or worse, anyone can write a blog post about anything they want. Everyone has a voice and the best voices will rise to the top. Become the expert others are looking for.
2. The writer can show their personality:
Blog posts are much more casual than other forms of communication, so you're free to make it as personalized and relaxed as you would like.
3. Blogs are a great form of mass communication:
You can help people, learn new things, entertain your audience—the possibilities are endless and amazing. Blogging opens up all of these to a very wide audience.
4. You can make money:
Get the right blog going and you can make a lot of money through advertising and sponsored posts. Not only that, but it leads to MORE CUSTOMERS!
5. It allows people to craft better thoughts:
Instead of reading haphazard, lame Facebook statuses, it’s much better to see people’s thought process in a well-written blog post. "But Braden, reading statuses and blogs are outdated." Well then start a vlog! Improve your video editing and speaking skills all at once.
6. You can establish a community:
Blogging allows you to connect with other individuals who share the same interests. Sharing ideas and opinions within your community helps establish yourself as a thought leader. The more minds working together, the merrier. It never hurts to have other people in your industry to learn from and to bounce ideas off of.
7. Great for SEO:
Keeping content on your site fresh and relevant, you can use your blog to boost the search engine ranking (SEO) of your site and your business. It also helps build trust with search engines like Google.
8. It brings people back to your site:
If your blog is strong enough and updated regularly, people will come back looking for more and bring traffic back to your site as well. As stated above, Google trusts sites that people spend more time on. The more engaging the blog, the better your SEO!
9. It’s free:
It costs you a grand total of zero dollars to post to the blog, so if you have something to say, there’s nothing to stop you. All it takes is some time and energy. I know what you're thinking.. Time is money, and I don't have time for something that won't make me any money. Wrong. Blogging will help you turn yourself into a local industry expert, and you guessed it, customers like to work with experts. A great blog leads to more clients.
10. You can establish yourself as a thought leader:
A blog is a great place for your original thoughts, and it can be a wonderful way to show off your individuality. If people like your ideas, you can become a thought leader in your industry!
What else do you love about blogs? Let me know!