In this episode, I talk about why you should start blogging. This video is for beginners who are completely new to blogging and are thinking about getting started. This video also answers some of the questions that beginner bloggers have around starting a blog.
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12 Reasons You Should Start A Blog Today!
Transcription
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Do you really need to be convinced to start a blog? Do you really? Okay? All right, fine.
You got me. No worries, I’ll convince you. So today we’re gonna talk about 12 simple reasons why you should start a blog today. Hey, guys, it’s Lee with simply smarter and calm helping you to create a profitable blogging business. This channel is all about how to grow your blogging, business and other ways to make an income online. So if you’re new here, consider subscribing. Okay, so 12 reasons why you should start a blog today.
Now, reason number one is that you’re passionate about something. Now, whenever you’re truly passionate about a particular topic, for some reason, there’s always, you know, an urge to want to tell the world how great it is. I mean, think about the last, you know, great movie you watched, think about, you know, the last awesome show that you saw on Netflix that you just binge watched all the way through, think about the last amazing vacation that you went on the new running club, that you joined the new cooking class that you took, you know, when we’re passionate about something, he creates a drive, you know, within us to seek out more of those sort of feel good feeling and emotions, you know, that are tied to whatever that thing is, the same thing can be said for a blog. So if you’re really passionate about a topic, that’s a really great reason to start a blog about it.
Why? Why you’re probably wondering, right? Well, because it will motivate you to keep going even when things get tough. And it’s something that you will enjoy writing about as well. Not only that, it’s something that you can relate to, and something that you’ll you know, easily be able to think of new topics around as well, not only that, you’ll be able to answer questions that newcomers might have with ease, and the content that you produce, it will be real, it’ll be authentic, right readers can really, really tell when you’re really passionate about something, and when you’re really not.
So your passion, it will and it should, you know, bleed through in your writing as well. So reason you should start a blog today. Number two, is that you love to inspire others. Now, some people just really live to inspire others. I mean, I know that we all have met people like that, right? They’re good at it. I mean, it’s just what they do. And I’m not sure why you know, but that’s just how it is. Now, this might be you, you know, maybe you’re fantastic at inspiring others to, you know, take action to, you know, try something new, or to keep working hard at something, something they really care about, you know, and maybe you’re great at inspiring others to try something that they would not have otherwise, had it not been for you, you know, maybe you have the heart of a teacher, and you’re really great at educating and inspiring others. And that’s our calling.
Reason number three is to learn and develop new skill. Now, there are so many new skills that you learn. When, you know, you start blogging, I mean, there’s a lot, I mean, setting up a domain right there, that can be a challenge for a lot of people. So setting up your domain, you know, building the website, in all those skills that come along with that, learning about SEO, you know, I mean, you’re probably like what is SEO, SEO search engine optimization, just so you know, but learning how to, you know, create blog posts, resizing images, you know, working on others, you know, with other products, like, you know, Canada Photoshop or Lightroom. You know, learning how to take your own pictures for your blog, improving your writing skills, learning how to create outline for articles, learning how to be more efficient with your time, learning how to write blog posts faster, I mean, there’s so many things associated with it. But if you’re really looking for a challenge, there’s a reason now Reason number four to start a blog is to build your online brand.
Now building your online brand can come in handy and mean really for several reasons. So perhaps you you know, would love to be known for something or you’d like people to associate your name with a particular topic like how Gordon Ramsay is associated with, you know, world class cooking and Michael Jordan, when you hear his name, you think about basketball or our torch nager you think about bodybuilding, I mean, maybe you want your name to be associated with something like minimalism or thrifting or photography, mountain climbing, I don’t know, whatever that thing is, you know, that you want to be associated with maybe that’s the thing, you know, and you also might need to enhance your credibility and build authority around that as well. You know, maybe you’re from nominal, you know, interior designer, but Who else knows about it, but you, you know, having a blog will help you to create brand recognition as well. It’s gonna help you to create, you know, that really, really powerful brand recognition that we all know and love from other brands that we’re familiar with, you know, what do people think of when they see your face right now think about that, you know, what would you like them to think about when they see your face?
You know, it’s gonna help you to create buzz, you know, get people excited about what you have to offer, you’ll get people talking about you, you know who you are, you know what you’re good at, you know what you’ve done, why they think you’re great, you know why others should follow you as well. So those are some other pieces as well, growing a following, you know, the more people who know about you, the more people who will follow you, the more like minded people will be drawn towards you. So, that’s another reason.
Now, reason number five, is to generate income. So keeping it real, you know, there’s so many opportunities to make money online, when you have a strong blog, you know, you’re able to, you know, build relationships with brands, companies, businesses, you’re able to connect those like minded individuals, you know, to brands, and companies and tools and resources that will help them to be successful as well, you know, you’re able to share, you know, valid and relevant information about products, services, resources, you know, and tools that will actually, you know, actually help your audience, because you use them as well, you know, you know, what works. And you also know what doesn’t work, reason number six, to connect with like minded people. Now, when it comes down to starting a blog, you know, one of the really big pieces is that connection that you form with your readers, you know, people who are interested in a particular topic, they are really drawn to other folks in that field. I mean, just think about people who are really into sports, I mean, you know, they want to go to the bar, they want to talk about their teams, they wear the jerseys, they’re, they’re really in it, right? Being able to connect with people that have that same mindset is very exciting, is very energizing, as well.
So if you’re really looking for our way to connect with other people, having a blog is a really great way to do now, reason number seven to start a blog is to build your confidence and be thinking, Well, what do you mean blue, building my confidence, I’m already my confidence is already up here. What are you talking about? Well, starting a blog is gonna help to build your confidence, because it’s going to basically take you out of your comfort zone, right. And so as I mentioned earlier, there are so many things that you learn, when you start a blog, you know, how to, you know, build it, you know, how to troubleshoot things, you know, there’s so many different moving parts with a blog, by learning those different pieces, tackling those different things, becoming good at those things outside of your own work, or other hobbies that you have, is going to make you feel better you’re going to grow with your blog, if that makes sense.
Now, reason number eight to start a blog today is to document your life. So you know, like I said, I mean, what it really comes down to it, people have blogs for different reasons. If you want to, you know, document or sort of journal, different experiences that you’re having in your life, then that might be a reason. So let’s say you’re experiencing, you know, a traumatic event. Or let’s say you have an illness, and you want to blog about it. Or let’s say you’ve been blessed, and you’re able to no live and work in another country, and you want to have a blog about your experiences, you want to document your life. So this is an opportunity for you to share those experiences with other people. And you know, when it comes down to it, there are probably other people out there that are interested in what you have to say, because maybe they too, are thinking about relocating to another country, maybe they too, are experiencing that particular illness that you are, and maybe they want to know more about it, maybe want to, they want to know how other people are coping with that too. And maybe there’s, there’s not a lot of information online about it. So they want to find your blog, maybe that’s why they come across your blog. So that’s another reason.
Now, reason number nine is that blogging provides you with a creative outlet. So if you’re a really creative person, like I am, you know, blogging really does help you, you know, with that outlet, because there’s so many different ways and so many different things out there that we can do to sort of focus our creative energy on right. But blogging is really unique. You know, there’s so many different pieces to it, we can take on thoughts and ideas and we can put them into words, we can put them into images that we want to share, we can take images, you know, if we’re into photographer, for instance, we can take those same images, and weave those into our blog, you know, we can just do whatever we want to we can make videos like this and put them on our blog, you know, like I’m like I’m doing as well. So you might actually be watching this from my website. But that is another reason as well, a creative outlet.
Now. Reason number ten to start a blog is make a real difference. You can make a real difference with a blog. I mean, like I said before, depending on what you want to talk about, depending on what your topic is. You can make a really big difference in someone else’s life. Like I said, someone can be struggling they can be going through the same things that you’re going through. Or maybe your blog is helping other people through something that you’ve already experienced, right, so maybe you’re an adult now, and your blog is all about, you know, getting through college, and anything that you can think of that people are going through when they’re going to college. Maybe your blog addresses that, right? Maybe this is giving them thoughts and ideas, or solutions to problems that they’re encountering in college, right. So you can make a really big difference whether you know it or not to even just a handful of people. I mean, that is very rewarding. In and of itself, there’s not many things that we can do out there, that is satisfying that a satisfying for ourselves as well, that will benefit other people. So that could be another read.
Now, number 11, for starting a new blog is going to be incredible personal growth. And I say incredible personal growth, because I mean, again, you can really grow a lot when you know, you start a blog, depending on where you’re talking about the topics around your blog, I mean, sharing that can be very vulnerable, right, depending on what you’re talking about the experiences around the blog, right, like I said, maybe you need to learn a little bit of HTML, right? Maybe this is your first time learning how to make a website.
Maybe this is your first time learning about search engine optimization, and maybe you’ve taken some courses around it, maybe you need to get better at copy, maybe you want to dive into, you know, Google Analytics, and what that looks like and how you can read it, maybe you want to do ads now, you know, to push people to your website, and all of these different skills and all these different experiences. Add to that personal growth. So what on the surface might just look like a blog or a hobby or whatever it is that people around, you might see this as, but at the end of the day, it’s good to Bry provide you with incredible personal growth.
Now, reason number 12 for blogging is that it’s a lot of fun. Alright, so no matter what people say, out here, I know that, you know, blogging has its ups and downs, you know, it can be challenging, it can be frustrating sometimes, right? Because you just can’t figure out how to make that picture, stay in the middle of the page, and you tried everything, and you can’t figure it out, you know, it can be things like that. But aside from that, blogging can also be a lot of fun.
So like I said, learning how to, you know, build a website that can be really exciting. You know, be excited about taking pictures for your blog, you know, being able to use that new camera that you have, or the camera that your spouse or your family member purchased for you. Be able to use that on your blog, you know, be able to share those experiences with other people writing could be a really big passion of me something that really excites you something that really motivates you. And this is your opportunity to do that. And that can be fun, that can be fun for you. It can be fun and exciting. To create a blog, write tons of content, right? Just write blog after blog, and then go and look at your Google Google Analytics and see that 1000s of people are coming to read your content every single month, I mean, that is very exciting is extremely exciting, is very motivating to to have a blog. So that is another reason to start a blog today.
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