5 Reasons Why You Must Create a Blog

1. Share your thoughts and opinions with the world

Got something to say about the deteriorating political system of India? Or the performance of Indian cricket team? Or have an opinion on a topic like abortion or child marriages? Well, blogs are a perfect place to pen your thoughts online.

2. Preserve memories for great-grand children

Anything you blog, be it a story or a photo or a video clip, is saved forever on the Internet. Now imagine your great grand-children and their children reading your blog when they grow up. They'll almost feel like having a conversation with you.

3. Show your expertise, help people or even get a new job

A Blog instantly tells the world how knowledgeable you are on a particular topic and establishes you as an expert. You can also use your skills to help people online through the blog. Some companies even do head-hunting through blogs.

4. Stay connected with friends and family

If you have friends and family members spread in different parts of the world, a blog is the best way to keep in touch with everyone. For instance, if there's a family function at your home, you can upload the pictures to your blog and others can see view and comment on them instantly. No need for emails.

5. Make money from your blog

It's true that you can make a comfortable living from your blog provided you write consistently and work hard. Blogs won't make you rich overnight but if you follow some simple rules, chances are that blogging will definitely help you pay some of the bills.

Interesting Facts about Bloggers

  • Bloggers with advertising invest significantly more money in their blogs than bloggers who do not accept advertising.
  • Bloggers are generally the first to learn about new web technologies and applications, such as RSS and Twitter.
  • Bloggers are tremendously sophisticated in leveraging available tools to make their blogs more robust or easily updatable.
  • While the majority of bloggers manage their blogs solo, among professional and corporate bloggers, one in ten pay staff to contribute to their blogs.
  • One in five bloggers don't think that newspapers will survive the next ten years. Half believe that blogs will be a primary source for news and entertainment in the next five years.