You want to know why starting a blog is a good idea to embrace?
I will tell you! I will unveil 10 reasons to start a blog today and never regret it. It’s better late than never.
Blogging has become a trend over the years; at least one person is blogging in your household or Next. Students, teachers, cooperate workers, and even lawyers all picked interest in blogging.
So, Why are you left out of this blogging trend? How come you never aspire to start a blog? Or maybe you keep asking yourself, “Is it a good idea to start a blog?”
Well, You are not alone; you are just pessimistic. Maybe I can change your mind (I will!), I will help you get the wheel rolling. Let’s kick-off!
Note: By the end of this post, I will reveal the best guide you need to start a blog. Don’t be in haste; finish reading these 10 reasons to start a blog before actually deciding to start one. Cheers.
Why Starting A Blog Is A Good Idea (10 Reasons to Start a Blog Today)
#1. Attract an Audience
What triggered me to start blogging was that I want to attract an audience - the ones that consume and admire my contents. Nothing is cool as having thousands or millions of readers feeding on your contents daily.
In fact, It’s a great opportunity to have countless people using your contents as a stepping stone. That’s one of the few reasons Why you should start blogging.
On a lighter note, blogging can help you generate a massive following, loyal readers, paying clients, email subscribers, and many more. Those are the kind of crowd you can achieve with a blog.
#2. Giving tons of Value
Giving value to readers is the top priority of any serious blogger. How are you supposed to attract unique audiences without dishing out quality content?.
You can create a blog just to help people solve their unending problems. If you help a single reader, you have won a loyal fan. The more you keep helping people with your content, the more audience you win.
If your primary interest for blogging is to continuously dish out action-driven and helpful resources, you are halfway successful. The reason is that you have upper hands against your weak competitors that can’t do such.
#3. Organize Your Thoughts and Learning
Blogging has helped me document my thoughts and helped me learned new skills. Growing up, I learned many things that I can’t compile anymore.
Now, I learned (still learning) Digital marketing, I am practicing it, and writing about it. That made it easy to have my knowledge documented as I keep learning. Learning never ends.
You can kick start your blogging career for the sole purpose of documenting your knowledge or skill for future reference. More like having the duplicate of your brain in a text format, it will be useful when you need it.
#4. Tell Your Story
What if you start blogging just to tell your stories?
Lifestyle blogging is trendy; people love to write about their daily lifestyle. These kinds of contents are personalized to the author’s location, life stage, and experience.
One sweet thing about Lifestyle blogging is, you can never run out of ideas. Since you are writing about your daily lifestyle, you will be filled with too many content ideas than you need.
If you live a fancy lifestyle and you felt you could be a source of inspiration to others, why not start a lifestyle blog? You can write about your entire lifestyle and gradually become a role model for others.
If at all, I will start a secondary blog today, it will be a lifestyle blog. I love writing about myself, and I have a lot of fun doing so.
#5. Build a brand
If you want to become an authority in your industry or field, you can achieve that by blogging. It means you need to attract an audience, help them, and find solutions to their problems.
If you utilize your expertise to consistently solve people’s problems through quality content, you will fast become an authority; your brand will become the solution for more advanced problems.
Now imagine turning a blog to a reputable brand. You can then achieve anything with your brand - since your audience trust you, they believe your knowledge, so they accept whatever you bring to the table.
#6. Challenge yourself
Life is always full of ups and downs. We just need to spice things up sometimes to keep moving. I love challenges, and I accept what so ever challenge that can boost my productivity.
Few months ago, I challenged myself to start a blog and attract 100k monthly visitors before 12 months. That’s a big challenge, but I keep pushing hard to win it.
Blogging could be a fantastic way to challenge yourself, a challenge that would boost you morally, Emotionally, and intellectually. The fun with blogging is, you keep setting new challenges once you achieve one.
Many pro bloggers today became a blogger by accident; they were not happy about their financial status. So, they outsource blogging as their golden opportunity to change that.
The challenge they accepted years ago changed their life totally. You see why starting a blog is a good idea?
#7. Connect with like-minded people
Out of all 10 reasons to start a blog, this is my favorite part. I honestly love to connect with like-minded people; I love meeting people that share the same interest with me.
It’s fun being in a circle of people that understand and appreciate your goal. Blogging has helped me achieve a great connection with pro bloggers. Let’s agree I have strong networking skills. Still, it wouldn’t have been possible without blogging.
As a form of appreciation, I like to mention names of few pro bloggers blogging has helped me befriend;
- Enstine Muki
- Ryan Biddulph
- Lisa Sicard
- Moss Clement
- Ileane Smith
- Vishwajeet Kuma
- Nikola Roza
- Mudassir Ahmed
- Chayan Chakrabarti
- Steven J. Wilson
- Sue-Ann Bubacz
- Kyndall Bennett
- Amit Garg
- Just to mention some few
Connecting with influencers and like-minded people answers the question of Why you should start blogging. Living a digital life, with digital friends and exploring the digital world.
#8. Market your Business
Few days ago, I received a mail from someone asking, “Is it a good idea to start a blog?.” I immediately reply, “Do you have any skill whatsoever?” His response was Yes, he is a graphic designer.
Fantastic! I convinced him to start a blog and market his business better. Although He runs ads on different social platforms, he can achieve more with a blog (for free) than with ads (paid).
If you run any kind of business, you would be leaving lots of money on the table without a blog. The best way to market your business or product is through content marketing - using content to attract buyers.
#9. Improve Your Writing Ability
Few months ago, I am a terrible writer (doing better now). I hate writing, not knowing the potentials that come with being an excellent writer. I still remember how essays of 250 words scare me during my secondary school days.
Had I know writing would be my most powerful weapon, I would have put in more effort to become a better writer from my school days.
Fortunately, blogging has helped advance my writing skills. It has disciplined me on use of words; I have tremendously improved my writing power through continuous writing.
I strongly advise you improve your writing skills. The world is endlessly searching for good content writers - an additional skill to put food on your table. This might be a good reason to start a blog today.
#10. Earn Recurring Income
I am very biased (you thought), why putting this as the last!
Honestly, I detest the idea of blogging for the sole purpose of making money. You can do better by providing immeasurable value to your audience. Then money would flow in later.
Not to be left unsaid - there’s a lot of money-making opportunity in blogging. Hands down, the best way to build a recurring income online is through blogging.
You must have read or heard testimonies of pro bloggers earning tremendously from their blog. It’s real!. However, there are many fake income reports online; don’t be deceived.
Spoiler Alert: If you think blogging is a get rich quick scheme, you will be disappointed. Blogging is more like an investment, You reap what you sow. Hence, you must be consistent and have undying patience.
To break things down, blogging is a business, and You must treat it like one. If you blog only to make money, you won’t stay long in the game. But If your primary interest is to give value and have fun, money will naturally flow to your bank.
Even though ‘making money’ is one of the reasons Why you should start blogging, it shouldn’t be all about money. Deliver valuable content; money will locate you naturally.
FAQ: 10 Reasons to Start a Blog Today
I Want To Start A Blog, But I’m not a Good Writer?
You don’t need to be a professional writer to start a blog. Once you continue writing, you will improve your writing skills over time. However, I have a great resource to help you write quality blog posts here.
I Want To Start A Blog But I Don’t Know About What?
This is a hard one. If you want to start a blog but you don’t know about what, think about your area of expertise, what you can talk about without getting tired, what skills do you have, or what skill you are ready to learn. You don’t need to be an expert. You become an expert.
Is Blogging Easy?
Hell No! Nothing good comes easy. Blogging is like a business. You should be ready to make the sacrifice - Consistency, Patience, hard work. Blogging becomes easy once you start seeing it as fun.
Is Blogging A Waste Of Time?
You would know a few people who would discourage you that blogging is a waste of time; they would try hard to change your mindset. The truth is - blogging is never a waste of time. ONLY TIME WILL TELL.
What Do I Do If I Want To Start A Blog?
You are making a good decision right now. Just get a computer (PC is fine) with internet access. Follow this guide to start a blog in 15 minutes.
Conclusion on why starting a blog is a Good Idea
You can decide to start a blog now; you have nothing to lose. I believed I already convinced you on why starting a blog is a good idea for you. The best time to start a blog is 10 years ago, and the second-best time is now.
I hope you found these 10 reasons to start a blog useful? Don’t be left out; take action now.
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FOLAJOMI BALLO
I am a Digital Marketer, Blog Analyst. I help new Bloggers with powerful tips to grow their Blog Fast.
Chayan Chakrabarti says
Hey Folajomi,
First of all thanks a lot for mentioning me in this awesome Article.
Starting a blog in 2020 probably the easiest way to start any brand . I loved the line bloghing is like business
Regards
Chayan
folajomi ballo says
Thanks for stopping by Chayan, you rock.
Hi Folajomi
Feeling overwhelmed to be a part of this awesome post.
For me, this post is something like you have read the minds of people surrounds you and then put up everything very well with some good reasons why starting a blog is a good idea.
Thanks
Yes Amit,
Many people want to start blogging, they just need more enlightenment.
Thanks for stopping by.
Hello FOLAJOMI,
The blog is now one of the best ways to make money online by sharing your knowledge and expertise. Since we all are going through an unprecedented pandemic that locks the people in their houses. Blogging can definitely help them to earn cash by sharing their knowledge with others. You have shared some great and helpful tips here. Thanks for the mention.
Regards,
Vishwajeet Kumar
Agreed on that…Thanks for stopping by Vish. Blogging is really sweet and fun.
Agreed on every one of these ideas Folajomi. I love blogging. So much fun and freedom for all of us, being generous and trusting. Thanks for the shout out brother.
Ryan
Thanks for stopping by Ryan… You taught me about generosity and I am loving it already.
Hey Folajomi,
You hit every point!
I personally feel #5 is the key. It’s getting harder to get attention etc online and it will not get any easier. The people who start blogging soon than later will have the upper hand unless they have the budget to pay for attention.
I appreciate the mention man.
Take care,
Steve
HI Steve,
Agreed too. Branding is my primary interest for blogging, I want to build a brand and I am achieving that already. Thanks for stopping by Steve.
Starting a blog Folajomi, always an easy task but never the easy endeavor to grow it.
And it could turn out to be a waste of time.
However, if one is passionate, dedicated and persistent, it could also be the best decision in said blogger’s life.
Agreed Nikola, Blogging requires real hardwork, it’s not a get rick scheme. Thanks for stopping by.
Those are fine 10 good reasons to start a blog, My favorites are 3 and 7.
Blogging could be a deal maker if you know in which area your passion lies and serve the readers with it. The rest money, friends, knowledge, everything falls in the place.
I’m glad to have such a helpful and kind friends like you, Folajomi. Thanks for the shout-out!
Hi Mudassir,
I also agree with that. Blogging is a pot of honey for those that know how to extract it. Thanks for stopping by.