Why do you blog? If you own a blog, it’s a really important question to ask yourself. When I first started blogging back in 2006, I wouldn’t have been able to give you a good answer. I didn’t know the answer.
I created my first blog on a whim. No forethought. No prayer. No research. I didn’t even read other blogs at that time. It was such a “in the heat of the moment” type of thing for me. That blog didn’t last very long. As it turned out, the topic I chose wasn’t something I was all that interested in.
When I started I didn’t realize all that went into blogging. How much work it takes, especially if you are hoping to make some money by blogging.
My next blog had more thought. More planning. More research. It was much more successful. I had a large readership, great traffic, and was making a pretty good chunk of change from it each month. But something was missing, I wasn’t enjoying it. I didn’t love blogging or even really like it at this point.
Know what was missing? God. Once I realized that God had to be a part of my online world just as He in my ‘real’ world, everything changed. I sold my second blog and after much prayer, research, and planning started Faithful Bloggers.
Now I can answer that question – why do you blog? I blog because it is the path God has laid in front of me. I blog because it’s fun and it’s something I enjoy. I blog because it allows me to bring in some extra income for my family.
Why do you blog?
P.S. This post is part of the Why Do You Blog Group Writing Project. If you would like to join check out the post here.
About Courtney
I discovered Blogging through my son. I was retired at 63yrs due to an accident and I felt worthless and bored. I decided to write a book and my son suggested I begin a Blog. I had no idea what to write about, but after reading many other Blogs, I got the idea. Write about what you care about. Write sincerely and from the heart. Help others by what you write, and become friends with many in the same world you are now in, semi seclusion. I have never been sorry that I began. And my Blogger friends are very real and close to me. Its a very good way to meet like minded people. And its a great way to spread the Good News… Jesus is Alive!!!
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This post is for the Faithful Bloggers Group Writing Project. http://acreativeresearcher.blogspot.com/2012/10/why-i-started-this-blog.html
http://out-ona-limb.blogspot.com/2013/02/i-blog-because.html#.URJciKV1O-I
Why I blog. It used to be by “accident”, now, it’s with purpose.
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I blog because I`m sure it is the will of god. The closer god ist, the better I write. So in my opinium, the best way to discover what about you should blog, is to hear the voice of god.
Here is what I wrote: http://christianeveryday.com/index.php/why-do-i-blog/
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I blog to promote the Gospel of Jesus Christ, one of my newest is simple sharing of Jesus’ spoken word. i.e., http://writteninred.org/gab_gallery/john-437/
I decided to blog because Jesus has done so many extraordinary things in my life, that I wanted everyone to see His awesomeness!
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