Throughout the course of history, both men and women alike have put a pen to paper and journal-ed their thoughts. Some were searching for knowledge, others were expressing feelings and some were just chronicling the events of the day, creating valuable resources for generations to come. No matter the reason, the desire to write and create has long since been ingrained into human nature. While many still prefer the simplicity of picking up a pen and a notebook to physically journal their thoughts, but many many more have turned to the internet to serve as a living chronicle of their lives. Just to show you how many of us there are out there, here are some simple stats. According to The State of the Blogosphere by Technorati:
- More than 133,000,000 blogs have been indexed by Technorati since 2002
- 77% of Internet users read blogs according to Universal McCann
- 72% say they blog in order to share their expertise.
- 61% say they blog in order to supplement their income.
- 53% of professional Bloggers are interested in attracting new clients from blogging.
- 57% say that their future plans include blogging even more (including 74% of 18-24 year olds).
- The most common rate of updating is 2-3 times per week.
- 72% of respondents are classified as Hobbyists, meaning that they report no income related to blogging
- 56% say that their blog has helped their company establish a positioning as a thought leader within the industry.
- 58% say that they are better-known in their industry because of their blog
So the question is, why do you blog? Are you a hobbyist just wanting to get your thoughts and feelings out to the world? Are you building your personal brand? Is your blog a place you go to to escape from your everyday life? For me, this blog is just a place to write. It’s a place to educate, to inform and to just have fun. It’s a place to be myself and it’s a place for me to look back years down the road and see what was going on in my 20s. Where my head was at, what I was doing career wise and how my thought processes changed with time. I think that having everything here in one spot makes it extremely easy to to see the progression of my life.
Why do you blog?
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