For the newcomers: What is a blog?? by Naren P

• A Blog is a website on which an individual or group of users record their opinions, information, etc on a regular basis.

• A Blogger is the owner/author of the blog shares his thoughts and knowledge with the world or with the  people through the internet.

• Blogging is the act of writing a post for a blog.

•  Blogosphere refers to the blogging world that is used to describe the millions of blogs on Internet.

Reasons to start Blogging?

• Blogging is a great way to share your knowledge with global audience.
• Blogging is evolving, it is giving opportunity to common people to share their thoughts and write with freedom.
• Indeed Blogging is a very good platform to make lots of noise for a silent person.

Benefits of blogging

1. Refines your Writing skills

Blogging definitely improves your writing habit. As a blogger you should think and write a lot for your readers. You must think yourself as a writer instead of  thinking not just a blogger . With better writing experience and practice one can become a very good writer.

2. You can learn a lot

To write you have to read and learn. To regularly come up with interesting ideas for your blog posts, you will have to learn a lot of information and find out what is the best for your blog and your readers.

3. You’ll become more confident 

Blogging will help you discover more confidence in your life. You will quickly realize that you do live an important life with a unique view and have something to offer others.

4. People know your name

Well-written blog posts will rank well in search results, attracting new visitors to your blog. Ultimately, expertise brings you name and fame, as the number of your followers keeps on swelling. This in turn will help you widen your reader base and reach. Why don’t you try this advantage and give yourself a chance to become famous online?

5. Builds a Community

Blogging allows you to share ideas with an almost unlimited number of people. As new visitors and readers reach your blog, your base of followers will increase. This helps build an online community. Comments and feedback will help you to meet new people.

6. To Connect with Like minded people

Blogging never gets boring .There is an endless supply of topics that people are anxious to learn about. Pick a niche that you want to discuss, share and teach to others. It gives the opportunity to find like-minded people.

7. Earns you an income

And of course, You can make money with your blog. A successful and well-written blog can be a cash-cow. If you are able to build a high-quality blog that attracts lots of readers and followers, you can monetize your blog through advertising revenue. There are several ad programs like Google Adsense, Buysell Ads, Chitika and many more present on web to help you earning money. All you need is good amount of traffic.

 So, what would you add to this list as a benefit of  blogging? Share your thoughts with a comment.

originally posted May 3, 2013 By Naren P at what is a Blog,Blogging and Blogger? Top 7 Benefits of Blogging.

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