Benefits a Writer Receives from Blogging

More people than ever are blogging, and everyone does it for a different reason. It's therapeutic for some, using their blog as an online journal as a way to vent steam and heal emotionally. Others throw up advertisements and sell links in hopes of making some cash from their blogs. And while these things are a possibility for blogging writers, there are many other advantages that writers can take get out of this medium.

Blogging can:
Teach others what the writer has learned
Any good writer will research, research, and research some more. Unfortunately, not every thought gets published and paid for. But at the very least, a writer can post as many valuable things that they've learned as they have time for on their blog. This way, you and I as the reader, get to learn from the things this writer spent hours looking into.

Showcase the writer's skills
Many writers claim they can write, but how do you know if they really can and if they can write at all, how do you know the quality of their work? Picking a topic you are passionate about and writing until your heart's content on a blog gives a writer the ability to show an editor that they really can write. An added perk? Blog posts are supposed to be short and being that editor's have limited time this will be welcomed by them.

Promote the writer's products and/or services
Writers have a variety of writing skills and are usually involved with many different projects. Some blogging writer's may have their own books and what a better place to advertise them? Posts can be used to pulled snippets from the book and a different area can advertise and even have the book for sale. Even if a writer hasn't written books, a blog is still a good place to write about other services they offer like public speakeing, tutoring writing one-on-one or even writing articles.

Allow the writer to network with other writers
Success doesn't come from sitting in your office like a hermit crab. Writers have to get themselves, and their work, out in the public eye to be noticed. This means in person networking and online networking as well. Through comments left on a writer's blog, the writer has a built in audience of other writer's or readers to "chat" with. The more a writer chats with their readers, the more likely they are to keep in touch with them, form a relationship, and then call on that reader when they need writing done or even advertise on their blog, thus netting the blog money. A writer never knows what good could come of it and networking should be a priority.

Provide a little extra cash
As I've mentioned above, some people blog to earn money through ad revenue. This is a great opportunity for blogging writer's too. Who couldn't use a little extra cash?

If you are a writer interested in starting your own blog, visit Blogger or WordPress for help setting up your free blog. Visit my blog, Blessings from Above, to see what an operational blog looks like. The link can be found in the links section on this page.