I got tagged by Circle Six Blog. Here are the five reasons why I blog.
To Voice my Opinion
For those who have been reading this blog for a while, you have probably figured out that I have an opinion on just about everything. If I find something that I want to share a unique viewpoint on, I write about it. Sometimes I’ll write about a three-week old story just so I can get all of the details and not make a rash viewpoint.
I also like voicing my opinion on religion as well. I try to keep my opinions as objective as possible though.
To Give Back
I have a lot of web development and programming experience, so sometimes I like to give back to the community. I’ve written several articles for the design community, and have also written a few scripts and one WordPress plugin.
I also like writing about my personal experiences with things. For example, two of my post popular (or most viewed) articles on this site are a post about magazine sales people and my attempt to quit smoking.
To Write about Christian Things
I am a Christian, so I like to use my blog to write about the Christian religion every now and then. I do not try to “preach”, but I do try to inform.
To Connect
I have met so many people through blogging. I don’t feel confined to just Northern Alabama anymore. I know people in India, Great Britain, Canada, San Francisco, Missouri, Minnesota, Montana, Germany, and Australia among other places.
With blogging, I feel like I’m getting to know people better.
To Feel Satisfaction
Blogging can be one of the most satisfying hobbies a person can have. You typically have instant feedback from others if the blog is popular enough. If I write a post and just one person is helped out by it, then the time and effort spent researching and writing is worth it.
Tag, You’re It!
I’ve tagged the following bloggers:
- Shawn at Fighting to Stay Awake
- Bes at The Reasoner
- Josh at the long and short of it
- Nathan at The Tennessee Valley Angler
- Ranjani at Biscuitrat’s Grotto
March 3, 2007 at 6:15 pm
Thanks for the tag Ronald. 🙂 Now, regarding your points:
1 : That’s probably one of the best reasons for blogging. There aren’t that many things in life that are as important as voicing out what one things.
2 : This is the most important point; to help others.
3 : I like that approach. Not to preach, but to inform.
4 : That is the beauty of blogging! You run into people from all over the world. I am sure blogging helps us understand human nature more because of the constant interaction with others!
5 : Aah yes, the satisfaction! The most important pillar among the few other pillars that help us blog more and find blogging to be a happy experience overall. You are a good blogger then, since you find helping even one reader to be worth blogging for.
I will get to it soon. Thanks again. 🙂
March 3, 2007 at 6:42 pm
Thanks Bes.
5: The post I wrote last week about Fall Out Boy has been incredibly popular. A lot of people are coming in from Google and Yahoo because they had the same problem I did. Kinda weird how that works. It was such a simple post to write, but beneficial for those wanting to find the correct location of the download link.
I look forward to your reasons.
March 4, 2007 at 8:13 pm
Ronald, you forgot to mention that you know people in Canada too 🙂
March 4, 2007 at 9:37 pm
My mistake. How dare I overlook the Canadians? 😉
April 23, 2007 at 6:54 pm
OMG, I'm so behind on my links! I'm so sorry. Lemme make it up to you 🙂
I blog to inspire questions, simplify my thought processes (I confuse myself @_@), debate important issues, criticize stupid things incessantly (I've been told that I'm judgmental), and keep my creative juices flowing. Without my blog, I'd feel incredibly brainless; I wouldn't be designing anything, I'd barely be writing, and my political I.Q. would be dead. So I'm thankful for it, and thanks for tagging me!
(My mistake was that I had bookmarked your blog, but when I switched to a feed reader, your site was in a different bookmarks folder, so I must have missed it :()
(Also, I feel like posting this almost two months late looks kinda bad; I'll be better in the future :P)