Five Reasons To Blog
By: Gayla Baer
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1. To make money
2. As a resume
3. To have a voice
4. To learn
5. To socialize
Have you ever thought about your blog as being a resume?
If you have any hopes of getting a writing gig with a network or as a contracted blogger, you need to begin to look at your blog as your online resume and image.
Why do you blog?
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August 10, 2007 Filed under MomGadget
Lots to think about there, honestly I’d never looked at my personal blog as one. Only those “niche” blogs I do. Thanks for the reminder. BTW- expect an email today.
There is a lot to think about. After reading a couple of good books lately, I’m trying to cut back on being so “wordy” and get to the point in much of what I write that’s not so personal.
That was my first attempt
As a writer I don’t think of them as a resume, necessarily, but more as a portfolio. That’s why I get stressed (probably needlessly) if I happen to find a typo.
The blogs do work as a portfolio to some extent. This week I got an e-mail from someone who wants me to write web content for her. Yeah!
Laura- that’s great. Congratulations!
Currently I blog to learn how to blog. The other reasons might be valid for the future.
Never thought the blog can be a ‘resume’ and again, it sounds logical cos my blog is my ‘personal voice’. I blog to learn, grow, make friends and make $$ too.
My blog, while not being very resume like, was brought up in my last job interview on a 30 inch widescreen monitor to look at. Thankfully the design stayed intact and a couple of the code examples I have written and subsequently blogged about worked nicely.
It must have worked too, as I got the job!
I blog to…
1. Make money
2. As a web design & writing portfolio
3. To have a voice
4. To learn
I haven’t made much money or created great design portfolio pieces from my blogs but I do have a voice and I have learned quite a bit since I began blogging. That’s 2 out of 4, enough to be pleased for now.
I’ve always enjoyed writing, but I never had the inclination to sit down and pound at a keyboard for hours on end every day for months on end until the end result resembled something salable.
Now I just pound on a keyboard for hours on end every day until the end result is posted for free, on the internet.
My blog is a reflection of what I see in my profession, a cathartic response to the evil in the world. Blogging has been a fantastic learning experience as well, as anything worth doing usually is.