| There are literally millions of blogs online. People | | | | your blogs if you choose. The sky is the limit. |
| from all over write blogs about any and every | | | | The only drawback (which to me is not a |
| topic. No matter what what topic you choose to | | | | drawback at all) is that you have to wear many |
| look up, there are most likely hundreds or maybe | | | | hats. You are the writer, the publisher, the |
| even thousands of blogs written about that topic. | | | | webmaster, the site creator, the SEO expert and |
| If you don't believe me, check any search engine. | | | | many more. You can always pay others to do |
| Type in your topic, type the word blog behind it | | | | this for you, but it's nothing like learning how to do |
| and see how many blogs come up. | | | | all of this on your own. This gives you complete |
| People write blogs for numerous reasons. Some | | | | control. It's no walk in the park. Don't think you |
| write blogs to inform others on a topic they have | | | | are going to just write blogs and create a site and |
| knowledge on. Some write blogs to promote or | | | | people will be flocking to your blogs to read them. |
| even bash a product or service. Some write blogs | | | | That is NOT going to happen. Getting people to |
| to make money. I personally write blogs for all | | | | your site to read your blogs is probably the |
| three of the above reasons. I enjoy sharing with | | | | toughest part of owning your own blog site. At |
| people what's going on in my head. I also promote | | | | least with the free blog sites, the people in your |
| products that I enjoy which in turn makes money | | | | community will most likely read your blogs without |
| for me. I eventually want to make blogging a full | | | | you having to do much to generate traffic. |
| time business for myself. | | | | Generating traffic to your site is one of the single |
| This is where my blog site comes in. I gain so | | | | most important things you need to do when it |
| much from having my own site compared to | | | | comes to your own site. There are plenty of |
| blogging on one of the free sites such as or I do | | | | Social Network Sites that can help jump-start |
| suggest if you are thinking about starting your | | | | generating traffic. There are even ways you can |
| own blog site then you may want to start off | | | | Tweet your way to more traffic. These all help, |
| blogging on one of the free sites. I suggest this | | | | but to really get tons of visitors to your site you |
| because you can join communities to see what | | | | will need to learn SEO and how to get ranked high |
| people are talking about and what interest's | | | | in Search Engines. This in itself can take months |
| people. You probably won't just be able to jump | | | | of learning. There are books and videos that |
| right in to your own site thinking people will want | | | | teach all of this, but it takes a real "hands on" |
| to hear what you have to talk about. Once you | | | | approach to learn how it really works. Even after |
| get a feel for what people like then spend a | | | | you think you have it mastered, it changes and |
| couple extra dollars and get your own site. It's not | | | | you have to get use to the new ways. |
| expensive at all. It's just getting a host and a | | | | It is definitely a great thing to have your own |
| domain name. If you are use to writing you just | | | | blog site but it's not easy. But it's not just writing |
| keep it updated every day. | | | | blogs. If you start your own blog site be ready to |
| The benefits of this are you follow your own | | | | take on much responsibility. I, personally love |
| rules. You don't have to follow any terms of | | | | having my own site. I love every aspect of it. It |
| service or any agreements. You actually create | | | | takes up the majority of my free time, but I |
| them. Your topics are yours for you to discuss in | | | | believe it will all be worth it. |
| whatever way you want. You can put ads on | | | | |