We Blog, Therefore We Are – Our Top 4 1/2 Reasons to Blog
October 23, 2009
This is a joint blog post by elizabeth cassidy & Annie Hart, Blogging Maniacs who share the power of story through blogging:
Once upon a time, people wrote letters, peeled a stamp off their tongues and recited a silent prayer, hoping that their words would make it across the world or town. While man wrote on cave walls and woman doused her love letters in cheap perfume, it was inevitable that one day all this would pass away.
In its wake arose a way to communicate in a nanosecond, with your friends, family and the world at large. I don’t know if you got the announcement, but your computer gave birth to a weblog in 1998. They call it a blog for short. It’s a family name.
Below are some of the reasons why you should be blogging. Read them now.
Reason Number One: (from Annie) First of all, we Ole’ Folks need to get hip. We want to be part of the wave of the future, not left back in the dust with the dinosaurs right? It’s embarrassing to think that Tweeting is just what birds do. If you’re over forty or fifty in my case and you’re freaked out by blogging, then I suggest you read a book, take a course or call me or elizabeth. We’ll convince you that you can do it. God knows if we can do it, you can do it.
Reason Number Two: (from elizabeth) We all have thoughts and opinions on what is going on in our lives, our neighbor’s lives and the world at large. So let us know how global warming, mixing plaids with strips or how the political scene is shaping up or destroying your world. Pick a subject that keeps you up at night and blog about it. When you write with passion, the world will beat a path to your door.
Ok they may knock at first, but people will come back for more when you tell us what you think, why you think it and how you plan on enlightening us in the future. Not a heavy thinker and have been known to crack a joke or two at the wrong time – like science class or in the middle of performing an emergency appendectomy? Then write a blog that will make people laugh and let your readers stumble upon it, follow or share it, tweet it with everyone they know. Just write your blog as if the world depended on your voice getting out there. And some days, you never know, it just might.
Reason Number Three: (from Annie) Blogging is one of the hip tools of today. Ok, so I know the word hip is dating me, but honestly it’s really cool to be a blogger. You can look smart and savvy right from the comfort of your own home. But while you’re at it, (for women) get rid of those platform shoes that are in your closet and (for men) get rid of that leisure suit that you are never going to wear. If you’re going to blog, you at least need to look decent.
Reason Number Four: (from elizabeth) You are blogging up a storm and you are getting a following without starting a cult. It feels great to have people clinging to your every word and your mother is thrilled to see how many people are leaving comments. But you just keep blogging and you forget to respond to the people who take the time to praise or scorn you. You remind us of those guys who promised to call but never did.
After a while, you just start to fade from their collective memories and you are blogging to yourself. Do take the time to respond to those who take the time to let you know that you impacted their lives. Start a conversation and give people a platform to be heard. More than likely someone will say something brilliant and viola’ – you got yourself a new blog.
Reason Number Four 1/2: (from both of us) It’s fun. Honest. Once you get over the hump, you’ll actually enjoy it. We promise.
Thanks to my friend elizabeth for her fun and humor.
elizabeth cassidy is a certified life and career coach for women who are looking to reach and surpass their dreams. She is the founder of Branching Out Life Coaching and the Co-Creator/Founder of Coaches on the Edge – a blog that mixes wit and wisdom with life coaching. Along with her blogging partner, Laurie Lawson, they are national bloggers for Skirt! and their blogs have been featured on USA Today.com, Daylife.com, Treehugger,com and the India Times. You can enjoy elizabeth’s own thought provoking and amusing blog here.
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Great post, and I LOVE reading both of your blogs…and NO…I am not your mother!
Bea