5 Reasons Writers Should Consider Blogging

KimberlyBen | September 13, 2011 | Comments (0)

These days it seems like everyone and her mother has a blog. There are literally thousands of blogs on the web covering a myriad of topics. Some have been regularly updating for years, while others have long since been left to the wayside. Even with so many blogs on the Internet, as a writer you can still benefit greatly from having your own blog.

Taking time to build a quality blog with well written, thought provoking entries can bring exposure to your writing and topics that are near and dear to your heart. Blogging can be a great networking tool connecting you with others who may be in a position to further your goals as a writer. Here are

5 Ways Blogging can Benefits Your Writing Career

1. Improves your writing

Typically the more you do something, the better you become. Such is the case with writing. Blogging on a daily, every other day, or weekly basis will inevitably improve your writing skills.

3. Establishes your reputation as an expert

A blog is the perfect platform for sharing information about specific topics of interest. For interest, if you have an interest in women and world politics, homeschooling or vegetarian cooking, you can create a blog design and content that supports your topic of choice. Maintaining an active blog that comprehensively covers a single topic can earn you credibility and your blog will be known as a trusted information source, such as American Muslim Mom being the #1 ranked online community for Muslim moms and dads, subhanallah.

4. Showcases samples of your writing

Each post on your blog is a sample of your writing ability and knowledge of a specific topic. You can easily send prospective editors and clients a link to your blog so they can review your writing ability first hand. If you are a freelance writer who specializes in providing blogging services for hire, you can share metrics based on analytics tools like Google Analytics to show traffic numbers and the number of comments responding to your posts.

5. A useful marketing strategy

Whether you’re waiting to get your first book published, an article published in a magazine or are promoting your freelance writing services for hire, blogging is an ideal marketing strategy. A self-hosted blog full of quality content seeded with researched keywords can get you an optimum position in the search engine results which makes it even easier for those searching for information about your blog topic to find you.

Surprise Bonus: A way to earn passive income

Writers can make money from different income streams. Beyond the money you earn from freelancing or writing and publishing books you can also earn money by blogging. It takes a lot of work to get to the point where you make a living as a blogger, but you can establish a steady stream of passive income. There are a few different methods you can use to earn money from blogging, and recommended steps and tools to get your started.