I Blog, You Blog, But Why ?

Today seemed to be an all about blogging day … first I saw a good post by Anthony LaFauce over at The Social Times titled "Playing the Bog Market"  and then a piece from The New York Times called "So You Want To Be A Blogging Star".

Anthony's take was that bloggers can be broken into 2 catagories if you will

Blogging is like collecting coins vs playing the stock market.

Some of us write as we are playing the stock market, hoping for a return while others do it as a hobby, like collecting a coin.  I though he had some really good points and I particularly enjoyed this one

Write about what you enjoy, never force a story in the hopes of getting a quick return, and you will be writing for years.

The Times piece had some great advice as well.  Here are a few of them

1. Don’t expect to get rich.
2. Write about what you want to write about, in your own voice
3. Fit blogging into the holes in your schedule
4. Join the community, such as it is

An interesting one to me was #3, Fit Blogging into her Schedule, a very interesting point.  As many of you know technology can be quite captive.  Don't let it take over you, rather fit it in with the rest of your life.  Words of wisdom I often forget to be honest.

So why do I blog ?  To me it is a hobby, a passion.  I enjoy writing and creating content if you will that people enjoy reading.  I enjoy showcasing the talents and events we have around us here in the DC area.  But to be honest, blogging, microblogging and otherwise, has allowed me to build so many great relationships with great people.  I would have never imagined that I would meet and become friends with so many people that I met ONLINE.  This is why I write.

Why do you write ?