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Motivation to Blog

Ana Vela on November 27, 2020

Maybe you started like me - you were excited to start a blog, got it set up, and began publishing a few posts. Once the initial excitement wore off...
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Justin

I post for similar reason. Mostly to post to put myself out there network with people. As cringe as it sounds to "promote my personal brand" lol.

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Ana Vela

Yes, it makes a big difference for networking. It also seems to get easier to post over time. Best wishes to you!

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Justin

Thanks ! The best to you too :D

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Jen Miller • Edited

I blog mainly because I enjoyed doing it and it allowed me to talk about things I wouldn't normally be able to do at work.

I particularly like blogging communities because I get to see other peoples POV (which can be refreshing, educational, challenging, and also triggering). There are downsides too, like being overly influenced by what others are writing to the point where you become unhappy about writing.

I've made some great friends over blogging to and we sometimes collab on articles and even started doing videos. For me personally, this is the best experience I've had.

I wish I was more consistent at blogging, but life gets in the way....or maybe that's just me making excuses ...

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Ana Vela

Yes, I've meet some great blogger friends as well! I know what you mean about being consistent. I'm trying to plan post ahead of time, but I know it could be a struggle. Best wishes to you!

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Clavin June

There are so many beginners like me who need insights how to do something or how something works. Some blogs and forums always help me with my job, so I want to give something in return. don't forget to visit my blog clavinjune.dev

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Thomas Bnt ☕ • Edited

Yeeeaah, a big challenge for me. I'm super excited about developing my blog under NuxtJS, can't wait to publish that with mooore posts 🥰🎈

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Ana Vela

That sounds really good! Best wishes, Thomas!

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Thomas Bnt ☕

Thanks! 😄

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Arman @programmerByDay

I blog because it helps me to learn more more and share it.
As they say: clear writing means clear thinking.

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Ana Vela

Oh, exactly. I feel like I understand concepts better after I have to write about them. ☺️

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adriens

It helps me put things I've learned cleaner in my mind. Packaging things to help others better understand induces a better understanding for myself, to make things easier to understand and share

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Ana Vela

That's such a great way of looking at it. Keep blogging!

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Andrew Baisden

Blogging is like a mind dump you put your thoughts out there into the world. It is quite refreshing to share what wisdom you have with others.