I saw this topic on another mommy blog and I thought I would blog about it too. Do you blog as a hobby, business or do you want to make a living from it?
Actually, I have had a blog since 1999. I was blogging before I was a mommy and before mommy blogging even really came about. Back then, it was called "Personal Blogging" and "Cam Girls" were big. (2000-2004) Not the slutty "Cam Girls" you see now, but in the definition of teenagers who had webcams and pretty much took pictures of everything along with captions.
I think this is a pretty cliche post for any blogger to publish, but I also think it's important. It isn't like we have to justify our thoughts, opinions and passions, but I think that so much can be learned by answering this simple question. I also believe that every blogger has their own reasons for blogging, reviewing, writing about parenting and other issues close to their heart. Why not learn about those reasons?
When I was young, I used to want to write a book. I would write and illustrate "stories" when I was a kid and throughout my life. Of course, they all started out being short stories with stick illustrations written on a few pieces of construction paper and tacked together with those gold swing tacks. The stories usually consisted of flying dogs and dolphins that could talk. They all ended with, "And they lived happily ever after..." as well! The most important thing, looking back, was that I had two passions and ambitions: Art and Writing.
At age 10 I was in fifth grade and when I transferred schools we really got into writing. They encouraged us to share what we would write in class, and I had found that I had a talent in writing. I now had even more motivation for writing. It was now my inspiration to do something with my new found talent. I wanted to be a writer and had dreams of publishing a novel. (Which I did start and just never finished.)
There are many reasons why I write:
I believe mommy bloggers have a few different (but important) purposes. One is to spread the positive/negative opinions about products.
I've always loved to review products I purchased and loved to spread the word if I loved an item. I would really promote it to death to my friends and family. I feel that word of mouth is really better promotion/publicity than a company spending so much money on advertising. If someone you know loves an item, wouldn't you want to purchase something that is tried and true? I would! I'd be more inclined to buy something that I know works! That's why we usually check the reviews on products before we purchase them!
Maybe, through my blog posts and obstacles and successes, someone can learn something from a post of mine.
This one delves deeper into my reasons for blogging. I feel that maybe some of my difficulties or mistakes could possibly help someone. If I impact at least one person, I feel like I have done my job. Honestly, I feel like I am a very strong person for situations that I have been through. I post so openly about them because I am proud that I have overcome so many obstacles in life, obstacles that I'm sure are very common amongst others. Things that I'm sure I can help someone prevent or repair if they were in some of the same past situations as myself. I feel very strongly about this, and I hope this is something that I can eventually do.
To blog about their children and just brag!
Every mommy loves to brag about their kids! Friends and family get tired of hearing about it, but I'm sure the blogosphere loves to hear about it! :) Even if they don't, I still brag!
Most importantly, I write because I want to and because I love to... That's all that counts.
29 year old single mom of two little girls, blogging her way through life. Lives in New Jersey and is obsessed with going to New York City. Self proclaimed theater geek.
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