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- It seems like there are millions of blogs on the internet. For every popular
- blog there is, there are hundreds of smaller blogs that go unnoticed. Should you
- start a blog if it will go unnoticed? Personally, I think the answer is yes.
- Different people may have different takes on this. There is an incentive to
- start a website in the hopes that it will become popular and make add revenue.
- However, I argue that there is a intrinsic value to a personal blog.
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- Organize Your thoughts
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- Being able to clearly articulate your ideas is beneficial. Having time to brew
- over topics in a blog posts helps that process. Even though I worked with both
- Nodejs and PHP, I might not be able to a convincingly debate with somebody why
- one is the better platform. Writing a blog posts allows me to fully flesh out my
- own ideas.
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- Learn
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- When writing a blog post, you want to be complete. If there are any gaps in my
- knowledge, I will look that information up. This is a great learning
- opportunity; like taking notes in a class.
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- Stand Out
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- Out of everyone who uses the internet, only 1% of them contributes additional
- content. Blogging can make you stand out in a competitive economy when looking
- for jobs.
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- Relax
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- This may not be true of some bigger blogs, but, writing blog posts is very
- relaxing. It gives you time to slow down relax and reflect. There are dozens of
- distinct types of blogs. Some blogs are more personal like a diary. Other blogs
- may be very technical. I am going to try to have Jrtechs fall in the middle.
- There are already millions of tutorials on the internet, I just want to share my
- experience on topics that interest me. In this way writing blogs are relaxing
- and don’t feel like work.
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- Become A Better Blogger
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- There is no way to become better at something other than doing it a lot. Since
- starting this website when I was middle school, my writing skills have increased
- considerably. Looking back at some of older blog posts and noticing some of my
- typos makes me cringe and die on the inside. Despite writing terrible blog posts
- in the past, I have never regretted doing so. I see them as opportunities for
- growth. The terrible blog posts that I wrote in the past along with school, has
- allowed me to write blog posts that are meh. However, being “meh” is ok if you
- are on the track towards writing better.
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