The Benefits of Blogging

We keep reading that blogging is good for business but let’s be honest, mainly is good for us.

After almost 20 years in daily blogging, my ears have been trained to catch the meaning under the surface.

Thanks to daily blogging, I have learned to be persistent and extremely patient. Keeping notes for the next blog post (there is always a next blog post) has transformed me into a skillful and pleasant listener. I can hear a 2 hours story without any interruptions and keep my questions alive and ready to shoot when my turn comes to talk. Blogging has many benefits!

Besides that, running a personal blog (not for clients) is keeping us on the loop of technology. Without much hesitation, I can say that thanks to my blog I have meet a lot of interesting people. Also, deep research has become my side project and nature! And the last 5 years, is my top income resource.

The practice of blogging has given me the opportunity to enjoy many interviews, close great business deals for medium to large businesses. Blogging has become an incredible cornerstone for building my professional branding as an SEO Expert, Content Creator, and Digital Marketing Strategist.

When I was in my twenties, speaking in public was a fearful task and could never relax and enjoy any of my public appearances. Blogging has helped me to comprehend that it doesn’t need any magical powers to express yourself in public. All you have to do is to be brave, be open, be polite, be prepared, and speak up.

The act of continuous writing transforms the way we see life and the people around us. When we start to observe more we tend to speak less.

Blogging actually makes you a better person

While you focus on research and writing, gradually you develop a depth of expertise and knowledge that tends to solve problems in a more smooth manner. For example, having studied almost everything about MRI software for a client’s website & blog, literally helped me to deal with a serious health issue for one member of my family.

It may sound a bit odd but blogging has elevated my conversation topics, communication skills, and public speaking status. You can easily say that I am not a “small talk” individual. Between strangers and hello moments, now I can effortlessly start a pleasant conversation with different topics that don’t include weather. Making a long story short, blogging builds the muscle of communication and prepares us to respond with confidence under all circumstances.

Furthermore, you learn to take your time before you jump to any conclusions. Gathering all facts becomes the only way to deal with any issues. Blogging has the tendency to make your mind spin around the Whys and the Hows for anything that comes your way. Digging deeper is what feels normal after you are hooked into the blogging mentality.

It comes to a point where you actually see reality under a new light, where every single story has many sides that are waiting to be discovered. That’s the blogging DNA running into your blood.

Professional Bloggers

Most of the time, professional bloggers are transformed into information “detectives” that keep double-checking all pieces of a story, before they decide to write it down and publish it.

Don’t get me wrong, that particular skill has proven to be one of the top benefits of blogging. Keeping your head together and stay out of the emergency alert mood (no matter what is happening) and using your brain before you express an opinion, is priceless.

Blogging is the express highway to stay calm, and respond as a thinking human being! And that’s one of the biggest achievements in life.