Wait, I thought you were against personal blogs? What gives?

I know that my close friends would be wondering why I am creating a personal blog now. Even more so, when I was the one who insisted that it was silly to be sharing personal information to the vast unknown of the Internet. One could only imagine where the content would be reproduced but I digress.

Yes, it was insular of me to think that way but we were all once young and foolish right? As my understanding on personal blogging widens, I begin to understand that not every blog is a tool to vent your frustration over trivial matters but it could also be used to establish your personal branding.

Here are 3 ways that I believe personal blogging would help me or anyone for that matter if one wishes to build an online persona for themselves.

1)    A Journal to House My Voice

Every other day I come across interesting articles through Twitter, Facebook or friends’ recommendations but I’m limited to only sharing it with others with maybe a few lines of opinion attached to it. I believe that by having a place to chronicle my findings, I am able to expand beyond those few lines of insight by constructing a whole post dedicated to the related matter. In other words, it gives me the opportunity to pen, or type if you prefer, down my cerebration.

2)    Encourages Individuality

When producing content from your own perspective, it makes the whole process of blogging easier. On top of that, it tends to be more unique as I shed my inhibitions about sharing my point of view or making suggestions based on personal experiences. Only through this, I can ensure that I am constantly developing a better judgement and as a result mature overtime; both my blog and myself.

3)    Keeping It Real

Only by lowering the barriers to communication, by being myself, can I form personal relationships with others; not behind an artificial front. Through this, it gives others insight into my thought process and personality. There are a couple of ways that I can achieve this: by drawing upon personal experiences and through sharing of anecdotal stories. And I hope that I am able to inspire, captivate and motivate others through this point.

Why should anyone care what I think? I don't believe you have to be super successful or influential to have a blog. No one may read it, but my goal isn't to create a large audience. It's to reinforce my identity on the web, start a conversation, and build a brand.

The above quote by Alexander Mimran reflects my exact sentiments. I hope you enjoy reading my future posts. If you don’t, do tell me!