2019, A Blog

Blogs have been thriving for many years, as millions of bloggers use it as a platform to show and tell many things. It has come a long way since its birth in 1994. Since then, there are reportedly over 600 million blogs on the internet (Byers, 2019). There is no doubt that blogging has impacted us. Blogs tend to humor us, influence us and spread knowledge or information. Throughout our lives we may have been influenced or even felt connected by a blog.  

Blogs have uses for anyone whether you're a blogger or just a reader. It can be used in a professional way, for businesses to promote themselves to customers and engage with them, just as it can be used in an informal way, as a space to entertain or share personal experiences. My view is that blogging is dynamic in function, anyone with the will to set up their own blog has the freedom of writing what they please.  

If like me, you are a relatively new blogger, you’d be asking yourself if you should be blogging in 2019. My answer is yes, but the truth is, blogging isn’t so simple. Blogging can be intimidating, especially when you're new to the scene. Although I can't speak for everyone, the thought of sharing my own writing in a public space makes me feel nervous. The thing is, I've always enjoyed writing, but could never feel comfortable with sharing them. I see it as an opportunity to express myself, to get creative and to improve my own writing. All you really need to start a blog is an internet connection, an account, and putting your thoughts into words. Sprinkle a little bit of creativity and passion and you got yourself yourself a wonderful blog.

Despite my nervousness, I felt a lot of freedom when writing this. The magic of blogging is that you really aren't restricted. You can change the look of your blog the way you want it, and you can write exactly the way you want to. The result of having the power of creativity is that you can be completely unique and stand out.

I'm nervously ambitious in beginning my journey as a blogger and likewise, I feel my colleagues are the same. I look forward to sharing more thoughts with you guys, my beautiful readers. 

References

1. Byers, K., (2019). "How Many Blogs Are There? (And 141 Other Blogging Stats)" [online] GrowthBadger. Available at: https://growthbadger.com/blog-stats-2019/ (accessed 9.29.19)