Lifehack
29 February 2008
We live in a blogging world. Whether youre a business startup, an established business, a freelancer, an intern, a musician, or anyone else, blogging can help you:
* Make your name or brand visible
* Connect with others in your business or interest
* Reach out to the public about issues youre passionate about
* Express yourself
* Update clients or an audience about projects youre working on
* Share your knowledge * Learn to write better
* Share your life with people important to you
* Connect with your fans or customers
* Make money When I started blogging in 2000, it was virtually unheard of, and there were almost no tools to make it easier. I literally hand-coded every page of my blog including monthly archive pages, older posts pages, and so on. Needless to say, I wasnt a very prolific blogger the first couple of years! Today, just about anyone can get up and running in a few minutes using free services that make adding a post as easy as writing email. Knowing how to get your content out there is no longer a barrier if you have something to say, saying it is easy.