I started blogging in Feb 2007 after attending a fantastic worship leaders conference in Franklin, TN. Randy Elrod, conference creator, is a champion blogger - some at the conference consider him to be their "blogfather." All that to say, Randy Elrod rocks, is visionary and inspirational and I check his blog DAILY for a variety of cool posts. Found an awesome article on his blog recently. Maybe it will inspire more people to start blogging!! You can find the entire article at http://randyelrod.typepad.com. Check out the archives April 22-April 28. I've also pasted the entire article below.
Top 10 Reasons To Blog In 2007
10. Because It Is Fun You have the opportunity to write to your Passion. The blogosphere is a powerful global marketing tool. 8. It Builds Your Network
7. It Is Very Inexpensive Nothing compares to the affordability and simplicity of plain old blogging. For pennies, blogs can help you promote your company locally and globally. 6. Blogging Makes You Famous Ahh, I do love groupies. Who doesn’t! Unlike a traditional website…you are able to make changes 24/7. With simple training, anyone can blog. 3. It Helps You Communicate With Your Customers Blogs support current and prospective customers. Blogs help you understand and interact with your present market. Free traffic from search engines is always a powerful marketing tools. Start blogging NOW!!!!
9. It Opens New Markets
5. Because You Are In Control
4. Because It Is Easy
2. Because Google Loves Blogs
1. Because You Want To Make Money!!!!
You build trust when you blog, and trust is what sells products or services online.