Reasons Why Blogs Are Very Popular

Blog today are very popular, and this is certainly not without a reason. There are many books written about the art of blogging, the are many places online dealing with blogs: forums about blogging, blog directories, blog networks, there are many free and paid blogging platforms. There are a number of reasons why blogs are popular and why many people are starting one or more blogs of their own.

1. Blogs are easy to create. Creating a blog today is a  very simple. To create a blog you don’t need to be an expert in web design or programming. You can create your own blog using platforms lie Wordpress or Blogger with a few clicks on the mouse button. Ability for anyone to create a blog is a major reason why blogs are so popular and why there are so many blogs.
2. You can have your own blog for free. If you want your own blog you will need to buy domain name and buy web hosting. This is not too expensive and you can have it all done for less the a $100. Although blogs are  not expensive you can even create a blog for free. There are websites on internet where you can create a blog for free. One of them is Blogger.com. You don’t need to spend anything to have create one or more blogs on Blogger.com. Just sign up, pick a name for your blog, chose a theme and start posting.
3. Blogs are great way to share your ideas with the whole world. Blogs are indexed by search engine like Google, Bing and Yahoo. When you write a post it can be viewed by millions of people from all around the  world. You can write a review about your favorite movie, video game, novel or anything you want and your blog post can be read by people from all over the world. They will in return comment on your blog and share their opinion on the thing you blog about. This is one of the reasons why blogs are very popular. They allow their readers to express their opinion by commenting on their favorite blogs.
4. Blogs are great for promotion. One of the reason why there are so many blogs created is that many businesses and non-profit organizations have recognized the power of blogs for their promotion. More and more businesses and organizations are starting blogs in order to increase their online presence and connect to their potential clients. Many businesses now have their own blogs in addition to  having static websites.
5. You can make money with a blog. Blogs can also be used for making money online. There are blogs started today for purpose of making money for their owners. Although most blogs do not make lots of money, there are number of blog owners who make a living from their blogs, and there are even millionaire bloggers. Once you have an established blog with decent traffic you can start making money by placing advertisements or affiliate links on your blog.