8 Reasons Why I Started Blogging

Way back in February 2021, I published the following post: 8 Things I Wish I Knew Before Starting This Blog. I thought that it was about time that I made a similar post. As a result, roughly 7 months later, here's that post.

There were, in the end, multiple reasons why I started blogging. It was hard to narrow it down for this post, but I ultimately was able to do it. In today's post, I'll be focusing on this blog alone. I won't be factoring in my bookstagram. Here are 8 reasons why I started blogging.

Reason 1: Blog posts don't necessarily need photos.

Yes, photos make any blog post seem nice and put together. Photos also help readers understand what a blog post may focus on. However, unlike Instagram posts, photos aren't a required feature of a blog post.

Reason 2: Book blogs are personalized quite easily.

Many other social media apps can be personalized to some extent. However, you're not really controlling how your followers, friends, etc. see your posts. With blog posts, you do have a bit more control over that. You can change the look of your blog, and you can schedule your posts so you control when (day and time) friends, followers, and subscribers see your posts.

Reason 3: Interviews for posts can be conducted easier for a blog post.

Interviews can be done on other social media apps. However, I've had an easier time conducting interviews and prepping interview posts for a blog.

Reason 4: You can schedule posts days, months, and even years in advance.

I sort of mentioned this in Reason 2. However, I have found this so beneficial when I prepare posts for this blog. You can draft and schedule posts days, months, and even years in advance. For many of my October posts (including this one), I prepped them in late July and early August. This has been such a benefit because I don't know how busy I'll be when a certain month comes around.

Reason 5: Simply speaking, it's another easy way to connect with other readers.

This reason is a bit obvious and self-explanatory, so I won't discuss this one.

Reason 6: With Instagram, there's only so much you can put into a caption. With book blogs, you can put as much as you want.

I try to keep my blog posts on the shorter side. However, I could technically make blog posts as long as I wanted. And this can be very beneficial because, on occasion, you need to explain something a bit more.

Reason 7: It's an easy way to give tips, suggestions, and book lists without a character or word limit.

This one is dependent on Reason 6. However, you can include as many tips, suggestions, or books in a post since there is no character or word limit for a blog post. Additionally, you can also give explanations for tips and suggestions if necessary.

Reason 8: While Instagram captions have a "see more" feature, you simply have to scroll through and read a blog post.

As we all know, Instagram captions have a "see more" feature if your caption's on the longer side. However, with blog posts, you don't have to press any "see more" button to see the entire blog post. You just have to scroll and read.