Most people begin blogging for personal reasons, either to keep a diary, remember thoughts and experiences, or even to win a scholarship. However, blogging offers several other benefits as well:

• Build a Name for Yourself
  Blogging is an incredible way to build a readership of devoted fans who wish to share in your thoughts and experiences. You'll never have the fans or the recognition of a celebrity or a rock star; however you will find that your readership becomes comprised from people of diverse geographic, cultural, and professional backgrounds. Very few outlets offer this kind of networking capabilities.

• Share Knowledge
  Besides sharing stories and reading the stories of others, blogging offers you an outlet to share your knowledge, perception, and experiences about various things. And in return, you'll meet people from all over the world who share your views, and some who will offer new points of view. In addition, you'll receive more information and knowledge from your readers and from other blogs you subscribe to.

• Create a Personal Voice
  Whether writing a blog for a professional reason or a personal reason, blogging will help to "humanize" the font behind the monitor. Blogging helps to create a deeper understand of the writer and the readers and allows them to connect on a more personal level than most static web pages can offer.