Having a clearly defined goal and a strategy for achieving it is paramount to the success of any business. It gives you focus and allows you to decide whether a new opportunity will help or hinder you in reaching your outcome.

Give value away and help others. I can’t agree with @donpurdum any more.

One aspect of online biz that I love, is that success on the web is spread through each other!

@joanmuschampfagnani @louisdagosto @donpurdum Totally agree with you on this one. I blog because I like to write, want to give free information, and give people a place to respond and/or talk about off-the-wall subjects they otherwise might not mention. Learned that by doing a lot of radio. People are sometimes more comfortable asking questions of strangers who can’t see them. Great topic, guys! Best, 

To make money? Oh wait, that’s not it. Haha. I blog because I was sad/frustrated/confused to repeatedly hear small business owners and independent contractors and even some marketers say they “don’t know where to start when it comes to social media marketing.” By blogging about the basics, I can hopefully help them figure it all out and use social networks to grow their businesses. I learn something new every day, and with the blog, I can give back!

On a personal level, I blog because it forces me to write. I was a tech writer and journalist for years, but ended up moving into the graphic design and then marketing management arenas. I miss writing, and I miss being really good at it. It is one of those skills you have to work at every day, and by having my own blog, I am motivated/inspired/forced to write more often… which I love!

@roryramsden You might find some good answers in this thread too! 

http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/blogging-can-be-cool/

Because now I started I am driven to continue. As soon as one post is out, the next one is clamoring to be written.

I started back in college as a way to actually keep track of websites that I used as inspiration for my digital media degree. I never thought I would end up doing it outside of college in my career, as the “online expert” here in the office. Now I do my companies blog as well as my own personal one. If there are any commercial insurance agents on this site, message me and Ill link you to my company blog. Everyone else can easily follow my personal life by linking to my blog here. I think I have a very interesting life and the stories that come from it I like to share because I think they are very humorous…often with some sort of meaning behind them just as a little food for thought for the readers.

I am in the beginnings of blogging and am finding the main reason for me is that I believe that I have quality information, creative solutions to problems and a high ethical standard that can contribute to bettering the industry and readers alike. 

 I have yet to make my first post and just started on wordpress.  I will be adding to my profile in the near future once I have a strategy and precise focus on my market. 

SEO to support my primary business website – and it works!