Why Start a Blog? 18 Reasons to Start Blogging in 2023

Wondering why you should start a blog and if blogging is worth it? In this blog post, I’ll go over the 18 best reasons to start blogging in 2021.

If you’re reading this, you’re probably already thinking of starting a blog – but are afraid of… everything. What will people think? Is there money in blogging? What do I even blog about? Is it too late to start a blog? What if I fail?

But you need to get over the fear of starting a blog. Your future self will thank you. There are many rewards to becoming a blogger – and they’re not just financial.

Here are 18 legit reasons to start a blog in 2021.

Why I started a blog

I resisted starting a blog for a long time. My main hang-up was the word “blog” itself. The last thing I ever wanted was someone to consider me a blogger.

But the more I looked into the definition of a blog; I realized that a blog is just a website full of content. A blog doesn’t have to be a personal diary or something you do as a hobby. A blog can be a real business that makes real money.

Once I looked at it from that perspective, it made it so much easier to start a blog.

So, why should you start a blog in 2021? Let me go over the 18 best reasons to start blogging today.

If you are ready to start a blog, follow this step-by-step blog launch checklist here.

1. You’ll become a better writer

Becoming a blogger will make you a better writer. When you first start a blog, it will be difficult to publish your first blog post. But with every subsequent post, both the speed and quality of your posts will improve.

As you continue to publish more blog posts, you’ll develop a unique style and find your voice.

Being a better writer has its advantages, especially if you decide to offer your services as a freelance writer.

To help you write your blog posts, consider using Grammarly Pro.

2. You’ll learn new skills

There’s a lot that goes into starting a successful blog. Here’s a list of new skills you’ll learn as a blogger:

• You’ll learn how to improve your productivity
• You’ll learn about self-discipline
• Graphic design as you create a logo and images for your blog
• Website design as you install a blog theme and make changes
• You’ll learn about website promotion including email marketing

3. To escape the 9-to-5 rat race

When I created my first blog, I was no different than you. I had no special “blogging” talent.

But I did have something going for me: I had an intense desire to be my own boss and the work ethic to make it happen.

The fear of joining the rat race, driving to work every day, working until I’m old and gray. Yeah, that was NOT going to be me!

You can read more about my blogging journey here.

4. You can make money in different ways

To make money as a blogger, you don’t have to become a social media influencer. Instead, blogs make money in a variety of ways. Here are a few ways to monetize a blog:

• Display ads

These are ads where you are paid per click, regardless of whether someone buys something.

• Affiliate marketing

This is where you promote other people’s products and earn a commission for every sale you make.

• Sponsored posts

This is when a company pays you to publish an article they wrote – or they pay you to write about a service/product.

• Your own products

Creating and marketing your own digital products (ebooks/courses) is the best way to make money online.

Feeling anxious, confused, or overwhelmed about starting a blog? Don’t be.

There are a ton of resources available (including my blogging courses). So starting a blog and making money is not as difficult as it was when I got started.

5. Because you will regret not trying

Ask any blogger, and they’ll tell you their biggest regret was not starting a blog earlier (me included).

You will find that your biggest regrets in life will be the things you didn’t do. It’s those opportunities we pass up on that just eat at us as the years go by.

Wanting to stay in your comfort zone is natural; it’s safe, it’s baked into your DNA to keep you alive, for goodness sake!

Your brain sees change as a threat and is unfortunately unable to tell the difference between starting a blog or walking into the jungle!

6. Because you’ll regain control of your time

Ever feel like everything is happening so fast, and you’re just holding on for the ride? I get it. Feeling like you’re not in control is a common feeling for those living the employee life.

When you are shackled to a 9-5 job, you don’t have any control of your schedule. You can’t take time off at the drop of a hat. You can’t just choose to sleep in. Your entire social life revolves around your work schedule.

Blogging allows you to remove the shackles and give you the “time freedom” we all deserve.

7. Because your income will have no limits

Blogging income has no limits. Does that scare you? Feel that fear; it’s awesome!

For example, let’s say you start a blog, get 50 visits in one day, and make just $1.00. While you might feel discouraged, I wouldn’t be.

This means that if you get 500 visits per day, now it’s $10. And if you double your conversion rate, it becomes $20 per day.

Over time, your traffic and your ability to convert your readers continue to increase. Just how much money can you make blogging? The sky’s the limit.

What is almost always true is that your blogging income increases every single month.

More content + more traffic + better conversions = more money in your pocket every month.

8. You can start building your dreams, not someone else’s

Forget working for a flat hourly rate so your boss can keep the profit. What happens when the company has a record quarter?

At some places, your reward is you get to keep your job. At others, a holiday bonus to keep you blinded by the thievery going on.

What does the boss get? A new car, of course.

And when you see your boss pull in with his new ride the next morning, he’ll teach you this valuable lesson:

“Keep up that great work ethic. Show up every day, on time, and work your ass off. If you do, I’ll buy an even better car next year!” – Boss to employee

The lesson? Stop building your bosses’ dream and start building yours.

9. You grow as a person

Do you know what your boss has that you don’t? Courage. They are not smarter than you. They are not better than you. They just realized that life is short, and you need to take risks to get what you want out of life.

I know it can be scary to start, but you need to start taking chances in life. Fear is exciting, taking a risk is fun, and failures are the best lessons. This is how you grow and level up in life.

Check out my best books for bloggers and aspiring entrepreneurs.

10. You can become your own boss

Getting a raise or climbing the corporate ladder is a joke. If you’re going to work that hard, why not work for yourself?

There’s nothing better than becoming your own boss.

What I love about blogging is that you get out what you put in. So if you put in the time and work hard – you will make money blogging.

11. You can set up a passive revenue stream

I’m not a believer in having a big retirement account. I mean, work for 40 years, sacrifice, save your money, then hope Wall Street doesn’t F it up? So yeah, I’ll pass.

The better option is to set up multiple sources of passive income. One could be a house you rent. Another could be an online business that runs on (almost) auto-pilot.

12. You get to live the laptop lifestyle

There goes your alarm. Time to get up for work and do the same thing you did yesterday. It’s depressing just thinking about it.

But for full-time bloggers like me, blogging gives me the freedom to work whenever I want, wherever I want.

This is the part where I brag about working on my laptop at the beach, but you can’t even see the screen with the sun out!

13. It’s (really) cheap to start a blog

Compared to the costs of starting a business with a physical store, starting a blog is cheap. I mean really cheap.

Want to open a McDonald’s franchise? You’re going to need half a million dollars in the bank (source).

Want to rent a kiosk at the mall? You’re looking at $2,300 per month (source).

Want to start a blog? It’s less than $5 per month to start or about $200 a month with some blog tools (source).

Here are the minimum costs to start a blog:

• Domain name: $9 per year
• Hosting: $3-5 per month with HostGator
• WordPress blogging platform: Free

There are also lots of free blogging tools out there to help new bloggers starting their blogs.

14. It’s easy to scale your business

With a physical business, it usually takes hiring employees or expensive equipment to scale. But with a blog, all you need are the right blogging tools.

Using some premium blog tools, you can scale your business and even automate many parts of it.

15. You can make a difference in the lives of others

One of the best reasons to start a blog is because of the impact you can have on the lives of others.

Imagine starting a fitness/weight loss blog; you can help people feel better about themselves, get healthier, and possibly even save someone’s life.

You can start a finance blog and help people slash their debt, improve their credit score and buy their dream home.

There’s really nothing better than helping others + making money at the same time.

Regardless of what blog niche you choose, the purpose of your blog will be to help others fix their problems and teach them something new. But, of course, people will always pay you to help them fix a problem.

16. Because Google loves blogs

Google loves blogs because they love fresh content. So if you continue to publish new blog posts, you are giving Google exactly what it wants.

In particular, Google is looking for fresh content that answers questions people are searching for in Google. So if your blog posts answer specific questions people in your niche are asking, it’s likely you’re going to get free traffic from Google.

17. You can challenge yourself

Blogging allows you to try something new and challenge yourself. It’s important to continue to take on new challenges since that’s how you grow as a person.

As a blogger, you’ll learn different skills and how to handle adversity. While there will undoubtedly be challenging moments, you’ll be proud of yourself when your persistence pays off, and you become a successful blogger.

Take starting a blog as a challenge, then further challenge yourself to publish two posts per week or grow your traffic to 100 page views per day. Continue to challenge yourself, and both you and your blog will reach new heights.

18. You can still make money blogging in 2021

Yes, you can still make money blogging. But I don’t mean as a personal blogger talking about your life. The days of the “influencer blogger” are over.

Blogs have definitely changed, but blogging isn’t dead, far from it!

Bloggers making bank today do so because they treat their blog like a business, not a hobby. They understand that their blog posts are just entry points to lure people into their sales funnels.

Wrapping it up

There are plenty of great reasons to become a blogger, so what are you waiting for?