This article is by guest blogger Sarah Lam and moderated by Wong Sook Chin.

So, you have finally decided to be a blogger. Do you know the real reason why you want to be a blogger. For some people, it might be because they want to have an online diary to express themselves while others want to share their hobbies such as reading or playing games.

There are actually several reasons why one wants to be a blogger.

1. You want to earn money

Many people start a blog in the hope to earn money through the blog. The only problem is they might not know how they can earn money from their blog except by using Google Adsense. Money being a factor to start a blog is either a make or a break in the blogosphere.

2. You think you know something

It is obvious that when you blog, you are sharing knowledge with people. In this case, you must have known something that you can teach other people about. For example, you know how to play World of Warcraft and increase your character’s level faster than anyone else so you start a blog to share your tips.

3. Learn something

You will be surprised at how much knowledge you can learn when you start to blog. Imagine having to integrate writing and communication skills when you blog, thus helping you to improve your writing skills and communication skills at one go.

4. Inspire someone

Are you a cancer survivor? Perhaps you can start a blog and talk about your journey through recovering from cancer from surgery to chemotherapy. This will inspire other people with the same fate as you and motivate them to be strong so that they can heal just like you did.

5. The love for writing

You love to write and share it with the whole world about what you have written. You can have a blog to store all your great masterpieces, be it the next ‘Harry Potter’ series or simply poems and short stories that you have written. Mind you, someone might approach you to publish your work if you are lucky!

6. Freelancing portfolio

If you have a website dedicated to your services, that would be great but if you just want a small space on the web to promote your portfolio, a blog would be convenient and easy to set up. Whether you want to showcase your latest designs or writing samples, create a blog and spread them around to your potential clients and friends.

Have you found the real reason to have a blog?

Wishing you all the best from us.

Freelance blogging can be one of extremely rewarding and a very comfortable way to earn some really good extra cash. Many freelance blogger have already took over this path and many new members are added each day of this world of freelance blogging. However, not everyone is really sure or certain about the field’s prospect or advantages.

This article is about helping some of this folks. Following are few reasons that will show you freelance blogging is not really something to throw away at all:

Flexibility

The flexibility that comes with freelance blogging is immense and is one of the main reasons to choose this path. Most of the work can be done on part time basis. You always have the flexibility to continue your work at any point of hour, day or night.

Networking

You can get yourself connected with influential personnel in this world of e-bogging, this will take you to the doorsteps of many other opportunities and will aid to have valuable lessons.

Recognition

By being consistent and efficient, you can very fast have a group of people or reader who will start to appreciate your work and slowly you will get more and more recognition from people. This not only helps to improve your skills in writing, but also can help you to have extra edge on other business or concerns that you are dealing with.

Higher Income Possibility

By being efficient, you will get enough opportunities to write in exchange of high payment. There are enough seekers out there who are looking for good bloggers and are willing to pay high. By getting into number of this kind of deal, you can end up earning a handsome amount.

Steadiness

Well this is a bit of a tricky part. At initial stage, you may not have this consistency of income or may struggle a bit, but with time, you will consistently have assignments to be completed by a definite schedule. It is giving you a steady income, but you will never feel the pressure of a 9-5 regular job.

Variety

Your writing topic may be of different categories at different blogging sites, so if you have the skills to discuss about more than a single topic or subject, you can use to gain advantage and earn even higher amount.

Added Knowledge

Researching about topic and writing about them will surely increase your knowledge about the subject area and in fact can be help you also to deal with other stuffs that you face everyday.

Value of Skills

If you are good, you will never face any shortage of work and exposure. In a regular job market, people often face difficulties to get the work they are most suited for. In freelance blogging, being efficient means you will surely be valued.

A skill in Writing is Enough

Often you may not have the interest to be an admin or moderator for a whole blog site, but it is alright as long as you are able to produce quality outputs.

Fast Projects

Producing a complete assignment doesn’t require long hours of your work schedule, but the pay can be quite good. This helps you also to concentrate on other things of life.

So, these were few reasons for which freelance blogging can be so desirable and profitable at the same time.

This post is summarized from 10 Reasons to Love Freelance Blogging. Photo by FreelanceSwitch.