Why start blogging? That’s the question I’ve been asking myself recently. I envision this project will require a considerable amount of my time and want to be sure that I’m committing myself to something worthwhile.

Here are my reasons for blogging right now. I reserve the right to add to this list. I’m keeping this list refined to the obvious because I I’ll aim for succinctness in this blog (and I need material to write future posts).

Being part of the conversation

I previously planned to turn Enter Venture into a social network, which I’ll explore later in this blog, but in researching the potential for that site I became aware of the larger entrepreneurial/web/tech bloggin community.

Armed with my Google Reader, I began subscribing to everything I could get my hands on until I piled up upwards of 200 subscriptions. There was this huge conversation going on out there that I had no idea existed. I also quickly realized I could join that conversation. Here it is.

Writing Practice

Blogs are not the always the most well written texts. However, consistently writing a blog forces you to improve. You need ideas to write consistently. You need to research your posts, write them, edit them. You may be lucky to have comments that help improve your writing, challenge your ideas.

If I want to imrove my writing, this seems like a good way to start.

Marketing

As I said earlier, I previously envisioned a more extensive site for Enter Venture, but struggled to get that project off the ground. I’ll probably always be working or planning on another site. I think writing a blog will allow me to reach a larger audience of potential partners, investors, clients, employees, employers and give credibility to my abilities. Or at least I hope.

Design Experience

The current design is about as basic as can be. A white background, a logo, and a few colors. I’m learning this as I go, and unlike previous experiences, building something on my own. I’ve had to and will continue to be learning about design, standards compliance, text, shading, etc. As I learn and come to better understand this project, I’ll add to the design. Starting with a clean slate should hopefully make it easier to do that.

Money

At some point, this site might make me money. Might. I’ll have to be a consistent poster in order to make money that happen, and it’s only a potential motivation in the long term. (And right now with this basic design, I can’t bare to put an add on the page.

So that’s why I’m blogging, but I think that’s only part of the story. In my next post, I’ll talk about what I’ll be blogging about. That’s kind of important, isn’t it?

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