{"id":1389,"date":"2022-08-24T01:34:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-24T01:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/?p=1389"},"modified":"2022-08-24T17:38:05","modified_gmt":"2022-08-24T17:38:05","slug":"blogging-in-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/blogging-in-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Blogging in 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-456\" src=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2016\/01\/blogging.jpg\" alt=\"blogging\" width=\"831\" height=\"553\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2016\/01\/blogging.jpg 275w, https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2016\/01\/blogging-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 831px) 100vw, 831px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>My first experience with hyperlinks was ages ago when I first trained to repair Apple computers in the early 80s. I thought to myself then, \u201cCan you imagine if the world could hyperlink its combined global knowledge?\u201d Wait, isn\u2019t that what the Internet and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebalancesmb.com\/blogging-what-is-it-1794405\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">blogging<\/a> enables us to do today?<\/p>\n<p>As a global community we\u2019ve become a giant publishing house, and we don\u2019t have to submit our works for approval, or get put on waiting lists for distribution. Do a Google search for just about any topic and you\u2019ll likely return millions of results.<\/p>\n<p>Someone told me recently that there are more websites on the Internet than there are people on Earth. I was like, \u201cReally?!\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_80 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/blogging-in-2022\/#Blogging_helps_share_your_business_or_passion_with_others\" >Blogging helps share your business or passion with others<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/blogging-in-2022\/#The_why_to_blog_should_be_obvious\" >The why to blog should be obvious<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/blogging-in-2022\/#The_how_to_blog_is_a_little_more_complex\" >The how to blog is a little more complex<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/blogging-in-2022\/#BROUGHT_TO_YOU_BY_PROLIMEHOST\" >BROUGHT TO YOU BY PROLIMEHOST<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/blogging-in-2022\/#VPS_SERVICES_LIGHTNING_FAST_SSD_VIRTUAL_SERVERS\" >VPS SERVICES: LIGHTNING FAST SSD VIRTUAL SERVERS<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/blogging-in-2022\/#DEDICATED_SERVERS_BACKED_BY_A_999_SLA_NETWORK_UPTIME_GUARANTEE\" >DEDICATED SERVERS: BACKED BY A 99.9% SLA NETWORK UPTIME GUARANTEE<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Blogging_helps_share_your_business_or_passion_with_others\"><\/span>Blogging helps share your business or passion with others<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>On the local front, I was just asked to help my brother-in-law clean up his laptop, and while doing so, found out he didn\u2019t use the Internet. Why? He thought it was evil, filled with nothing but adult content. Admittedly, he\u2019s the one and only person I\u2019ve ever met that thought that way, but it got me to thinking.<\/p>\n<p>Now, he had been using email to communicate, and that\u2019s essentially how his laptop became infected. He didn\u2019t know anything about malware or anti-virus software. Once I cleaned up his laptop, I sat him down and explained how the Internet could actually help him in his daily life.<\/p>\n<p>I also reinforced that he should not open up any hyperlinks when he didn\u2019t know where they were coming from or leading him to, as that can be very dangerous. In this case, I was able to clean his laptop, but good grief \u2013 it was a mess.<\/p>\n<p>I showed him how to search for topics that interested him, explained how hyperlinks worked and introduced him to some blogs that I thought he might be interested in reading. Which takes us to why we should blog.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1392\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1392\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Blog-about-your-passion-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Blog about your passion\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Blog-about-your-passion-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Blog-about-your-passion-512x384.jpg 512w, https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Blog-about-your-passion-320x240.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Blog-about-your-passion.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1392\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Blog about your passion<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_why_to_blog_should_be_obvious\"><\/span>The why to blog should be obvious<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>It\u2019s an incredibly easy way to reach a targeted audience, giving you to the opportunity to communicate your vision, products or services. It helps keep you in touch with your prospects and customers, and it\u2019s an extremely cost effective marketing tool.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_how_to_blog_is_a_little_more_complex\"><\/span>The how to blog is a little more complex<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Essentially, pick a topic that interests you and start writing. Share your insight, ask for opinions, run some polls \u2013 seek out participation. Don\u2019t worry so much about being perfect (perfect people are boring).<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve heard that 2000-word blog articles get ranked better by Google, but I think the real key is to be consistent, spreading the wealth over longer periods of time. The key is to keep readers regularly coming back for more.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1393\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1393\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1393\" src=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Likes-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Likes\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Likes-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Likes-512x342.jpg 512w, https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Likes.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1393\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Don&#8217;t forget about Facebook likes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Part of the how is writing value-add content and then letting someone know your blog is out there; your friends, Twitter contacts, business associates or clients.<\/p>\n<p>A very important aspect to growing your blog is to always respond to comments. This builds loyalty and trust, two key factors to sell anything, from ideas to mouse traps to fishing gear.&nbsp;If you\u2019re publishing a blog now&nbsp;\u2013 I\u2019d love to hear your take on why and how to blog.<\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"BROUGHT_TO_YOU_BY_PROLIMEHOST\"><\/span>BROUGHT TO YOU BY PROLIMEHOST<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>We\u2019ve been in the web hosting industry for over a decade, helping hundreds of clients succeed in what they do best and that\u2019s running their business. 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