Bill Bennett

Bill Bennett

Seven things I’ve learnt about blogging

  1. You don’t need fancy software to blog.
  2. Free hosting services, like WordPress.com can as good as or better than self-hosting. You’ll need to pay for a few basics, but it won’t cost more than web hosting.
  3. A low-cost, minimalist option like Micro.blog (where you are reading this post) is the best for anyone who’d rather write posts than mess around with code.
  4. Blogging can take up a huge amount of time. It doesn’t have to.
  5. There’s a community aspect to blogging. It isn’t apparent until you dive in and do it yourself.
  6. Blogging is similar, but not the same as journalism.
  7. My blogs don’t have any direct economic benefits, but they keep me in touch with audiences and show prospective clients that I’m alive and kicking.