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Great questions! I don't know that I'd consider myself more blog savvy (I've only been doing it since December), but I've come up with some answers to those questions, and I know ~C will be able to expound on them and add a whole lot more!
Taken from my How to Bodhi-Blog thread:
So, why would I want to Bodhi-Blog? “Well, if all that talk about snazzing up a piece of hyperspace didn’t turn you on, consider this: You want to change the world, right? Well, the blogosphere is one of the spaces where you have the potential to spread your fluffy love to billions of people! When I first started blogging, I thought maybe two or three (if I was lucky, four) people would be checking out my blog once or twice a month. Then the wizards added a view counter, and I was able to see that on some of my blogs, I had over 200 views! This number is only going to get bigger as we continue to add more people to our site. Imagine the love, compassion, and wisdom that can be spread if thousands of people are reading your daily insights! But it’s even bigger than that! On blogs, people can leave feedback. And let me tell you, that feedback that I have received has already changed my life! These little surprises of reciprocity have made my Bodhi-Blogging experience more fun than I had bargained for. I tell you what… if you don’t absolutely love the blogging experience, I will personally refund 110% of the price of your free subscription. Deal? So what are you waiting for?! It’s time to get your blog on!”
So what makes it compelling and valuable?
YOU do! There's this aspect of blogging that correlates with life. Sometimes I have a thought that I think is great, but there's this voice that says, “No one is going to give one hoot about your thoughts. Just keep it to yourself.” And so a decision must be made to share or not to share. The times when I've shared, I've been more than pleasantly surprised by its effects. ~C4Chaos talks about blogging as spiritual practice and blogging flow. I agree with his theory. And there's just something that feels awesome and oh-so-right about being a part of this new emergent… shaping it, contributing to it, creating it. I say follow your bliss with reckless abandon!! Blog as Spirit moves you. Then blog about the consequences. And if it just doesn't do it for you, consider cashing in on my money-back guarantee! :-)
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