Why blog?

I am sat in another airport today in a contemplative mood. Life is a funny thing and you never quite know when it's suddenly going to be picked up, shaken around a bit and dropped back down looking completely different. Even when you instigate the change.

In the words of the The Fray, 'sometimes the hardest thing and the right thing are the same'.

So whilst contemplating life I started to think about why do we blog. There are millions of us and I wonder what the motivations are.

Personally I have three blogs. I have a family blog so that the family can stay in touch with what's happening with the children, I have this industry blog and I have a photography portfolio blog in the vain hope that someone will think an image is wonderful and give me lots of money for it. Or just leave a nice comment that isn't blog spam!

I think I write because I am an extrovert and need an outlet for creativity and expression. It is a wonderful gift from this modern age that anyone can publish their work at the click of a button. How many great thoughts will have gone unheard in the past because someone couldn't get a publishing deal or become a writer for a newspaper / journal.

I also like checking my site stats from time to time and seeing the numbers creeping up; about 20 uniques a day during the week currently. But I don't think I write for that, I don't really know anyone who reads it and so there is no sense of commitment.

I actually started the industry blog because I thought I was in need of changing my job a couple of years back and it was a way to fill Google with content from me if any prospective employer searched for my name! It worked I think, and certainly was mentioned by one of my current bosses when I migrated over to my current job.

(Long story, but it was definitely more of a migration rather than an application!)

So in short I do it because I love it. And if you read this and want to reach out to say hi so that I know who you are then please do so y adding a comment below.