10Expanding Your Blogging Horizons

Blogging Perks

Blogging is not all grueling drudgery and gnashing of teeth. Once you get the heavy lifting done in the beginning, it’s time to set your mind free, relax, be yourself, and find fascinating topics where you can show everyone your stuff.

While blogging yourself into a notable presence (or a notorious one) takes a long time, you’ll be able to get a taste of the sweet perks of blogging early on. Watching Google real-time analytics gives you a cheap thrill right at the beginning, showing you how many active visitors you have on your site, what they’re reading and where they’re reading from. Here’s where you are reminded that the web is truly worldwide, with dots appearing on the global map from nearly ...

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