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Blogging has been around since the 1990s, but has become widely accepted and popular over the last few years; from large scale sites to niche and very personal there is something out there for just about everyone.

If you want to join the trend and be a blogger you can quickly set up a site on Blogger or WordPress. However, just because its easy doesn’t mean it is right for everyone, for example what if you don’t think you can write regularly, or you are not interested in looking after the site upkeep. Can you still participate? Of course you can, you just need to existing blogs you can write for; here are a few ideas:  ... Read more 385 words, 1 image

• Ask friends and family – Do any of your friends or family have blogs? Are they on topics you are knowledgeable?
• Work or associations – Does your company or association  e.g. sports club, school drama club have a blog?
• Blogs you interact on – If you’ve written several good quality comments on a blog the owner is likely to have noticed you and has already seen your writing style. Get in touch and explain why you’d like to write for their site and the topics you’d like to cover
• Blogging jobs – There are frequently blogging jobs going on a variety of blogging boards. However, these are often for several posts a week so are not suitable if you want to write irregularly plus they usually need track record.
• Guest post services – Sign up to a site like Myguestblog that provides a forum for blog owners and writers to meet

Since I was a young girl I’ve enjoyed writing. Then I mostly rewrote the ending of books, while now it is mostly original writing. Currently my main writing mediums are journalling and blogging. I’ve written a journal on and off since 1989 and my blog about personal success since 2007. However, I’ve noticed a decline in the time I spend writing and I’m keen to reverse the trend.

So I’ve started this blog for several reasons:

• to encourage me to write more
• in response to a poll on my blog where people said they wanted more posts about journal writing
• to get inspiration from other people through comments and guest posts

Looking at that list, it sounds that it is mostly for my benefit and maybe it is. However, I hope people will visit and be inspired and encouraged to write more, at the same time as inspiring and encouraging me.

So what topics would you like to see on this blog?