Some bloggers I read write more clearly than many “professional” writers. Interestingly, they don’t have a big need for people to consider them “real” writers. They just communicate ideas clearly and well.

I’m new to the blogging community and have read a lot of your posts to learn more about this “blogging thing”. It’s not easy. It takes thought, creativity, self promotion, and I think it takes originality. My own originality or at least my attempt at it!

I think blogging is a great way to express yourself and what you have to offer to an online community. A great way to self promote in blogging, seems to be in offering original ideas or content. Or to take “recycled ideas”, digest them, and come up with original perspectives on them. In either case, you need to WRITE about them in a way that is interesting, entertaining, or adds value.

Blogging (writing online) is not easy and takes a lot of thought. There have been many times when I’ve sat down and tried to come up with a post and have just walked away from the computer.

I think it takes a combination of perspective, marketing, awareness, creativity, and self promotion to combine blogging skills and writing skills into a successful blog. (Talking to yourself is really no fun at all, although as a dad, I have plenty of skill at this!)

From my perspective, what makes blogging interesting is someone’s perspective on an idea, topic, product, or discussion. I give you, Rebecca, and everyone who attempts to blog (write online) a lot of credit. Coming up with ideas that generate and build interest is not easy.

Not every blogger is a writer, and I’m pretty sure that not every writer can be a blogger. I bet there are tons of WRITERS who have blogs that are of no interest to me at all.

Thanks again for everyone’s perspective. Your posts are great reads and so are the comments.