UNDERSTANDING BLOGGING

I created my blog a while back... so yes I know how to create one, and the settings are not too hard to work out. But until recently, I had not added any posts (well nothing of much use anyway!), and so I decided to 'wipe it clear' and start again.
The thing I had been struggling with was.... the purpose of me posting to my Blog?...
and more to the point: how was this to help me in ETL401 ? So I did some of my own research, and something really helpful I came across was this:

'There are quite a few reasons to blog, and purposes behind blogging.
Some of them are personal, and some may be business related.

1.Self development
2. Improving writing skills
3. Discovering and tracking your interests and gauging personal growth
4. Collecting information on specific subjects
5. Developing an expertise in a subject
6. Building a community of people with shared and similar interests
7. Sharing information on specific topics with other people who are interested in those fields of knowledge
8. Keeping in contact with family and friends
9. Building a reputation
10. Allowing others to be apprised of your business and professional efforts.

Let me add to the list that it can be a lot of fun. It's really nice when you start hearing from people around the world about something you've written in your blog, or a blog that you write to gets mentioned in a nationwide newspaper, or in a couple of books. Or when someone contacts you about business because of something you blogged'.

(Cre8asite Forums,2010)

I now realise that any apprehensive or overwhelming thoughts that I was having at the beginning of ETL401, should have been expressed on my Blog AS they were happening. I now also see how blogging could have helped me in ETL401 Assignment 1.
Well.. at least my thoughts are posted on here now.
And thankfully the blogging 'light' has been switched on in my head !
Better late than never.

I have to say that I am excited that I have my first follower..... thank you Katherine ;-)

Blog my thoughts..... and then reflect on my posts. Aha. So THIS is why I'm blogging!!

Onward and upward I go :-)