{"id":335864,"date":"2016-10-08T10:00:46","date_gmt":"2016-10-08T02:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/uncategorized-hk\/reasons-to-start-blogging-335864.html"},"modified":"2019-05-03T08:58:41","modified_gmt":"2019-05-03T00:58:41","slug":"reasons-to-start-blogging","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/hk\/career-advice-hk\/tips-for-success-hk\/reasons-to-start-blogging-335864.html","title":{"rendered":"Digital Drive: 5 Reasons to start a blog (and 1 reason why you shouldn't)"},"content":{"rendered":" <p>There are literally tens of thousands of bloggers releasing content into the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/health\/healthy-practices\/wellbeing-tips\/ways-to-social-media-detox-210709.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">virtual world<\/a> every day. This fact can be quite intimidating to people who are looking to get their work and ideas out there in the open. But, if you\u2019re really eager to get started, this reason shouldn\u2019t stop you. Everyone gets into the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/fashion\/latest-news\/fashion-news\/fashion-bloggers-august-2016-206116.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">blogging scene<\/a> for different reasons, be it to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/health\/healthy-practices\/wellbeing-tips\/5-reasons-keeping-diary-207501.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">keep a record or diary<\/a> of what goes on in daily life, or to make a living out of it.<\/p> <p>Head up to the gallery to check out some good reasons you should be jumping on the bandwagon too (and one reason why it might hold you back), and afterwards, let us know: did we manage to boost your optimism or feed your scepticism?<\/p> <p><em>Alicia Tham<\/em><\/p> <p><em>Photos: Getty Images<\/em><\/p> <h2> <span>Read more:<\/span> <\/h2> <p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/health\/on-my-plate\/healthy-eating\/inspiring-healthy-food-blogs-2016-208405.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Eating Clean: 10 Inspiring healthy food blogs you should be following<\/a><\/p> <p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/culture\/entertainment\/asian-scene\/singaporean-food-bloggers-2016-201821.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">10 Up-and-coming Singaporean food bloggers of 2016<\/a><\/p> <p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/fashion\/latest-news\/fashion-news\/top-20-fashion-bloggers-2016-159136.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Style Influencers: Fashionista reveals top 20 fashion bloggers for 2016<\/a><\/p> ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ever thought of jumping on the blogging bandwagon? <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":65,"featured_media":213135,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_yoast_wpseo_metadesc":"If you've ever thought of jumping on the blogging bandwagon, here are some things you ought 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