Why I Blog
I have been writing Of Zen and Computing for over two years, publishing computer help, tutorials, tips, tricks, and general technology information in my best attempt at Plain English. Over that time, I have published one article or post nearly every business day of the week. Why keep it up for so long? Advertising dollars? No. Making money is great, but it doesn’t provide fulfillment. E-mails like this do, though:
I am a radio reporter and your tip for recovering deleted files from a memory card just saved my tuchus. I conducted three hours of interviews yesterday and thought they’d been lost. But the PC Inspector Smart Recovery found the files. It took more than 2 hours to process. But it was worth it. Thank you for your website — it’s a great public service.
- Jill B
With hundreds of millions of blogs on the Web, and most bloggers quitting after just a few weeks or months, it is easy to feel like just another drop in the bucket. Without a clear vision of why I blog, I too would probably have quit a long time ago… but hearing from readers who have directly benefited from my writing is the perfect motivation.
