Blogivation

“What ultimately prompted me to start my own fashion blog was when I noticed that there was a huge absence of fashion blogs by people in the science & technology field. With the vast majority of the fashion blogs written by fashion/art/design students, musicians, stylists and photographers, there was almost a hidden implication that science people shouldn’t or don’t care about looking fashionable.”

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Joanna Penn:

“I started blogging because I had just finished my first book, How to Enjoy Your Job, and I realized I had no one to buy it. I learned very fast that marketing a book starts with a central place online and decided a blog was a good place to start.”

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Derek Benson:

“Suddenly I was much more appealing. I got more visitors. My page was featured in Parents Magazine in their Dads Hall of Fame article. I was there next to Barack Obama, Jack Black and Adam Sandler. I hope one day that my work inspires those guys to make something of themselves.”

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Wendy Lundgren:

“I was so tired of getting asked these questions and people thinking that vegan meant everything you could eat would taste like cardboard. Well I wanted to prove them all wrong and show them how yummy and healthy being vegan could be.”

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Mike Bertolino:

“I also blog because it sharpens my writing skills. Being a Psychology major, I do a lot more reading than writing, even as I get into upper level classes. So to have that once or twice a week (depending on how motivated I feel) to write and put something out there has been really go for me.”

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Corvida Raven:

“I started blogging because I had a desire to do something and didn’t know what to do. I had co-administrated a few message boards. I ran a few livejournal communities and I shared a lot of the tech tips I came across within these personal and private communities. It just seemed best to take it further.”

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Linsey Knerl:

“I started blogging as a way to keep busy when my husband lost his job, and I had a new baby. When I figured out there was a business behind it, I went full force into applying for blogging gigs. I wrote for corporate sites doing blog posts and articles…”

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