The media and news has evolved since the internet was introduced. Before as you know, we only received news from a television and rarely would have the opportunity to question the source of where the reporters got the news from. Things are a lot different now, as anybody with a camera phone or computer can be a blogger, and a news reporter. I started my sports blog website last year and I did it as a hobby, I had no idea of how big it would grow. However, a lot of people even people in the independent film area, think it is very difficult to make money as a blogger or independent film director. The truth is that it is a lot easier than you think. YouTube, and blogging is a tool that can and will help you do what you love, and make a living from it. There are many ways to be a blogger, you can show your face and talk about a certain subject, create a presentation type video and do a voice over, or you can create a blog and simply write information you want and use social networks to get across to people. Everyone that has a facebook is a blogger. The reason I am saying this is because you share things on your facebook and your friends who see the information are your audience.
What are the pros of blogging?
The pros of blogging are that you have the potential to earn revenue from what you write about, you have much more tools available for sources, you can verify sources. You also have a method of using tools for gaining traffic, similar to paying rent at a place but different. You can use these tools to help get traffic to your blog. You also can communicate with a lot more people using the internet than you can in person. You can compare and contrast your own blog with others to see how you can improve yours, and basically it is very engaging.
Cons of Blogging?
When i started blogging the hard part was actually getting traffic. The trick is just being patient, doing what you like, and be consistent. However, the only con i can think of is that it requires modern technology such as a computer, a cellphone, a camera, and knowledge of web design. Very basic knowledge but for beginners it might be difficult. However, that being said it is not hard to learn. You have to try it because if we want to live in a better civilization we all must be bloggers.
Fredrick, I like the point you made to start your post about how we only received our news from TV and really had no option to dispute it because there were no other news sources. Times surely have changed because there is a plethora of new sources out there now. Also, your sports blog sounds cool. My brother started one up a few years ago and although he's not as active on it, he said he still had a lot of fun doing it.
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