I’ve been tagged by Wendy Piersall at eMoms at Home in the latest round of blog-tag: Why Do You Blog?

What’s really interesting is that many people started and continue to blog for some of the same reasons that I have. You can follow the links back starting at Wendy’s post and tracking back to Mike Sansone’s blog, who tagged Wendy before she tagged me.

At first, I saw blogs as a way to generate some income — I wanted to be a pro blogger like Darren  or a personal development guru like Steve Pavlina and make beaucoup bucks sitting at my computer and writing away. That’s what initially got me interested in the sport. That went by the wayside pretty quickly as a primary motivation, though, as I started thinking about what to blog about.

What’s keeping me in the game?

• Feeling that a few people are interested in what I have to say
• Thinking that by relating my experiences, trials, and tribulations, another person can use the lessons of my experiences to improve their own life
• Having a connection to people and places beyond what used to be my own little world
• Learning and experiencing new things that I can then share with others

So, in a nutshell, I write here mostly because of the value I have of trying to help other people. I’ve always been ‘the handyman’ (apologies to James Taylor) to people that I know. People come to me to talk. Who knows why? Maybe because I listen and don’t pass judgment. Maybe because, more than a few times, I’ve been there, done that, and got the bruises.

So that’s why I’m here. Now–why do you take the time and put forth the effort to keep a blog? Tags: Edward Mills •  Rick Cockrum • Joe Hauckes • Tony Clark • Pam