WordPress To Build Profile Than Content

So there are various types of bloggers. Some people blog for money. Others blog for content. Others just blog because they love a topic so much or because their friends are blogging. The truth is, everyone blogs for a reason. I blog here to build content, to share some knowledge, and build a community while making some money here and there. I also blog to build an image of myself. Considering the blogging population, there are a whole lot of people online blogging to build profile too. Personally, I think blogging to build profile has its ups and downs.

You Really Should!!

You Step It Up

As a blogger, the moment you decide to build a profile of yourself or a brand of yourself in your blog, you really take that blog in as your online identity. It’s not too different to people creating an image of themselves on Facebook or even Twitter. Quite often, people see their blogs as just a small website they run. However, if you look to carve an image of yourself on your blog, you will unconsciously step it up in your blogging career.

A Dynamic Resume

Let’s face it. The Internet is dramatically changing the way the world of employment is run. I’m sure a lot of you have heard of the “rumor” that your employee’s are searching your name in Google or are “stalking” you on Facebook to learn more about you, beyond what the self-introduction section does in typical resumes. Well, wouldn’t it be cool to redirect these employees to your blog? Well… assuming your topic isn’t on something like warez or adult… Hey, I wouldn’t mind my employees stumbling over my personal blog or ahnternet. Plus, the fact that your blog is always growing with more content and changing with new events makes sure that your resume is excitement-filled and anything but boring!

You Build Respect

While you undergo the process of building a profile on your blog, because you will be approaching your blog and your readers in an honest way, you will build respect towards yourself among your followers. You won’t become the new Internet celebrity, but you certainly will create a true respectable relationship among you and your readers. This also means an increase in RSS subscribers and which blogger doesn’t like that!

The Only Reason You Should Re-think This…

Personally, the only reason I would every re-think the possibility of creating such an image on my blog is safety issues. The truth is, no one can really do anything bad knowing your name and your age, but the more they know about you, and considering the fact that a blog is very public (unless you put restrictions on it), there is a chance that someone can use those information in malicious ways (eg. spam). The chances are not too high, but it’s better safe than sorry!

Concluding…

Again, I personally feel that especially when you are the only one running the blog, you really want to create a certain image of yourself in your blog. Without much effort, you will definitely see yourself more engaged, and your readers more into your writing. To be honest, in an co-authoring blog, I certainly feel that such construction is possible, assuming you have an “author’s profile” section with each of your posts.

And You…?

As a blogger, or even a webmaster, do you build a profile or an image of yourself on your site? If so, how? If not, why don’t you?