The Joy of being part of Blogging Community
Robert Author + Blogger extraordinaire
If you could travel and find yourself in a beautiful city abroad, would you explore the city? I found myself going to the ultramodern city of Shanghai nearly 30 times from 2009 to 2014. Except for the few times I went there with my brother-in-law who loves to drink at bars, I prefer to stay at the hotel once I finish my business meetings. I see how my attitude towards travel is the same as blogging. Let me share with you why that is so and how it is related to a blog community.
Discovering True Happiness in Blogging
Being adults, we have our responsibilities. Some of you are students, others are working professionals or stay-at-home moms. Wherever you are and whatever you do, there is one thing I am sure of. It is important for you to love what you are doing, and blogging is one of them. What is it that makes you love what you do? One word. Happiness.
Shanghai is a beautiful city. There is so much to see, that much I know. But, all the times I went there was strictly business and I traveled alone. On my own, I elected to stay in my room as opposed to exploring the sights and sounds that Shanghai has to offer. You see, it is no fun at all if I cannot share the experience with people I care for.
Happiness is when I can share my happiness with people who matter to me.
I take blogging seriously and truly care for the people who read my blog. In this sense, blogging is much more fun for me than to be on the road traveling. Each post I publish, I am sharing a part of my experience with people who matter, the readers.
As the months went by, I started to become friends with fellow bloggers. That was when I realized that sharing stories with readers is half of what blogging is. The other half is being with people who shares the same passion for writing.
Blog Community
As an activity, I found that being in touch with people from all over the world could enhance the blogging experience. A quick search on Google confirms my impression that many people think of a blog community as a means of promoting their own blogs. A blog community is much more than that.
Early this year, I formed a Facebook group called Bloggers Worldwide Exchanging Comments. Although the main purpose of the group is for bloggers to help each other in one specific activity, it has become a home for many bloggers. One of the goals of the group was for bloggers to get together and form a blog community. I am pleased to see that the group has started to be as such. Active members have made friends, shared ideas, helped each other, and improved their blogging skills.
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Friendship Transcends Distance
If you have been following the Crazy Little Family Adventure, then you know Orana has traveled all over the universe. Ask her kids where they grew up and each will answer with a different city. What, you didn’t know? Orana says so right here. Anyway, what I am saying is that it doesn’t matter where she is or what she is doing.
Orana is a part of our blog community and she is a friend. Friendship begins with being a stranger to each other and that is how it started. I see her name in the group and that is all. Today, I am sharing this post with you as a guest writer. I think this act sums up why being in a blog community has helped enhanced blogging. It’s not only the skills or the blog itself but also the new relationships and friendships forming.
Robert Lee
Guest Author
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I’m part of Blog Collaboration Worldwide and I’m very happy about it because it really strives to be helpful to everyone. 😀 Being part of a blogging community is important if you want to improve your site. You get to discover a lot of blogs, promote yours, gain friends, and earn new knowledge. Thanks for making the group Robert! 😀
I love this group! Aside from the usual reciprocation threads you also have genuine interest from both Robert and the group. The polls are always interesting and there some discussions that really interest me. I would love to participate more if I had the time.
As always, I enjoyed Robert’s narratives. He can be real cool in sharing without sounding preachy. I am also a member of a few blogging groups. The community that Robert spearheads is one of those that I truly treasure and find time to be participative. Perhaps because I could see and feel the importance the admins are putting in managing the group.
What a nice read! Getting inspired really comes from others’ efforts in inspiring others. Well, that sentence may seem to be a vague one. Haha. But, being part of something should aid you to become better with your craft in your own way. At first, we may feel shy but we gotta go out there some day! I enjoy being part of the same community as well. Exchanging knowledge is one of the things I long for in a community. 🙂
To say that blogging brings people closer would be an understatement. I have seen bloggers do much more than behave as community members. Her in this community that Robert Lee has created, I can several of us performing so well, thanks to the enthusiasm of most of us. For me, blogging is a profitable business.It has helped me stand on my feet.