Blogging Myths

Julia Evans writes about myths that discourage people from writing a blog (via):

• you need to be original
• you need to be an expert
• posts need to be 100% correct
• writing boring posts is bad
• you need to explain every concept
• page views matter
• more material is always better
• everyone should blog

The single most important approach to counter any of these myths is this: write for yourself.

It doesn’t matter if someone wrote about a topic or linked to a site before. If you find it interesting write about it, post a link. It doesn’t matter how many visitors your blog attracts. A couple of readers can be enough. And it doesn’t matter what other people think, which applies to the entirety of your life, not just your writing.