When it comes to choosing blogging as a career, you just simply can't help but be utterly grateful for all the wonderful people who genuinely take their time to read your articles and tell you how much value it brought to them.
But even after all the genuine interactions with your readers, you also can't ignore the fact that more often than not, some people just comment for the sake of it and not necessarily because they liked your article.
If that wasn't enough, the good ol' spam never seems to leave your sight. It downright sucks to have these kinda people comment on your posts. Look, I get it, some people just don't wanna go through the entire article, but then why even choose blogging as a career in the first place?
The whole point of blogging or any sort of career related to writing, is to learn, relate and share with other people. Moreover, it's not like anyone is forcing you to read a certain kind of article. You are free to discover and read from your own interests and preferences.
Reading As An Investment
Your time is one of the most important resource you ever had and ever will have, and that's why it's necessarily to invest it wisely in the right people, in the right direction, and in the right place.
The time you spend reading someone's article is an investment too because an article that contains value, gives you knowledge, which is a service that you can use, even if it's just theoretical.
Just blindly commenting "good post" or "nice post" is not only mediocre, but frankly, is totally valueless. All you're doing when you write this is letting the author know that you didn't really read their article which makes your comment practically useless for them.
On the other hand, people who truly read the articles are much more likely to make a connection with the author, because genuinely reading the article allows them to write an equally genuine and meaningful reply, by which they are also increasing their own chances of being found by other alike bloggers.
The Better You Read, The Better You Write
It's no secret that the better you read, the better you write and therefore the better you earn. Notice how I said "the better you read" and not "the more you read". You could go on and read for hours and hours in a day and still end up writing mediocre content.
The biggest factor is the kind of content you read and invest your time into. No matter how much you read, it won't do any good if the quality of that article is poor. Read those articles which you can learn something from and use into your own work with creative differences.
In a career like blogging where you constantly have to interact with new people in order to make your own blog be discovered and explored by others, it's super important to learn from the elites. In case of Steemit, whales and dolphins. Learn their behavioral patterns and observe their interactions with the community.
The better you write, the more valuable and genuine audience you can gather. Occasionally, you may even gather the attention of the elites and that's why quality should be your main priority. It doesn't matter if you have loads of content. If it's not worth reading, no one will invest their time in your blog. Simple and straight.
Reading Helps Develop New Ideas
Not only is active reading really healthy for your mental health, but is also profitable for your professional blogging career, because it helps you develop new ideas for your upcoming articles.
The best part is, it doesn't necessarily have to be anything complicated or sophisticated. Many of us here, including myself, like to share our life stories with their audience in order to relate with them and share a mutual understanding.
Reading about someone else's life gives you a great opportunity to share your own experiences as well. It gives you the ability to empathize with others' words and make a connection with your own audience who have felt the same way you have.
In long term, that's exactly what matters the most. To build an audience that understands you and are drawn to your blog over and over, and can't wait for you to post another article because they can relate and learn so much from your words that they never feel like you will ever take them for granted.
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