{"id":10365,"date":"2009-09-02T07:53:27","date_gmt":"2009-09-02T15:53:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=10365"},"modified":"2009-09-02T07:53:27","modified_gmt":"2009-09-02T15:53:27","slug":"19-reasons-to-blog-and-not-just-tweet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=10365","title":{"rendered":"19 Reasons To Blog And Not Just Tweet"},"content":{"rendered":"

Adam Singer writes<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Twitter is popular because it is easy.  It is easy to setup, easy to copy-paste links into, and easy to write 140 character bits.  But, having your own blog remains the strongest platform if you’re serious about sharing ideas and having a continued dialog with the world.  Blogging is the antithesis of easy, however it is far more rewarding.<\/p>\n

I’m not saying Twitter isn’t a useful and interesting service, because it certainly is.  But it does not negate the real opportunity that is actually made more<\/em> useful by the popularity of microblogging:  having your own blog.<\/p>\n

Are you just using Twitter but not blogging?  You’re missing out.  Here’s why you should make a blog your home base and consider Twitter an outpost<\/a>:<\/p>\n

1.  Blogging demonstrates true commitment and passion to your industry that you really can’t fake long-term.  Most won’t be able to sustain it over long periods of time with frequency, but those who do so are rewarded in spades and stand out<\/a> from the crowd.
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2.  Old articles are valuable and still read years later, given infinite life by the engines.  Old Tweets live in archive purgatory where a majority will never be seen again.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Adam Singer writes: Twitter is popular because it is easy.  It is easy to setup, easy to copy-paste links into, and easy to write 140 character bits.  But, having your own blog remains the strongest platform if you’re serious about … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[78],"tags":[18735,18734,18732,626,18736,18733],"class_list":["post-10365","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blogging","tag-antithesis","tag-infinite-life","tag-long-periods-of-time","tag-purgatory","tag-spades","tag-true-commitment"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t