Why Your Students Should Blog: 9 Powerful Benefits

Blogging comes in many forms, it addresses countless topics, and it can, without a doubt, be divided by its quality. But when it comes to education, blogging can be an excellent tool for improving a student’s involvement, excitement, and most importantly, writing skills.

The benefits of blogging are tremendous, especially for young people. They can develop much improved writing skills which will stick with them forever, their thinking muscles will be in continuous development, and they will also develop a better understanding of the world that surrounds them.

In today’s post, we present several reasons why all of your students should start their own, personal blogs.

1. Blogging Exercises Student Creativity

One of the best benefits that come as a result of blogging is that it allows people to express and hone their creativity. This can turn a boring paper into a fun creative process.

Bloggers always need to use their creativity and thinking to:

• Develop unique and original content
• Solve problems
• Express their perspective and personality visually trough custom themes, headers, layouts, designs, and pictures.
• Respond to their follower’s feedback and comments.

Besides, it’s also a fun and innovative process in which they can combine much of what they have learned

2. Regular Writing Sharpens the Brain's Performance

The development of a student’s thinking may be the most important benefit that comes with blogging. Many specialists talk about the phenomenon of how daily writing (content, thoughts, experiences, fantasies, or anything you want) improves and sharpens your brains performance.

Blogging helps you connect the dots better and faster. You should encourage each of your students to develop their personal blog and create a portfolio around it’ll help them big time when they seek their first jobs!

3. Promote Expression of Self

In the traditional classroom, the student’s audience is mainly the teacher and perhaps, sometimes, parents and the classmates. If a student was to blog regularly, shell reach a broader audience, and can receive constructive feedback.

Blogging gives students purpose, this being a crucial aspect of every person’s motivation. Also, when a student starts a platform, he’ll feel the need to consistently provide his audience with good information. These are aspects that truly can’t be found in the traditional classroom learning system. Jason Tyler, College Teacher and HR at Assignment Masters.

4. Blogging Boosts Confidence

People that own blogs report critical changes in their lives. Many of them suggest that they have found themselves or that they’ve finally understood. This may sound like a spiritual breakthrough, but it is not.

In fact, what most people want to say is that their confidence levels have improved. They are no longer afraid to speak what they hold in their minds, and they feel less pressure to conform to the standards.

5. Improve Communication Skills

Writing, after all, is simply a type of communication that people use in order to exchange thoughts and feelings. Let’s keep it simple: if your students write something for their blog every day, they’ll express their thoughts and feelings on a consistent basis. The more they practice through blogging, the better communicators they’ll become.

6. Earn Income!

Are your students aware of how much money can be made with blogging? Are you?

Indeed, writing is a skill that never goes away. Just like you learn how to drive once, your writing skills will stick with you no matter what. Many bloggers find side work writing for extra income.

If your students want to take their blog to the next level, they can start monetizing it by doing affiliate marketing, e-commerce, consulting, and so on.

7. Proof Reading
Proofreading is essential but remember the aim is to have your message clear not that your grammar has to be the best it can ever be. Your language does need to be correct but does not mean that if it is incorrect it is the end of the world. The tone matters when it comes to your target audience. This is where you showcase of the things you’ve learned from college or based on experience. You can use several tools when it comes to proofreading your work.

8. Build Your Network
As soon as you have several blogs written, it is time to build your network. It is alright to make the most out of your social media account especially on Facebook. But if you really want to make an impact prior to embarking on your career or soon-to-be profession, it is wise to use LinkedIn. This is where the market network is and this would be your leverage when finding a job.

9. Images
Finally, never forget to use images that can capture your reader's’ attention. Keep in mind that images can quickly register with the brain while words cannot. Just take your own example; wouldn't you prefer watching movies rather than reading the book versions of Harry Potter. The same goes for blogs that you are going to publish. Images can be the game changer to seek your audience's attention.

Takeaways

The worlds evolving. Along with it, so do many aspects of our existence. Ten years ago, very few people were affording an iPhone, only a few were able to access information on the web while mobile, and blogging was a relatively new thing. Now? Everything is slowly turning to digital. Blogging is a great way to reflect, sharpen writing skills, express yourself, and gain know-how that can benefit students in many ways!

These tips can help you build your blog and establish your name in the market which can eventually lead to a great career. Best of Luck!

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• 29 Aug, 2022
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