by Bruce Tyson

Created on: January 24, 2010   Last Updated: January 25, 2010

Everything on the Internet seems to be about money. Everywhere you turn; there are text ads, pop-up ads, subscriptions, “premium access” options and other things to deal with. The ways people use the Internet are mind boggling. Have you ever thought about doing something on the Internet just for fun? A place where people can visit where they don’t have to worry about being a statistic being used to generate revenue for someone?  Blogging is one of those ways that you can interact with the world just for the fun of it.  

When blogging got started, people did it for fun. They wrote about things they were doing and about topics that interested them. Some blogs were pretty basic, and others really got into the activity. Then came the blog networks, social networking after that, pay per click advertising, and search engine optimization (SEO); things that turned blogging into business.


Some blogs are used for work, as a way companies communicate what‘s going on with their products. Microsoft has blogs that are monitored by many in journalism for clues about new products, and problems and fixes for existing products. Many newspaper and radio Web Sites have blogs where their reporters and personalities post opinions and current events. These blogs are useful, but they are there to help make money, not just to have fun.


You still can blog for fun. In fact blogging for fun can set your web site apart from many of the others. You write for fun, not to advertise. You write to inform, not to get higher search engine placement. You let people register for your site so they can leave comments, not so you can bombard them with spam. You blog because you want to, not because your life depends upon it.  Here are a few suggestions that should help you have fun blogging.


1.    Get your own web site. I say this because you want to blog for fun. You don’t want people coming to a blogging network and have to deal with all those advertisements. They may even associate those ads with you and stay away.

Many web hosting companies have packages that include a free domain name and pre-installed blogging software like WordPress. These can cost less than $10 per month and are well worth the control you get.


2.    Be passionate. Be yourself. Some people like to write about the same topics all the time. That’s fine. Others may like to write about whatever happens to be on their mind. That’s fine too. The thing

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