10 Reasons You Should Love Blogging
- By Julian Venter
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- 02 Jun, 2017
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Blog posts are a great way to get recognized within your community and share your voice. Here are the top 10 reasons you should love writing blog posts.
For better or worse, anyone can write a blog post about anything they want. Everyone has a voice and the best voices will rise to the top.
The writer can show their personality:
In blog posts, the writer has more leeway to add in their voice and personality than other types of writing.
Blogs are a great form of mass communication:
You can help people, learn new things, entertain your audience—the possibilities are endless and amazing. Blogging opens up all of these to a very wide audience.
You can make money:
Get the right blog going and you can make a lot of money through advertising and sponsored posts.
It allows people to craft better thoughts:
Instead of reading haphazard, uneducated Facebook statuses, it’s much better to see people’s thought process in a well-written blog post.
You can establish a community:
Blogging allows you to connect with other individuals who share the same interests. Sharing ideas and opinions within your community helps establish yourself as a thought leader.
Good for SEO:
Keeping content on your site fresh and relevant, you can use your blog to boost the search engine ranking (SEO) of your site and your business.
It brings people back to your site:
If your blog is strong enough and updated regularly, people will come back looking for more and bring traffic back to your site as well.
It’s free:
It costs you a grand total of zero dollars to post to the blog, so if you have something to say, there’s nothing to stop you.
You can establish yourself as a thought leader:
A blog is a great place for your original thoughts, and it can be a wonderful way to show off your individuality. If people like your ideas, you can become a thought leader in your industry!
What else do you love about blogs? Let me know!
When it comes to boosting natural light levels in rooms inside your home in Cape Town, roof windows (or skylights as they are also known) can be a great solution. This is particularly true for rooms that are unable to be accessed via normal wall windows, such as loft bedrooms and living spaces.
In addition to offering beautiful aesthetics, roof windows can enhance ventilation and help reduce the build up of humidity in interior rooms. This is particularly important in two-story homes where heat can naturally condense at the top level.
Unlike traditional windows, most roof window units can be opened to allow fresh air in. This is ideal in hot weather as it can significantly improve the comfort and air quality in a room, reducing humidity and helping to prevent mould growth. Operable roof windows are typically fitted with sealed double glazing to decrease heat loss and condensation, but they can also be glazed in a variety of other glass options. These include solar control glass which helps to reduce heat gain in the summer and tinted glazing which offers increased privacy and reduces glare.
When choosing a roof window it is also important to consider the frame. These are available in a range of materials including wood, timber-aluminium composite and uPVC. Wood and timber frames are often popular due to their visual appearance and versatility, while uPVC provides an attractive alternative that is low maintenance.
A number of different glazing options are available for roof windows, with most including a range of single, double or triple-glazed glass. Some also offer additional features such as noise-reducing glazing, enhanced security glazing and solar control glass to help reduce heat gain and improve energy efficiency.
There are a number of ways that roof windows can be operated, including manual open/close, remote and electric models. For easy maintenance, it is recommended to opt for a center pivot roof window in your Cape Town house, which can be opened and closed with the simple press of a button and can be tilted up to 30 degrees.
In terms of installation, it is always best to leave the job to a professional to ensure that your new roof window is correctly positioned and installed with no leaks. It is important that the hole cut in the ceiling and the opening on the roof are lined up correctly to avoid water leaks, air leaks and even structural damage to the roof or building.
If you are in a bushfire-prone area, it is also important to choose a roof window that is compliant with South Africa's regulations. Typically, this will be indicated by a symbol on the packaging or on the manufacturers’ website. In addition, it is a good idea to contact your preferred supplier and ask them to confirm that their products are compliant. If they aren’t, it may be possible to have them replaced with a fire-rated version. A good glazing specialist will be able to advise you on the best options for your home and situation.
