WHY WRITE A BLOG
Most caregivers will tell you they don’t have time to blog, or don’t know what to blog about. They will tell you they’re to emotional about their situation, or to involved or to angry or simply unhappy with who they’ve become. Blogging is the process of sharing these feelings with others who are experiencing the same feelings - and with those who are in-the know. It is a way of expressing how you feel and inviting others to make inquiries, offer suggests or just listen as a comrade, therapist or best friend might do. You can say things in a blog you might not have the nerve to say face to face. You can express how you really feel, although you might want to avoid sharing it with your patient; yet many caregivers have found allowing their patient to read their blog has encouraged open, honest communications, improved relationships and made the caregiver experience more infallible.
Blogging is a way of marketing yourself. Yes, caregivers should express openly all those things which work for them. From personal care to medical and emotional care. Share short-cuts, hints on interacting with patients suffering from mental illnesses, suggestions on feeding patients who refuse to eat, and most importantly self-care when you feel you are all burned out.
Blogging and blogging related activities have health benefits, physical and psychological. Caregivers often spend so much time performing tasks, they don’t have the opportunity to utilize “expanded mental” skills. How many times have you said, “I don’t have time to think about anything, I just go from sunup to sun-down.” Once your blog is working, you can not only make connections with other caregivers, you can earn blogger income.
Blogging can help you stream-line your schedule and tweak your routines. It is an activity which can happen anywhere. Try waking up a half hour before your patient to put a few thoughts on a page. Thanks to technology you can dictate while you’re on the treadmill, or while preparing the morning meal. Once you put that first sentence on the page, you’ll find yourself invigorated, energized and motivated to keep going. You’ll look forward to making time for blogging which will lead to improved organization. As each day’s events take place, you’ll discover little things you can talk about or discuss in your blog.
Blogging will lead to a pipeline of caregivers – a targeted community of people just like you, facing financial, social, economic and physical challenges. Don’t have time to read the news? Put it in your blog and watch responses fill the page. Share your interests, books you enjoy, music which inspires you – you might even get advice on books and music you should share with your patient.
Don’t know where to start? Write a question and answer blog. Express what’s frustrating you, what’s challenging you on a daily basis, then wait for the response to poor in. You’ll be shocked at how many people will find you, and even more so at how many will have answers to your questions. Writing a blog will affect you emotionally. It will assist in helping you maintain some resemblance of sanity. Especially if you are a new or more recent caregiver.
Blogging can help you measure your success as a caregiver. Caregivers who blog have often overcome the stigma of hiring someone to help out. Many have found it easier to reach out to family and friends for assistance. It’s nice to have facts to substantiate the decisions you are making – these too can come from blogs. Lastly, blogs can bring in money. Below is information taken from a blog:
“One of the most common ways bloggers make money is through placing ads on their site. There are two popular types of ads:
CPC/PPC Ads: Cost per click (also called pay per click) ads are usually banners that you place in your content or sidebar. Each time a reader clicks on the ad, you are paid for that click.
CPM Ads: CPM Ads, or “cost per 1,000 impressions,” are ads that pay you a fixed amount of money based on how many people view your ad.”
Perhaps the most popular network for placing these types of ads is Google AdSense. With this program, you do not need to be in direct contact with advertisers; you simply place the banner on your site, Google chooses ads relevant to your content, and your viewers click on the ads. There are countless similar programs available if you find that AdSense doesn’t work for you, such as Chitika, Infolinks, and Media.net.
Sell Private Ads·
Working with advertising networks isn’t your only option when it comes to selling ads. If you end up with enough traffic, advertisers may come directly to you and ask you to place their ad on your site. You can also contact advertisers yourself. The biggest difference from the above-mentioned option is that there is no middleman, which means you can set your own ad rates. “
https://www.bloggingbasics101.com/how-can-i-make-money-from-my-blog/
CONCLUSION
Seriously look at your daily schedule. Do you have children who can monitor your patient when they return home from school?. Can you get up 30 minutes early or take 15 minutes at the end of the day to blog? It doesn’t have to be perfect, and you’re not going to post it until you proofread and edit it for content, grammar and punctuation. Blogs aren’t perfect because the average blogger isn’t perfect. You’ll be surprised at the content of some of the most popular blogs.
Have I inspired you to begin blogging?. The rules are simple and the same as the ones you give your children, or family members; don’t share your patient’s financial information or the details of your financial situation. Saying money is short, or times are hard is appropriate, however specifics are not. Asking for financial assistance or help is appropriate, however check references before connecting with any suggested financial, medical, or psychological referrals.
Have a wonderful holiday seasons and start 2020 on a positive note….. Write a blog. Even if you never post it, you’ll be glad you did.
