Blogging Vs Social Media
As you may or may not know, I am active both on social media and on WordPress. I started out blogging but expanded to the world of social media. And although I am not as active on my social pages as I am with blogging, I am still active enough. Especially these days. I’m trying to be a lot more active and post regularly on social media as well. Those of you that follow my Instagram may have noticed that. Since I have been more active on social media and obviously I’m very active here too, I thought I would compare the two. And talk about what I like and dislike about blogging vs social media.
So here are my thoughts about blogging vs social media and the pros and cons of both:
Blogging Can Be More Expressive
When it comes to blogging vs social media, I feel like blogging allows me to be much more expressive. Blogging was created to share content. Any type of content. I have so many many more options on what to share on my blog compared to social media. I feel like when it comes to social media people don’t really read your caption or anything. They just look at pictures and videos and leave likes. With blogging I can write so much and be really open.
Social Media Can Be Superficial
I have noticed that social media is so much more superficial than blogging. You have to look a certain way to get more views and likes. Whereas when it comes to blogging, people actually care about the content. Like I mentioned on the previous point. It’s not just about images or videos. People read your posts and leave meaningful comments most of the time. I think the main reason I love blogging and have stuck to it is because of that. It’s like I have a genuine connection with people here.
I also think social media can be really superficial in that it concentrates so much on looks and perfection. You just continuously see these highly edited images and videos all the time. People are so fake on social media. Whereas with blogging, you see so much reality. People are so much more open on here. At least in my experience. And I think seeing those altered images and videos on social media can be super damaging for your mental health and can lead to depression and anxiety. Whereas, blogging has had the opposite effect on my mental health. It’s really helped boost my confidence and feel better about myself.
Social Media Is More Inclusive
One thing I like about social media is that I find it to be more inclusive. As I mentioned on an earlier post, WordPress has features that it doesn’t offer in so many countries. Like the whole of Africa (an entire continent) doesn’t have so payment options on WordPress since they only accept Stripe or PayPal right now. Only Stripe on free plans.
With social media, I find that most things are offered around the world. I don’t feel excluded in that way. If there was one thing, I with WordPress would be more inclusive. I love being able to connect with people around the world through blogging, and it sucks that some of my friends left due to WordPress not being inclusive and having no options for the countries they live in.
Conclusion
I feel like this would have been a good topic to expand on YouTube but who has the energy lol. Anyway, when it comes to blogging vs social media, both have their pros and cons. But personally I prefer blogging. I find that it allows me to truly express myself. And the connections I form here are genuine unlike social media. I want to be remembered for my writing not my social media posts so I thinking blogging is a good way to go for me personally.
What are your thoughts on blogging vs social media? Do you prefer blogging or social media? Or so you have another preference altogether? Let me know in the comments below because I would love to hear from you or simply stop by and say hi!
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