6 Reasons Why Writers And Bloggers Need Bios

Writers and bloggers need visibility, recognition, and appreciation. Marketing and entrepreneurial skills have become mandatory for writers. We write for readers.

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As a published author, content developer, and a blogger, I understand and know the pain of these professionals in the market therefore I want to transfer my knowledge to fellow writers.

We may be the most creative writer with brilliant ideas and enticing writing styles. It doesn’t matter if we are not visible to our readers. We write for readers, not for ourselves.

Our talent and materials do not add much value to society. Whether we like it or not, this is reality. Our success as writers depends on our visibility to readers.

Writers and bloggers need visibility for success. Simply put, no visibility, no readability!

We may be writers with substantial and high-quality content, however, more specifically, if our profile and content are not visible to our readers, our creativity does not bring much value to us and our target audience.

We must find creative ways to be visible and discovered on the market unless we only write for ourselves.

Marketing and entrepreneurial skills have become mandatory for writers.

In this story, I want to provide six reasons we need to develop writer bios, based on my experience.

To gain visibility, writers need to create compelling writer bios and share them on content development and marketing platforms.

It can be ideal for writers and bloggers to have a website with a first page covering their background. I call this a writer or blogger bio.

A writer bio is like an online CV which can be added as a link to any piece of content or correspondence.

Here are the six simple reasons why writers and bloggers need bios from my experience:

1. Communicate who we are

A writer bio is primarily a communication tool.

In a story format, we can add as much information as needed in our writer bios. Our writer bios reflect our creativity and capability. Therefore, we need to articulate our intention.

Photos, relevant illustrations, sound files, and embedded videos can be used to enhance our intended message.

2. Gain visibility

The best way to gain visibility to our readers is to have a writer bio.

Our writer bio can be used as an enhanced form of business card for our writing practice. Therefore, we can consider writer bio as an effective marketing tool.

A writer bio enables us to add as much information as needed.

3. Acquire recognition

We can only be recognized when we are visible to others in meaningful ways.

We can gain the recognition that we need from our peers by engagingly explaining our skills and capabilities.

Our writer bios can provide links to our significant resources such as articles, blogs, books, awards, memberships, and services that we offer.

4. Connect with readers

We can use our writer bios as a connection tool with our readers and fellow writers. We can add essential details, such as our social media links, newsletters, testimonials, and other tools to connect with our readers.

Connecting with others can enable us to collaborate, create synergy, and enhance our writing and marketing capabilities.

5. Enhance our network

Our writer bios can be used as a networking tool.

Details in the bios can enable others to find us, connect with us, and maintain collaboration with our readers and fellow writers.

Networking is a well-known success factor for writers in this competitive marketplace.

6. Create Serendipity

A writer bio can be used as a serendipity tool.

We never know who can see our bio in the vast virtual world and can be attracted to our profile and get interested in our services.

Sharing a writer bio in social media can help us meet new people from unexpected realms. Serendipity is required for growth.

How can we use our writer bios?

We can use your writer bios in our articles, blogs, and books as a reference to our profile.

We can post our writer bios to social media such as Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, Quora, Pinterest, Reddit.

We can embed them on our websites.

We can provide a link in our mailing lists and newsletters.

I hope you find these tips useful.

As a bonus, here are the 7 Tips on How To Write Viral Stories.

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