I wrote some technical articles on Dwyer.co.za. Mainly for fun. Partly because I wanted to 'give back'. Partly because I found the articles a good way for me to

I wrote some technical articles on Dwyer.co.za. Mainly for fun. Partly because I wanted to 'give back'. Partly because I found the articles a good way for me to learn stuff and often found myself referring back to them later. I got inbound leads from people asking me to write similar articles for them and a book deal. I started charging small amounts at first and then larger ones later on. Now its my full time business (ritza.co) that pays me a better salary than I was earning as a full time employee and supports several team members. I would say having a blog can easily be life changing, but is worthwhile even without that just for the personal growth aspect.