Bloggers are using blogs to do everything from showcasing family photos to promote their business to a worldwide audience.  Blogs are most commly used to:

• Stay In Touch:  Keep up with family and friends by blogging about your experiences.
• Express opinions: Air your own thoughts on news, politics, industry trends, market observations or whatever interests you.
• Create Community: Post primarily about a particular topic and you’ll likely find – or create – a community of others interested in the same topic.
• Promote a Business:  provides a place on your sit to attract new customers and reatin existing ones with a blog that offers usefull content about your products or services.
• Earn income:  Make money by hosting advertising on your blog.  Advertisiers pay to be featured on blogs that focus on specific topics related to their products.