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Why Do You Need a Personal Website?
Should I keep my personal website going?
Because my website hosting payment is up for renewal, I needed to decide whether or not to keep it going. I didn’t know how to decide, so I turned to google and asked “Why do you need a personal website?” Most of the answers that came up had to do with business: personal branding, a visual resume’, networking, and other things having to do with hustling. If you are reading this, and you are working hard at your career and making a living, there are many good reasons to have a personal website. But if you are doing this, AND looking for even deeper motivation to guide your decisions for how to invest your time and energy I invite you to read on.
What are you motivated by? What makes you glad to be alive and kicking? What brings you joy? These are the questions I asked myself. I spent many years in the teaching profession — a noble profession in a strong union state that earned me a decent pension for which I am grateful. But I always had a creative side, mostly as a writer. I am not prolific, but I have kept at it over the decades since I wrote my first play in college. I wrote more plays, poetry, and letters to the editor about my pet causes, mostly education. I had several blogs and websites over the years. I started my latest one when I retired in 2014. The purpose was to serve as a…
