Why are they blogging?

Why do people start their blogs to begin with? The bloggers we follow at Better Trades have a variety of reasons that got them started on the journey. Better Trades believes the reason people create blogs can be telling. We want to know the purpose behind the prose.

The author of "Budgets are Sexy" enjoys helping other people by sharing his own financial experience. He is a big believer in budgets and believes every couple and every family can benefit by using a budget. His favorite motto is "Budgeting plus confidence equals sexy." He doesn't mind using controversial subjects because it creates more interesting responses.

Afraid to Trade is written by Corey Rosenbloom, who remembers his early days of trading. He remembers become overconfident by his early success, which led to him become an overconservative trader. He changed his strategies and became a full-time trader, where he is able to focus on long-term trades that fit his personality.

"Adam," the author of the INO Blog, wants to educated and elevate the skill level of the readers. He believes it is possible to make money by introducing some new information into the process.

Tom Lydon of ETF Trends started blogging after noticing a gap in the ETF information market. He saw the blog as a tool to provide investors with the information they needed to make decisions about incorporating ETFs in their portfolios. Lydon believes ETFs are the investment tool of the next century and will continue to expand. He wants to make sure readers are aware of their possibilities.

Readers of Tech Dirt are interested in the new development that's underway in the area of research and development in technology. The author believes there are many innovative areas still waiting to be fully developed.

The Stock Chartist began his blog in 2005 while on vacation in Martha's Vineyard. It was a chance to invoke his long-time interest in the stock market after ending a long career with numerous top companies in the financial management arena.

Greg Ruffin had Earth to Wall Street created for him to communicate with people. Ruffin makes predictions about the economy and the stock markets. Many of his prognostications are considered controversial. He accurately predicted oversold levels for oil and coal.

Jason Kelly said he blogs in order to present financial information and ideas about trading the stock market in everyday language. He is a communicator first and a trader second and wants to be able to pass along information in an easy-to-understand manner.

Ole Cram started the Accredited Investor blog, to share the information he has learned over the years and to help others avoid making the same mistakes with their investments.