Why we write online ?

One of my Helium articles: In recent years, online writing, whether by freelancers, professional writers and authors, reporters, newspaper editors or just casual people has grown manifold. Every person has his or her own reason to go online, blog, write articles, or as called on Twitter.com; "tweet". Let us delve into the reasons as to why people write online: 1) Popularising one's published fiction or non-fiction work: Many authors write online to make their works- whether novels, short stories, poems more popular, reach out to a wider audience and hence earn more money. People also try to popularise their non fictional work. 2) To be able to connect with their fans' expectations and responses : This is what Hollywood or Bollywood actors like Amitabh Bacchan, Aamir Khan etc do. They do write casually, yet they also like the comments that people post on their blogs. 3) To make extra money : Many people, including those who write on sites like Helium write to earn extra money, apart from their regular income by writing online articles. Some, in fact, might earn so much that they need not do any other job! However, such persons would be very less. 4)To enhance one's writing skills : An aspiring writer might use the web as a forum, where they write articles and based on how many people read them, or what kind of responses they get, use online writing or blogs to improve their writing skills like => Paragraph formation => Vocabulary => Use of verbs or adjectives etc Sites like Helium, Triond provide a great platform even for non-professional writers to enhance their writing skills and in a way earn more bucks online. 5) Casual writing / blogging : Many of us would belong to this category. They get excited about all the noise created by blogging or writing online articles and just start writing. They might even lose interest after some time. In fact, it happens many times. 6) Writing for a cause : People may use their popularity to write blogs or articles on sites and use they money they receive for charity purpose. In fact, on helium, one can donate their articles' earnings to charity. This way, online writing also contributes to a social cause. Apart from charity, people also write to raise awareness on many of the current social, economic and political issues. One might write on environmental issues, law and order problems, social strife etc. However, sometimes, some of these articles or blogs get into controversy if the topic is a debatable and hot topic.