You see my friends, I came up with a great internet plan a week ago. A lot of Arab bloggers or Arabs in general who visit my site are not very fond of me. Therefore, I decided to prove them wrong for whatever reason they have based on my personality or writing. I don’t care because to each his/her own choice. So what I did is that I introduced to the world last week Araby Blogs as a non-biased site to network all Arab Bloggers. A lot of people told me to not tell anyone it is me and keep it a bit of an enigma. I didn’t want to. I had to advertise the new site somehow and I have no shame or fear that I made the site. So far Google mashallah 3aleeha has indexed Araby Blogs very well and people are actually searching for Arabic Social Networks, and guess who they choose? Within a week I reached 500 visits a day. Not bad really for something that has been online for a week and not advertised much at all.

So, I wanted a way to gather people so I introduced Araby Blogs to the world. I didn’t want it to be just another RSS feed aggregate, but the site to have a meaning to Arab bloggers and those who are interested in reading Arab blogs such as mine. I decided to write the simplest, most honest, the cutest, and straight forward blog reviews. I continually add new sites to it daily. I wanted to make people happy, and people who didn’t use to like me or didn’t really talk to me or come to my site came back because I did something that meant something. I used my skills as a programmer, my talents as a graphics designer, and my popularity as an Arab blogger to put a smile on their face. What else can I ask for but to put a smile on someone’s face and make them happy? It makes me happy with all my heart.

Those bloggers may have never been recognized for their efforts. Some Arab bloggers out there have to be recognized for their writing. I know the feeling. I was interviewed and featured on many sites by Arabs and non-Arabs mostly because I wrote something that meant something. Others do too and they need to be recognized and this is my way to give back to my people and help them out. Initially, I wanted to look deeper into the site and turn it to an investment. However, to have a network to socially engage and get to know more bloggers is a lot more rewarding. I love reading blogs. I love reading a real story that is not fabricated for an audience. Also, my apologizes, I don’t actively comment on people’s sites that much, but I do read them. I read a lot!

I think for those people who love reading books and go through 1 or 2 books a week or more are amazing people. I don’t know how you can do it. But, don’t you think that bloggers write more than that sometimes and read 10 times more than that? I am a critic. I won’t deny it. I do read a lot of blogs and books at home. Reading is a skill that people need to enjoy again, however, the most forgotten skill that people don’t use much is writing.

I will be honest with everyone now. When I first started my blog, I had one thing in mind, and it obviously was not to improve my writing skills but just to send a message to the world. Now, I want to send a message to the world by articulating my ideas through well written words that I post online. I will never say I am a great writer. I am just like everyone else out there. A blogger who loves to write and send a message to the world. I want everyone who is a blogger to think about how they are writing, and why they are writing. Are you a blogger who is writing for your self only, to your friends, or to an audience? I used to question my self a lot every time I published a new post, who am I writing to and why? Took me about 2 years till I discovered that I can write for my self, question my self, write about issues that effect me as an individual, and for the rest of the world to read and relate to.

The best emails, as the one I posted earlier today are the ones that say, “I am like you! I think like you exactly!” Do you think like me, or I am just sharing an experience that you went through, but no one to discuss it with? Someone else out there has felt the same way, and that’s why blogging is so popular. It’s the way you present your stories to the world, and how you can get your audience to relate to you. That’s what I think is the hardest skill a blogger can ever have. That’s why I am reviewing many blogs on my other site to show to the world that there are so many people like me and just need a way to recognize them.

And yah.. for those who didn’t know it was me who made Araby Blogs, and are wondering why I keep using “we” in everything I write on there, is because “WE” the Arab bloggers who are making the site bloom into something positive and colourful for the world to read.

Thanks so far!

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