One of the reasons I started a blog was so I knew people were reading, and properly crediting, what I wrote.

Burried deep in a forum thread or in blog comments carefully crafted words are easily missed. By creating a page where you own words control the headline and primary content you leave a far great footprint. This footprint results in personal branding and more recognition.

Certainly there are great benefits of using an establish medium to immediately communicate to a targeted audience. Social networks form around existing communities. Strands connect these communities together forming a far reaching web of knowledge.

Whats the point? If you are going to put in much effort in your writings on forums and other’s blogs, you should begin directing the audience to your own blog (through links) to establish greater visibility and credibility for yourself. After all, you’ve already done the work, why not compound its effectiveness with just a little more time & effort.