Are You The Last Blog Virgin?

It’s a little like those kick-ass new commercials for Burger King’s Whopper Virgins: How far do you have to travel to find that singular soul who has never blogged?

According to a recent survey from popular blog network BlogHer, 36.2 million women actively participate in the blogosphere every week. Another survey lists 885,000 small-business blogs worldwide.  And the world of micro-blogging is exploding, with Twitter usage up 343% in the past year.

So what’s stopping you? Are you determined to be the last hold-out? Didn’t you know that BLOG actually stands for Better Listings On Google?

Now for the obligatory quiz:

Choose the statements you consider to be TRUE.

• I want to be viewed as an authority or expert in my field.
• Although I am no Stephenie Meyer, I like to write and love Spellcheck.
• I want to expand the reach of my business to a national and even a global audience.
• I’m all about authenticity. I want to cut through the marketing hype and be real.
• I’m reasonably tech-savvy, am online at least once a day and in general, am comfortable using the Internet.
• I’m frustrated with spam and email filters; I can’t get info through to my peeps.
• I am willing to commit to writing a new content-rich blog at least once a week.
• I want to be able to easily and frequently test new ideas for my business.
• Feedback is a good tool to improve my business. Bring it on!
• I know what blogs are and have a few favorite I read regularly, not just lolcats.com.
• I don’t want to have to ask my graphic or web designer every time I want to change or add something to my site.
• I want to build more traffic to my website. I built it; they didn’t come. Help!
• I want to build a media empire, one post at a time.

If you choose 3 or more as True, it may be time to bid adieu to your blog virginity.