Personal expression has taken over the internet. Be it in the form of a Twitter account, a Facebook page, a website or a blog, EVERYONE wants to have their two cents heard.

It’s not all that easy, as a newbie, to break into this world and get swept up in the currents of opinion sharing and open, (mostly) respectful debate. People are harsh on the internet because, well, it’s the internet and there is pretty much zero accountability for what you say.

Platforms like Facebook and Twitter have certain security settings to limit who can evaluate your inner thoughts, and while this means you are less likely to be bombarded with hate from random strangers, it also means you have a very limited audience.

To have a wider audience, a blog is really the best avenue to share your passions/pet peeves. Blogging is exploding as not only a hobby but a potential source of income for doing something you love. That’s the dream! Hell, even we started (in the dark ages) as a blog and look where we are now! Recent research released by ovatoyou – one of the latest smartphone-based research apps – has explored life as a blogger quite in depth so now you can get a snapshot of what running your own blog might entail.

So now you are thinking “Maybe this is something I could do, I have passions.” And you definitely can. On the other hand, if you aren’t willing to sacrifice the time spent drinking the finest produce the Cape has to offer with your inner circle, to sit in front of a screen – pouring out your inner secrets to the world wide web – you can still have your say (in whatever way tickles your fancy and tingles those special places) with a survey app like ovatoyou.

I know, surveys are usually boring and images of over-eager sales people are conjured immediately into your busy brain but these folks are anti-all-the-boring-stuff and are really interested in making your opinion count – they may even reward you for simply telling them what you think! The really cool thing about using a survey app, like ovatoyou, is that you don’t have to deal with the admin of running a blog and no one will tell you your opinion sucks. You can upload pictures if you aren’t the chatty type and it integrates itself into your daily activities so it is more like posting to Facebook than filling out a survey.

However you choose to do it, we are firm believers in expressing your very own personal brand of wisdom and who knows, you might just be able to make a living out of telling people what you think. If you think this is a bit flashy for you and you want to maintain your amateur status in case they introduce an Olympic event on being opinionated, all the best to you… but just think of what you could achieve if you stepped out of your parents’ basement today to do something awesome with the rest of your life.