What is a blog?
The word "Blog" is coined from the words Web and Log. Simply put, a blog is an online journal.
What can you with your blog?
As
the author, you have the power to write posts about anything you like,
whenever you like. On your blog, you can give your personal opinion,
write about your dreams, share your experiences, skill or knowledge,
talk about your passion, or record daily happenings just like a diary.
You have the option to share your blog with the public or with a
selected group of people. You may choose to publish a post daily,
weekly, even sporadically (if you don’t have the time).
What kinds of blogs are out there?
There
are different kinds of blogs. Some blogs are devoted to a specific
genre. These blogs reach out to a particular niche or audience. The
most popular ones are dedicated to fashion, weddings, gadget and techno,
design, DIY, photography, food and pets.
Usually,
you can guess what a blog is all about based on its name and sometimes
you can never tell. There are also general blogs where you can read
posts on various topics. A bog post may contain purely text; or a mix
of texts, images, and videos. Some bloggers post only photos with
captions on their Photo blogs.
Why blog?
Initially,
people created personal blogs in order to have their own space on the
web - where they can share their thoughts and ideas. Some bloggers use
their blog as a platform to voice out their opinions and reactions on
controversial topics. Others use it to compile the favorite finds from
the internet.
You can also blog to showcase your skills, knowledge
and expertise. Blogging is a great way to be noticed and build a
following of audience, especially if you've got something valuable to
share.
These days, many people blog for business, which means, they blog to
promote their products and services online, build a good reputation in
the market, and strengthen customer relationships.
Blogging
can also be a means to make extra money. It is an undeniable fact that
online advertising is a growing trend. More and more companies are
willing to pay to promote their brand online. A lot of bloggers are
paid to write reviews, place ads on their blogs, or include the
advertiser's website link on their blog post.
Google AdSense is
another way to earn revenue from your blog or website. When you join
the program, ads which are relevant to your content will be
displayed on your blog, enabling you to earn extra bucks depending on the number of
clicks each ad gets and the number of visits your blog receives per day.
Indeed,
you can blog for one, two or all of the above reasons. What's nice
about running a blog is that you don't need to be an expert right away
or be an internet geek or an online techie. Creating a blog is really
easy and all the tools you need to get started - from designing a blog to publishing a post
- are readily available for you to use. All you have to do is choose
and click. Do you use Facebook or Twitter? Yes? Then, you should find
blogging not complicated at all.
Which blog hosting site should I use?
The two most popular blog hosting sites are Blogger (by Google) and Wordpress. This blog for example has been created in Blogger. Both
platforms are reliable but of course, each one has different features
and services. If you are a beginner, using Blogger is recommended as it
offers the basic blogging tools with fewer, simpler options. However, Blogger & Wordpress are not the only blogging platforms online. Other popular blog hosting sites are Tumblr, Typepad, LiveJournal, Weebly, SquareSpace, Xanga, etc.
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