Blogging
for Beginners
Exactly
what is a "blog"? A blog
, shortened from "weblog",
is basically an online journal where
you can digitally put down your
ideas, thoughts, opinions and practically
anything that you want people to
read. Blogging is very popular all
over the world and basically there
are no rules when it comes to blogging.
Bloggers have the freedom to express
themselves how ever way they want,
and the best thing about blogging,
is that most blogging sites are
free.
Blogs
come in many different styles, formats,
and settings, depending on user
preferences. Many blogging sites,
offer built in features such as
hyperlinks, pictures, mp3's, videos,
etc. Some bloggers choose to make
their blogs more audio friendly,
by using spoken word entries. This
is called audio blogging. There
are also video logs.
Blogging
is really for everyone. Overall,
it can be lots of fun, very simple
and easy to do. Basically, a blog
will contain these features at a
minimum:
archive-
list of older articles,
title-
where you label your post,
body-
the content of your post,
blogroll-
other sites can be linked back to
your blog,
comments-
this allow readers to post comments
on your blog.
Unlike
other websites that are made up
of numerous individual pages, blogs
are usually made up of only a few
templates making it easier for blog
users to create new pages. This
can be very helpful for beginners,
since they can start blogging right
away once they've set up their account.
One of the appeals of blogging is
that it creates a community of people
sharing similar ideas, thoughts,
and comments with each other.
The
most popular blog type by far is
the personal journal. This is the
kind that is usually used by first
time bloggers. Individuals who want
to document the daily struggle of
their everyday lives, rants, poems,
writings, ideas, and opinions find
that blogging offers them a medium
in which to express themselves.
Blogging
is not just limited to personal
usage. There are a lot of blogs
online that follow a particular
theme such as: sports, politics,
philosophy, social commentary, mobile
technology, web design, pets, etc.
These blogs focus on their specific
themes. This way blogging becomes
a way where people can share their
knowledge and opinions about a variety
of themes and topics.
There
are a lot of other things you can
do with a blog. Some bloggers use
their blogs as a means to advertise
and earn money. Some authors advertise
their books or products on their
blogs while other bloggers use their
blogs to shed light on currents
issues, news, family issues, personal
thoughts and discoveries, events
or catastrophes.
A
lot of entrepreneurs benefit from
blogging by promoting their products
and businesses on their own blogs.
With millions and millions of people
logging onto the net each and everyday,
blogging has become a lucrative
move. Some bloggers who run online
businesses promote their merchandise
online. Others profit through advertisements
placed on their blogs.
Blogs
can also play an important part
in education. Professors can use
blogging to document the lessons
that they have previously discussed
and taught. This is one way students
who missed class can easily catch
up with their assignments.
Want
to learn more about blogging in
general or a topic in particular?
Blogs varying in topics, themes,
and set-ups, and can be found in
blog directories. First time users
who want to get an idea of what
the blogging world is all about
can browse through a number of blogs
using these kinds of directories.
In this way people can get an idea
of what these blogging communities,
and blogging in general, are all
about.
Want
to find out more about blogging?
Go to Yahoo, MSN Live or Google
and search for blogging directories.
You'll get a list of a lot of blogging
sites that are available on the
net. In this way you can find exactly
what you are looking for and are
interested in. After that you can
decide whether or not you want to
enter the world of blogging to share
yourself with the world.
About the Author
Debbie Ray, former teacher and lifelong
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