I want to share with you, a little about blog and what blogging is all about. Having a little knowledge about a blog before starting a blog can sometimes give you better insight on how to start you own blog and mange it as well.
What is a blog?
A blog (also known as or called a weblog or web log) is a website consisting of entries known as posts, in a hierarchy of text, images, media objects and data arranged chronologically with the most recent entry appearing first.
Blogs typically include features such as
1. Comments and
2. Links
These features are used to increase user interactivity.
Common blog terms:
Blogging: This is the act of writing a post for a blog.
Blogger: This I a person who writes content for a blog.
Blogosphere: The online community of blogs and bloggers.
Blogging has now become a tool for publication on the internet. In the early 90’s when blogs started, blogs where seen as online diaries where individuals posted information about their lives and opinions on daily basis. Just to let you know, blogs today has become more than online diaries. As the internet has become more social, blogs have as well gained in popularity with over 100million blogs and more entering the blogosphere. Blogs have become an important part of the online and offline world with popular bloggers impacting the worlds of politics, business and society with their words.
6 reasons why you should blog
Different people have their different opinion as to why they should blog. Here are just five out of the so many reasons why you should blog.
1. To express thoughts and reasons.
2. To establish yourself as an expert.
3. To stay active or knowledgeable in a field.
4. To market or promote something (You can get paid marketing, advertising or promoting something on your blog)
5. To Make Money. (through adverts and other money making means like google adsense e.t.c)
6. To help others (with your post about a thought you can help someone in need)
How to start a blog
The only way to start a blog and learn more about blogging
……is to start a blog and use it.
The barriers of starting a blog are very low. You too You can start a blog in minutes using tools like;
So much to learn just by setting it up and hitti;ng publish in your first blog post. You’ll develop skills and habits that could change your life in your first week of blogging.
Though your first post won’t be perfect, but it will be a step closer to being perfect than never publishing one.
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