Blogs are many things today whether part of a business, part of a marketing plan, or just a personal reflection.
This article will go back to "blogging roots" so to speak and look at a blog and its basis: an online journal.
A blog traditionally has been an online journal where you can express just about any thoughts or ideas you have and share them with the internet population.
They have different styles, formats, purposes, and settings which all are part of an individual expression.
As online journaling software has evolved more features are added everyday including plug-ins to add video galleries, photo galleries, and more.
What is a blog? It is your online presence which contains many blog posts or entries.
Each post contains these features: title: which allows you to label your post body: this is the content of your entry, for example writing about the weather or writing about your day trackback: other sites can have a link back to your post permanent link: every article that you write has a URL comments: this allow readers to post comments on your entry.
What makes blogging especially easy today is the advancement of the software.
Specifically I really enjoy Blogger and WordPress software.
They are both web based so you can post entries from anywhere.
And there are further configurations you can do to submit posts through email or through other software.
Another huge strength of Blogger and WordPress is their use of templates or themes: this allows you to change the web design of your site easily at the push of a button Though I have been focusing on blogging as a way of journaling, just remember also that at its core a way to distribute information effectively.
So there can be many ways you can use for this type of information distribution.
I myself have a personal blog as well as many business ones as well.
Advertising, marketing, distributing photos and videos, and distributing paid content are all ways you can utilize these online journals for.
So just keep an open mind as you start a blog, because you will probably find you will see many uses for blogging and will end up starting quite a few yourself!
This article will go back to "blogging roots" so to speak and look at a blog and its basis: an online journal.
A blog traditionally has been an online journal where you can express just about any thoughts or ideas you have and share them with the internet population.
They have different styles, formats, purposes, and settings which all are part of an individual expression.
As online journaling software has evolved more features are added everyday including plug-ins to add video galleries, photo galleries, and more.
What is a blog? It is your online presence which contains many blog posts or entries.
Each post contains these features: title: which allows you to label your post body: this is the content of your entry, for example writing about the weather or writing about your day trackback: other sites can have a link back to your post permanent link: every article that you write has a URL comments: this allow readers to post comments on your entry.
What makes blogging especially easy today is the advancement of the software.
Specifically I really enjoy Blogger and WordPress software.
They are both web based so you can post entries from anywhere.
And there are further configurations you can do to submit posts through email or through other software.
Another huge strength of Blogger and WordPress is their use of templates or themes: this allows you to change the web design of your site easily at the push of a button Though I have been focusing on blogging as a way of journaling, just remember also that at its core a way to distribute information effectively.
So there can be many ways you can use for this type of information distribution.
I myself have a personal blog as well as many business ones as well.
Advertising, marketing, distributing photos and videos, and distributing paid content are all ways you can utilize these online journals for.
So just keep an open mind as you start a blog, because you will probably find you will see many uses for blogging and will end up starting quite a few yourself!
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