Learn How To Blog and Earn From It.

Learn to blog and earn from it.
1. WHAT IS A BLOG?

Before anything else, you should know what a blog is. A bog according to Wikepedia is a type of website, usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video. Entries are commonly displayed in reverse-chronological order. "Blog" can also be used as a verb, meaning to maintain or add content to a blog.

Many blogs provide commentary or news on a particular subject; others function as more personal online diaries. A typical blog combines text, images, and links to other blogs, Web pages, and other media related to its topic. The ability for readers to leave comments in an interactive format is an important part of many blogs. Most blogs are primarily textual, although some focus on art (Art blog), photographs (photoblog), videos (Video blogging), music (MP3 blog), and audio (podcasting). Microblogging is another type of blogging, featuring very short posts.


Simply put, a blog is like your diary of thoughts, only you post them online and it becomes part of public knowledge. Below is a video which will simply explain a blog. Watch it well, it's only 3 minutes.



There are different type of blogs. The most popular are:

Personal blogs:

The personal blog, an ongoing diary or commentary by an individual, is the traditional, most common blog. Personal bloggers usually take pride in their blog posts, even if their blog is never read by anyone but them. Blogs often become more than a way to just communicate; they become a way to reflect on life or works of art. Blogging can have a sentimental quality. Few personal blogs rise to fame and the mainstream, but some personal blogs quickly garner an extensive following. A type of personal blog is referred to as "microblogging," which is extremely detailed blogging as it seeks to capture a moment in time.

 

Corporate Blogs: 

A blog can be private, as in most cases, or it can be for business purposes. Blogs, either used internally to enhance the communication and culture in a corporation or externally for marketing, barnding, or public relations purposes are called corporate blogs.

 

Blogs by Genre:

Some blogs focus on a particular subject, such as political blogs, travel blogs , house blogs, fashion blogs, project blogs, education blogs, niche blogs, classical music blogs, quizzing blogs and legal blogs (often referred to as a blawgs) or dreamlogs. Two common types of genre blogs are art blogs and music blogs  A blog featuring discussions especially about home and family is not uncommonly called a mom blog  While not a legitimate type of blog, one used for the sole purpose of spamming is known as a splog.

By Media type:
A blog comprising videos is called a vlog, one comprising links is called a linklog, a site containing a portfolio of sketches is called a sketchblog or one comprising photos is called a photoblog.Blogs with shorter posts and mixed media types are called tumblelogs. Blogs that are written on typewriters and then scanned are called typecast or typecast blogs.

By Device Blogs:
Can also be defined by which type of device is used to compose it. A blog written by a mobile device like a mobile phone or PDA could be called a moblog.One early blog was Wearable Wireless Webcam, an online shared diary of a person's personal life combining text, video, and pictures transmitted live from a wearable computer and EyeTap device to a web site. This practice of semi-automated blogging with live video together with text was referred to as sousveillance. Such journals have been used as evidence in legal matters.

To summarize, a blog is your own journal. It is your personal expression of things and events. You could choose any subject on your starting blog, however, my advice is to blog something that you are good at or experiencing often.

With notes coming from Wikipedia.org
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Author: Thinking Out Loud
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