What Is A Blog?
November 4, 2008 by Reba
Filed under Blog, Blogging For Money, Hot Topics
The term blog is the combination of two words: ‘web’ and ‘log’.
The word blog has become not only a noun but a verb as well:
“I blogged today” – means you posted to your blog.
“I’m blogging” – means you’re actively working on a blog post or that you blog on a regular basis.
“I’m a blogger” – means you run a blog.
A blog is an online journal that is run by a software program loaded on a website. The most common and easiest to use blogging software is a free program called Wordpress. Wordpress is easy to install and simple to use. It uses a database to store your posts and other information that make up your blog. Wordpress provides you with an online dashboard for typing your journal entries.
Don’t worry about the technology that makes blogging possible, once the process of installing Wordpress is explained, it’s really simple. I’m even going to make a video to show you just how easy it is. If you’ve ever used a web-based email system like yahoo.com or hotmail.com or if you’ve ever created an Ebay auction or signed up for Facebook.com – you have enough technical experience to use a blog.
Even if you’ve never done any of these things, you will still be able to do it! It’s really very simple.
So, what is a blog really? Basically, it’s whatever you want it to be.
- It can be an online journal.
- It can be your web based diary.
- It can be your monthly web article archive or a place to categorize your weekly newsletter.
- A blog can include whatever you would like it to include: words, sound, video, pictures, etc.
- It can be very personal or it can be quite businesslike.
- And yes, it can help you make money online.
- This site, www.InternetMarketingBoomer.com, is a blog.
I know ‘journals’ and ‘diaries’ are usually private and blogs are public but I think that contradiction creates a unique culture among bloggers. People tend to be more personable on a blog because it’s public but they also tend to speak more openly and passionately because of it’s personal nature, even when the topic is all business.
It’s up to you to decide what you want the feel of your blog to be, personal, personable, witty, funny, controversial, or all business, it can be whatever you choose.
Next we’ll talk about if you can really make money blogging.
Ciao!
Reba
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