The Era Of Blogs

It doesn't take a genius to make or start a blog

. Starting a blog is as simple as finding a space online to write - and the time to write. To begin a blog, first develop a theme idea or blog idea. You may want to look at other people's blogs to do so. In general, you will want to develop a central theme for your blog in the same way that columnists develop a theme for their articles. This helps ensure that your blog is not too "scattered."

Next, find some place to publish your blog. There are a number of sites - both paying and free - that give bloggers a chance to publish their material. You may also want to simply set up your blog on your web site, especially if you already have an active web site.

However, when you blog to make money, then it's a different story. Today, blogging is one of the many effective marketing tools online. The key here is creating a good reputation. This means that having your credibility questioned because of false review to a certain product is bad for the business. So make sure you are credible and honest in your opinions about certain products so your followers can keep their respect towards you. Here are a few things that you can encounter when you start blogging:

1. Blogging is all about you. Yes, you can cite your opinion or even put your personal thoughts on it. You just become the master of your blog! You decide what to put and what not to put there and you can even edit the template to suit your taste. Or if you know how to edit templates using HTML or CSS, then that is even a thousand times better because then, you can personalize the whole page.

2. It's all about expressing your thoughts and your feelings. The possibilities are endless because you can talk about anything under the sun. You may want to talk about your personal life or whatnots. It's up to you. If you want, you can include different photos of you or your own clothes or anything that you have to recommend to your followers. Blogging is a form of a stress reliever because you can express anything that is inside your mind and heart.

3. It's true that we have the freedom to express ourselves and blogging is one of them. Today, blogs are used to bad mouth people. Though it has an upside to it, the negative part is that a lot of people may abuse this freedom of expression. Therefore, readers must be very careful because some bloggers put things in their blogs that aren't true. They may post rumors about someone or something which aren't true just to grab attention to their blogs. Remember that blogs should be about you and your personal thoughts and opinions.

4. When one blogs about different products, it can be too dull and uninteresting because one may feel that they are like reading an advertisement or a script from a commercial. This can be the reason why some blogs become boring and impersonal. This can cause people to stop reading these blogs, so avoid sounding too rehearsed. If you want to endorse a product, make sure that you are still being yourself.

by: Red Simmons

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