subject: What is a Blog? [print this page] What is a Blog? What is a Blog?
I'm sure at one time or another, you've heard of the term blog. Blog is really short for weblog or "web log". When blogs started out, they were simply a diary or personal journal of someone's daily life. Over time the blog has evolved into much much more, although they can still be a personal journal
Now days, it seems everyone and their brother has a blog. They are everywhere you turn and the search engines love them. People start blogs to talk about their cats, their dogs, their line or work, their hobbies, making money, beating video games, and even how to blog. The reason that blogs have become so popular is because they are very easy to start and require very little technical knowledge like creating a website does. If you use the proper software, it is really very simple to start your own blog.
So back to the original question, what is a blog? Well, a blog really is just a collection of posts made over time about any subject. A blog is different from a traditional website in that the content can be constantly updated and easily updated. There is lots of great software out there for blogging, but one of the easiest to use is wordpress.
One of the beauties of the blog is that they are easily monetized, meaning you can make money from your blog. While it is easy to set up your blog to make money, it can be more difficult to actually make money from it. First, you will need lots of traffic and then you'll need to be convincing. You can choose to sell products or monetize with advertising.
I encourage you to do some more research on blogging and get your blog set up today and join the party. You can join what we like to refer to as the blogosphere.
