What is Blog and Blogging ?

By: Paripoorn Trivedi

Blogging is very sparking subject now a days and thousands of people all over the world are using Blogs to attract traffic to their business sites and are earning a good amount of money. The term "blog" (short for "web log") is just another way to describe an online diary or journal. Blogs are very useful in many ways. Blogs are free and allow you to say whatever you want to tell to this world. Some people create their blog which contain their personal daily information, what they feel and experience in their routine life.

One can make many posts at a time in his/her blog related to the topic of interest. You can also upload videos and images to your blog and share with your family and friends. The best thing about a blog is that it never says you "NO" to post and to upload images, because the space you have on your free blog is unlimited. If someone charge something to you for providing space on Blog ,just ignore it and say bye, because Blogs are always FREE, yaa and please never pay anything for Blogging only.

Blog can be created on a single topic or it includes many topics and subtopics also. Author can put the links of other websites or blogs which is related to his own blog.Blog gives you freedom to express yourself in the way you like. One feature of blogs that sets them apart from other forms of information media is the ability of readers to provide immediate feedback by publishing a comment that accompanies the original entry. The scope of blog is so wide through internet that anyone can read your posts, your ideas, your thoughts and can also comment on it. It is something that you have your own website for free to express yourself. With this your idea or information can be distributed

globally in an instant and with a mere click of the mouse, it seems to be very simple and yes it is really very simple.

The another best thing about Blogs is they are very simple and everyone can start blogging within few minutes. Posting is easy, uploading images and videos are also very easy, you have to just click on option buttons and you will see your Blog is getting it's form. All members of the Digital Divide Network have the tools to create their own free blog, and DDN also provides step-by-step instructions on how to do so. Sometimes the best way to understand a movement is to participate! One great thing of Blog and Blogging is that you can Earn Money from it, yaa really , you can earn by Blogging just like many others. Many sites pay you to put their ads on your blog and in return they pay you money while some pays you just for posting, ya ! it is like that easy, so what are you waiting for, just start your own blog right now!
Blogging is very sparking subject now a days and thousands of people all over the world are using Blogs to attract traffic to their business sites and are earning a good amount of money. The term "blog" (short for "web log") is just another way to describe an online diary or journal. Blogs are very useful in many ways. Blogs are free and allow you to say whatever you want to tell to this world. Some people create their blog which contain their personal daily information, what they feel and experience in their routine life.

One can make many posts at a time in his/her blog related to the topic of interest. You can also upload videos and images to your blog and share with your family and friends. The best thing about a blog is that it never says you "NO" to post and to upload images, because the space you have on your free blog is unlimited. If someone charge something to you for providing space on Blog ,just ignore it and say bye, because Blogs are always FREE, yaa and please never pay anything for Blogging only.

Blog can be created on a single topic or it includes many topics and subtopics also. Author can put the links of other websites or blogs which is related to his own blog.Blog gives you freedom to express yourself in the way you like. One feature of blogs that sets them apart from other forms of information media is the ability of readers to provide immediate feedback by publishing a comment that accompanies the original entry. The scope of blog is so wide through internet that anyone can read your posts, your ideas, your thoughts and can also comment on it. It is something that you have your own website for free to express yourself. With this your idea or information can be distributed

globally in an instant and with a mere click of the mouse, it seems to be very simple and yes it is really very simple.

The another best thing about Blogs is they are very simple and everyone can start blogging within few minutes. Posting is easy, uploading images and videos are also very easy, you have to just click on option buttons and you will see your Blog is getting it's form. All members of the Digital Divide Network have the tools to create their own free blog, and DDN also provides step-by-step instructions on how to do so. Sometimes the best way to understand a movement is to participate! One great thing of Blog and Blogging is that you can Earn Money from it, yaa really , you can earn by Blogging just like many others. Many sites pay you to put their ads on your blog and in return they pay you money while some pays you just for posting, ya ! it is like that easy, so what are you waiting for, just start your own blog right now!

What is a Blog?

Web Blogs Defined, Explained and Understood
By Sharon Housley

Having heard the term previously but not having paid much attention most are just to afraid to show their ignorance and ask the question, what is a blog? Lets face it; the term blog does not conjure pleasant images. Blogs are web logs that are updated regularly, usually on a daily basis.

What are Blogs?

Having heard the term previously but not having paid much attention most are just to afraid to show their ignorance and ask the question, what is a blog? Lets face it; the term blog does not conjure pleasant images. Blogs are web logs that are updated regularly, usually on a daily basis. They contain information related to a specific topic. In some cases blogs are used as daily diaries about people's personal lives, political views, or even as social commentaries. The truth of the matter is that blogs can be shaped into whatever you, the author, want them to be.

Where Did Blogs Come From? The roots of blogging can be traced back to the mid 1990's. Who the very first blogger actually was is unclear, as the art of blogging did not really take hold until 1999. The original "weblogs" were link-driven sites with personal commentaries. The very first blogs were human guided Internet web tours. While initially thought of as diaries or online journals, blogs have evolved into the latest fresh web content.

The Future of Blogs A buzz word in techie circles, "blogging" is the wave of the future. Whether its a fad, or proves to be a new way to communicate with existing and potential customers it deserves at the very least a cursory look.

Why is Blogging Helpful to Businesses or Individuals? Just as animated .gifs were once cool, blogging is the trendy thing to do. That does not mean that it is not beneficial to businesses. Webmasters struggling to keep fresh, attractive content on their websites to lure visitors back, have found blogs the answer. Content is a necessity for online businesses, both for purposes of being found by search engines but also because it gives visitors a reason to come back.

Now that we have established that blogs are not only trendy but also beneficial to businesses, its important to understand how they can be used to your advantage. We currently manage and update two blogs on a daily basis. The first is our new business blog at:

http://www.notepage.net/blog.htm

This professional business blog allows us the opportunity to tell potential, or existing customers industry news, updates, or generally how mobile or paging software can be used in specific situations to alleviate problems. The bottom line is we control the content. Its updated daily, which increases the chances that search engines will spider on a regular basis and it helps with page rank because it's been submitted to all the blogging directories. Initially started on a whim we've found it beneficial to report tips, tricks or make visitors aware of new regulations related to the mobile or paging industry.

The second blog we manage is at: http://www.softwaremarketingresource.com/blog.html

This blog is less formal and contains marketing tips, or promotional advice for software developers or online marketers. We found that we had overflow from our monthly newsletter. Generating a daily blog would require very little effort and would assist us in creating fresh content which our readers told us was of significant interest.

Blogs & Your Business
The bottom line is you need to determine how a blog will benefit your business, determine a schedule and adhere to it. Let your readers know what to expect and when to expect it. Blogs provide great supplemental content and direct attention to areas of your business that you want to showcase; you direct the content but let your readers guide you.

Creating a Blog
There are numerous online tools that can be used to create a blog. We found that because of security concerns, it would just be best to use a standard html program. In our case we used Dreamweaver and create daily posts. Its really not much more complicated than typing an email. The content is then sent via FTP to a web server. If you want to test the waters there are online web-based tool that helps you publish to the web instantly. The most popular web based tool is likely Bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com.

Other Advantages to Blogs
While you may initially create a blog for your existing customers, you may find that you can attract new customers by illustrating your expertise in a specific field. There are numerous websites that act as "blog search engines", be sure to submit your sites to these websites to increase your exposure. This will also help with your page rank and possibly increase the likelihood you will receive decent ranking with Google. You can also create an RSS feed in order to syndicate blog content and gain additional exposure.