Newbies Guide to Blogging

What exactly is a blog? A blog is basically an online diary where you can digitally write down your thoughts, ideas, opinions and practically anything that you want people to read about.

Blog is short for the term weblog which started in the late 90s and was basically just comments on other peoples sites. There are no rules when it comes to blogging. Bloggers have the freedom to express themselves how ever way they want, and the best thing about blogging, is that most blogging sites are free.

First time users who want to get an idea of what the blogging world is all about can browse through a number of blogs using directories. It's easy to search a blogging directory, because it is organized according to category. This way you would get exactly what you are after. Anyone
who wants to start a blog can do so by becoming a member of a blogging website of their choice. Once they've become members, they automatically become a part of that particular blogging community. They can browse through other bloggers pages, and link them back to their own blogs. They can also make comments on other members' blogs.

Blogging is not just limited to personal usage. There are a lot of blogs that follow a theme such as: sports, politics, philosophy, social commentary, etc. These blogs espouse on their specific themes. This way blogging becomes a medium in which people can share their knowledge and opinions about a variety of themes and topics.

Some bloggers even use their blogs as a means to advertise. Some advertise their books, websites, affiliate programs ect.. on their blogs. While other bloggers, use their blogs to shed light to currents issues, events, news and catastrophes.

Basically a blog contains these features:

Title- which allows you to label your post
Body- this is the content of your post
Backlink- other sites can be linked back to your blog
permanent link- every article that you write has a URL
comments- this allow readers to post comments on your blog.

A lot of entrepreneurs benefit from blogging by promoting their businesses on their blogs, with millions and millions of people logging onto the net everyday, blogging has become a lucrative move.But by far, the most popular blog type is the one that takes the form of a personal journal. This is the kind that is usually used by first
time bloggers. Individuals who want to document the daily struggle of their everyday lives, poems, rants, opinions, find that blogging offers them a medium in which to express themselves.

Bloggers usually communicate within themselves. This is one of the appeals of blogging. It creates a community of people sharing their ideas, thoughts, and comments with each other.
Remember, Blogging is authentic, it's free and it builds credibility.
Blogging is really for everyone. It is fun, simple and easy.

Cheers, David Simcock