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Beginners Guide To Blogging Get Started Right

The document is a beginner's guide to blogging that discusses what blogging is, the basic features of blogs, and how to get started blogging. It states that a blog is an online journal where people can write about their thoughts, opinions, and anything they want others to read. It also explains that blogs come in different styles and formats and that many blogging sites offer features like hyperlinks, images, and videos. The document recommends that beginners choose a blogging site, set up their profile, and start writing blog posts on any topic that interests them. It highlights how blogging allows people to self-publish and be part of an online community.

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Beginners Guide To Blogging Get Started Right

The document is a beginner's guide to blogging that discusses what blogging is, the basic features of blogs, and how to get started blogging. It states that a blog is an online journal where people can write about their thoughts, opinions, and anything they want others to read. It also explains that blogs come in different styles and formats and that many blogging sites offer features like hyperlinks, images, and videos. The document recommends that beginners choose a blogging site, set up their profile, and start writing blog posts on any topic that interests them. It highlights how blogging allows people to self-publish and be part of an online community.

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Beginners Guide To Blogging, Get Started Right!

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Summary:
A blog is basically an online journal wherein you can digitally pen down your
thoughts, ideas, opinions and practically anything that you want people to read.
Blogs come in different styles, formats, and settings, depending on the preference
of the user. Many blogging sites, offer built in features such as hyperlink,
straight texts, pictures etc. Some blogging sites, even allow you to put video and
mp3's on your blogs.

Instead of writing texts, some bloggers choose to make...

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Article Body:
A blog is basically an online journal wherein you can digitally pen down your
thoughts, ideas, opinions and practically anything that you want people to read.
Blogs come in different styles, formats, and settings, depending on the preference
of the user. Many blogging sites, offer built in features such as hyperlink,
straight texts, pictures etc. Some blogging sites, even allow you to put video and
mp3's on your blogs.

Instead of writing texts, some bloggers choose to make their blogs more audio
friendly, by using spoken word entries. This is called audio blogging.

Basically a blog contains these features:

title- which allows you to label your post


body- this is the content of your post
trackback- 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.

One of the advantages of blogging, is that it is made of only a few templates.


Unlike, other websites that is made up of numerous individual pages. This make it
easier for blog users to create new pages, because it already has a fix setting
that include: slots for title, body of the post, category, etc.

This is especially useful for first time users, since they can start blogging right
away. They can chose from a number of templates that blogging websites provide.

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 authors advertise
their books on their blogs. While other bloggers, use their blogs to shed light to
currents issues, events, news and catastrophes.

Nowadays in education, blogs also play an important part. Professors use blogging
to document the lessons that they have discussed and taught. This way, students who
who have missed classes, can easily catch up with their assignments.

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. Some bloggers who run online businesses promote their
merchandise online. While others profit through advertisement.

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.

Blogs varying in topics, themes, and set-ups, can be found in blog directories.
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 these directories. This way they'd get
an idea of what these blogging communities are like.

Blogging is popular all over the world. Blog is short for the term weblog. 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.

There are numerous blogging websites to choose from in the net. This give first
time users the option of joining a blogging community that appeals to their
interests.

Just search any blogging directory and you'd get a listing of a lot of blogging
sites that are available on the net. 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. Blogging is really for everyone. It is fun, simple and easy.

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