Blogging is a relatively new phenomenon. It
basically involves the creation of an online journal which is displayed in
reverse chronological order. The blogger who is maintaining the blog may opt to
post new blog entries as often as he desires. This may involve posting new
entries more than once per day, daily, weekly, monthly or even at a less
frequent interval. The postings in a blog are typically related in some way but
they can be about any subject the blogger desires. Bloggers may maintain a blog
for a number of different reasons and these blogs may be private or public in
nature. This article will describe the difference between a private and public
blog and will also explain blogging professionally as well as blogging for personal
reasons.
Private vs. Public Blogs
Blogs can also be private or public.
Private blogs are ones in which only the blogger and others who have been
approved by the blogger can view the blog postings. Public blogs are available
to any users of the Internet. A blogger may opt to make a blog private or
public depending on whether or not he is comfortable with others reading the
blog. For example a blogger who creates a blog for the purpose of venting about
frustrations in life may opt to keep a blog private so friends or family
members are not able to read these vents. Conversely a blogger who is blogging
for a purpose such as to promote a cause will likely opt to make the blog
public so his message can reach as many Internet users as possible. However,
bloggers who create a blog to express themselves through their writing, poetry
or other form of expression may opt to make the blog private or public
depending on whether or not they want to make these personal feelings available
to others. Some bloggers in this situation will make the blog public because
they want to reach others who may either share their feelings or may benefit
from reading their blogs. There may be other bloggers in this situation who
will make the blog private because they do not want others to see these
personal forms of expression.
Blogging Professionally
Blogging can actually be done as a source
of income for some bloggers. There are a number of companies who maintain a
network of bloggers and pay bloggers to maintain a blog in the network. These
bloggers may be compensated per post, according to the number of page views the
blog receives or through a combination of the number of posts and the number of
page views. A career as a blogger requires a great deal of dedication. The blogger
must be willing and able to update the blog regularly and to keep the blog
interesting to readers.
Blogging for Personal Reasons
Blogging can also be done for personal
reasons. Some bloggers use their blog to stay in touch with family and friends
while others use it to express themselves or to share information with others. Blogs
created for personal reasons can be a great deal of fun but the blogger must be
sure to avoid allowing the process of maintaining the blog to become a
stressful situation. A blog which is maintained for personal reasons should be
an enjoyable experience for the blogger.
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