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I'm sure by now you heard a lot about blogging and that's why you've signed up for the free ecourse on blogging.
Well, let me say that blogging is "HOT" right now. Blogging is very popular right. Merriam-Webster Inc declare that the word "blog" was the most search term on their website this year and so they have voted to make the word "blog" their word of year and "Blog" will is officially the new entry for their 2005 edition of the Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary.
How's that for popularity?
So what are blogs and what is blogging? Blogs have for a long time been defined as an "online journal or diary". This definition have evolved from various attempts to describe how much blogs have developed as a useful tool for publishing and communicating on the internet.
A blog as an online diary is the more common definition used but you will see new definitions for blogs as blogs become more of a business and marketing tool online. For some, the phrase "online journal" seems rather dated and understated in describing the power and usefulness of blogs.
So here is my personal definition of a blog based on my own experience and what I've read from other bloggers around the web. This definition conveys the simply truth about what a blog is.
What is a Blog?
"Blogs are websites that allow you instantly publish content about a certain topic or theme."
Blogging then is defined as the act of publishing content with blog. But...publishing content with a blog and publishing with a regular website are like night and day both in how they work and in what they are used for.
So what is the difference then between and website and a blog? Here is how I define them.
A regular website is designed to publish content for all manner of reasons. Regular websites are static and infrequently updated. Regular websites are great at conent delivery but they can also be impersonal in how they publish content and inform their audience.
Blogs are instant publishing tools that allow you easily update your content often. Blogs are said to be dynamic content delivery systems and even content management systems. Blogs are published as two-way conversations that are more personal than websites and are humanized by the voice of the very human blog publisher who is generally the one actually publishing content and responding feedback from readers.
Herein is the real power of blogs. The ability to reach others and relate in ways never before possible with regular websites.
Blogs have open a door to communication where people can voice their opinions and spread their ideas freely with a group of like-minded people. Freedom of expression is one of the most powerful heartfelt desires in establishing identy.
And that's really it right here. Blogs have given rise to millions on the internet having conversations and networking ideas and principles in real-time. Blogs have grown so popular and so powerful so quickly that businesses and marketers are no using them as business accelerators and increase their reach in current and new markets as well as create more efficient communications structures.
Blogs are VERY efficient! They are cheap, easy and they distribute or pass information quickly.
Here is a quick list of some of the types of content you can publish and distribute easily, quickly and inexpensively with your blog:
Ideas, Commentary, Thoughts, Knowledge, Expertise, Resumes, Recipes, Pictures, Audio, Video, Books, Poetry, Products, Services, Consultations...and list goes on.
Blogging is and exciting and powerful new opportunity for you to participate is this new frontier of fun and profitable Internet publishing and communication.
So let's review today's lession...
You learned that blogs are very popular right now but more than than that you learned the blogs are powerful publishing tools that provide constantly updated content, fast communication, and they allow you to instantly communicate on the Internet in real-time. On the otherhand you learned that regular not updated often and tend to be impersonal in nature. Finally, you learned the blogs allow have many uses for online and communications and content publishing.
Well, that it for Lesson One. You see, blogs aren't that complicated and they are certainly powerful and fun to use. In Lesson Two you will learn how to use a blog to supercharge your business. You don't want to miss this one. If you already have an online business or you are just thinking about starting one this lesson will be your key to supercharging your business and getting and edge on your competitors.
In How To Blog For Fun & Profits! You will learn exactly how to start a blog through step by easy step instructions and even easy to understand video tutorials. http://www.how2blog.com
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