Blogging 101
Blogging basics start with understanding the vocabulary of blogs. You need to know what blog, blogging platform, domain and web host all mean. I’ll give you a quick overview on what each of these terms mean. Once you know what you’re talking about, you’ll be able to start blogging on your own.
Blog is shorthand for web log. Where a log is like a diary, so it’s an online diary! Blogs are generally published in reverse chronological order (newest first, oldest last). While most blogs are text, more and more are embracing video and audio. The rest of blogging 101 has to do with the technical side of things. If you are setting up a blog, you will need a platform, a web host, and a domain.
A blogging platform is a computer software program that allows you to write posts and to update your blog. Your platform is also what you use to design the look of your blog, from color scheme to font size. Common platforms are Typepad and WordPress. The web host is sort of like the virtual file cabinet where your blog is stored. Your computer communicates with the host when you upload or edit a post. There are thousands of web hosts available. I personally use 1and1.com and Bluehost.com.
The domain is the online address of your blog, and usually ends in ‘dot com’, though it may it ‘dot net’, ‘dot org’ or various newer extenstions.
Now that you know what a blog is, what a platform is, and what domains and hosts are, congratulate yourself! You’ll be able to hold a basic conversation with your fellow bloggers now. It wasn’t that hard, now was it?
Are you a Blogger or a Cowboy? How do you drive those traffic doggies To Your Blog? You blog, leave the wrangling to us. Blog Traffic
- Steven Lohrenz
