Blogs, journals and online diaries
Blogs are the fastest growing phenomena on the net - and have been for a few years now. Its not surprising when you take a good look at how useful blogs are.
From solo self publishers to huge corporations blogs have a right of way and a very important and powerful role to play on the net.
For the solo self publisher a blog can be fantastic place to show off writing skills or personal talents but they are mostly used so the blog owner can post up to date news about a certain chosen subject. For example a typical blog might be about the new apple IPhone. It is then that bloggers job to find all the latest info on the IPhone and get it to the readers before the next blogger does.
This is strongly in the nature of blogging these days as there are literally hundreds of thousands of ACTIVE blogs right now. You can be sure there is always a few writing about your subject.
Blogs are very powerful for business.
For the company or business a blog can be a fantastic news portal allowing you to make announcements and special offers without touching a main website.
Blogs are also fantastic for building up newsletter readers and mailing lists. This happens because of the inherent RSS features in all blogs. If someone likes what you post about, they can hit the RSS button and have all future posts delivered to their RSS reader or email without having to look for your site again. This has become one of the best marketing practices on the net - building up willing readers and potential customers.
In a nutshell you know if you ned a blog if you can answer ne of the following questions with a 'Yes'
- Do I have lots of thoughts that I want to talk about?
- Am I so into a subject that I know more than the average person?
- Do I constantly have little bits of news that I would like to get across to people with the minimum of fuss.?
Most blogs make money by one of two ways.
- Getting high numbers of visitors and having google ads all over the blog.
- Building up newsletter and RSS readers for instant marketing to an already interested audience.
Recently a little confusion has been added for newbies of the blogosphere. Blogs have advanced so much that many people consider them to be CMS's (Content Management Systems) and some CMS's have become so streamlined that people are calling them Blogs.
In this area it is always best to contact a professional explaining your exact needs as you could waste a LOT of valuable time and money investing in the wrong solution for your needs.