Blogs vs. Websites
Have you ever wondered what exactly is up with blogging? This informative report can give you an insight into everything you've ever wanted to
know about blogging.
Online journals, better known as blogs, are becoming more and more popular. When the Internet was first getting started, users rushed to build
personal web sites. Web sites are still very popular among web users, but many are now turning to blogs. What's the difference? This article will
examine the main similarities and differences between a Weblog and a website.
While blogs and website are intended to be different, there are a couple of similarities in blogs and sites. Mainly, they are both found on
the Internet using a URL or a web address. Both also must have some sort of host to keep the information online. Another similarity of the two is
that they both can be maintained by virtually anyone from individuals to companies. Both Weblog and websites can also contain information,
pictures, link and keywords, as well. These two types of sites will target readers.
With a blog, information that is entered on the site is generally updated very frequently depending on the writer. Sometimes blog writers even
update several times a day. Usually with a website, information is not updated regularly. Websites generally contain information about something
that does not change often. When a website is updated, usually the entire page is altered. With a blog, just one entry at a time is updated.
After a website has been changed, that information is gone and cannot be seen again by the reader. On a blog, new entries are added, but the old
ones are not deleted from the site. Instead, they are stamped with the date and time that they were created, given a title and indexed on that
blog page. It makes it easy for a blog reader to go to a certain blog page and read past entries without having to search.
Think about what you've read so far. Does it reinforce what you already know about blogging? Or was there something completely new? What about
the remaining paragraphs?
Another main difference between and blog and a website is that a website is generally a little harder to maintain and oftentimes requires a
solid understanding of the way the Internet works. With a blog, almost anyone can easily and quickly update a blog. It does not require any
special working knowledge of the Internet. In addition, there are many sites that offer blog features and most of the time these can be used for
free.
Blogs also encourage people to communicate with each other much more so than with a website. A websites primary function is to provide some
sort of information to a reader. While there may be a place to leave a comment or an email address for writing that is not why that site was
created. Blogs are used for communication. Writers may choose to make their site private, but most choose to publish their blogs making them
public to any one who wishes to read. Most blog hosting sites offer options to add to the site so readers and the writer can leave comments to
each other on the site. In addition, there are entire web communities built just for blogs. Blogs encourage those who have similar thoughts,
interests or even businesses to share their blog site so readers can find them easily. Blogs offer guest tracking, keyword tracking, hit
counters, comment areas, and even tag boards for both the reader and the writer to use.
Blogging is extremely popular right now. As more people begin sharing their thoughts with others, there are more blogs created each day.
Blogging gives writers, journalists, professionals, moms, dads and even teenagers an instant way to publish their thoughts on a regular basis.
For those who enjoy writing, blogs give a unique opportunity to practice writing skills and experiment with what others want to read. Businesses
use blogs to show off their expertise and knowledge in their fields, whereas websites do not always get this type of message out to the
readers.
Blogging and websites do have some similarities. They are both found on the Internet and contain information. However, blogs give a writer the
unique opportunity to communicate with their reader and update their entries on a frequent basis. Anyone who tries blogging will love the instant
gratification of getting their opinions and thoughts out on the Internet right away and getting instant feedback from readers that visit their
site.
Hopefully the sections above have contributed to your understanding of blogging. Share your new understanding about blogging with others.
They'll thank you for it.
James Mahony is the founder of A Guide to Blogging A site dedicated to blogging
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