Friday, November 21, 2008

The Essentials of Blogging

By Blog Coach

Beginning to learn about blogging largely consists of learning the terminology used by bloggers. You'll need to understand these terms: blog, platform, domain and web host. Once you understand these essentials of blogging, you'll be able to talk about blogging as if you've done it for years. Once you know exactly what a blog is and how it works, you'll be ready to pass your blogging 101 exam with flying colors.

Blog is an abbreviated form of the word weblog; that is to say a series of posts presented by date, much like an online diary. The majority of blogs are plain text, but video and photo blogs are out there as well. Blogs themselves are relatively simple, but to set one up you'll need to learn some of the technical aspects; you're going to need a web host, a domain and a platform.

First, let's address platform. Your platform is a piece of software which lets you write your posts and upload them to your blog. Platforms will also include design tools to customize the look of your blog.

The next term is web host. A web host refers to the company (or a server owned by that company) which is the "residence" of your blog. Think of it as a sort of file cabinet where the blog posts you write are stored.

Domain is simply the web address of your blog, typically ending in .com.

Once you learn all of these important terms which every blogger has to know, you deserve a reward: you have successfully completed blogging 101!

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