Here I am with the PART II of the post on blogs.
…As you can see that people talk about anything they feel like on their blog from their pets to recent news to what they did today. There is big number of writers on blogging sites to promote their works or getting in touch with their audience for feedback.
We’ll turn now to the various components of an average blog.
COMPONENTS
1. Advertising – Many blogs have advertising banners on them. Most often the money generated by advertising goes to the company providing the blog software, not the individual blogger.
2. Title – The blog’s title.
3. Date – The date of the most recent post. You will notice that previous posts have been pushed down on the page to fit below the most recent one.
4. Post Title – The title of the most recent post.
5. Text – The actual text of the most recent post.
6. Posting Information – Information telling who wrote that particular post and when it was posted to the blog.
7. Comments – An area for readers of the blog to add their comments. This is an option some bloggers use and others avoid.
8. Previous Posts – A list of the most recent posts.
9. Archives – A link to view the archive section which contains older posts.
Though there may be variety from one to another depending on the preferences of the individual blogger, most blogs have all or most of those components.
UNDERSTANDING THE OPTIONS
You need software that will allow you to write and publish your blog. The second thing you need is a place on the Internet to put your blog.
Your Options
Using those two dynamics there are four categories of blog:
• Free software with free hosting – This is the entirely free way of blogging. You do not pay for the software or for the hosting.
• Free software with paid hosting – In this option you will use free software but will have to pay for hosting.
• Paid software that includes the price of hosting – This option is subscription-based and combines software and hosting in one recurring fee.
• Paid software and paid hosting – In this option you pay for both hosting and software.
YOUR OPTIONS:
There are several companies that offer free software and free hosting. Among them are:
Blogger
Livelogcity
Livejournal
Squarespace
Of these services, we currently recommend Blogger as the best entirely free solution.
Now it’s your turn to reach out to the world and let the world know what you always wanted to share.
Happy Blogging!
