| So you want to blog on the internet. Before you | | | | present it to their readers in a central place. These |
| start you need to consider why you want to be a | | | | bloggers create a dialog or conversation about their |
| blogger. This article gives you an important blogging | | | | special area of interest and invite others to |
| tip to consider before you commence your blogging | | | | participate via their blog. |
| adventure. | | | | The third kind of blogger is the business blogger. |
| You are certainly not alone. There are 12 million blogs | | | | There are many levels of business blogging or making |
| on the internet from the USA alone and every day | | | | money from blogging. It starts with something simple |
| over 120,000 new blogs are created. There are 1.4 | | | | - for example, you might be an artist looking for a |
| million new blog posts every day and over 57 million | | | | way to start selling art on the internet. A blog is a |
| Americans read blogs. | | | | great way to promote yourself and your art. You |
| Why are blogs so popular? | | | | can discuss art, your passion, you can talk about the |
| 22 of the 100 most popular websites on the internet | | | | meaning of your paintings and you can also talk |
| today are blogs. The reason why blogs are so | | | | about the work of other artists that you like and |
| popular is because blogs are interactive websites. | | | | promote their work as well. |
| Blogs offer the ability to give and receive instant | | | | Then, of course on a completely different level there |
| feedback and blog readers can voice their opinion and | | | | are the people that call themselves professional |
| add to the discussion. | | | | bloggers. Whether they are selling their own products |
| Blogs also provide free information which is recent | | | | and services, or simply selling other people's products, |
| and changes rapidly and after all, why do people surf | | | | they treat their blog as a business. Their blog is their |
| the internet? For information, of course. The blogging | | | | passion and their full-time job. Although they might |
| platform is an extremely easy to use interface | | | | not spend 40 hours a week on their blog it does |
| where bloggers can upload new information to the | | | | provide them with a full-time income and they take |
| internet as often as they like. A blogger needs only | | | | their blogging very seriously. |
| the most basic of computer skills to start blogging. If | | | | Corporate blogging is also being more popular. A |
| you know how to turn your computer on and | | | | corporate blog is a way for a large company to keep |
| connect to the internet, you too can be a blogger. | | | | their customers up to date with new products and |
| The WordPress platform is a free piece of software | | | | information. It also is a way for customers to |
| that is by far, the best tool to use for your blog. | | | | communicate with the corporation and make their |
| But why do YOU want to blog? | | | | opinions known. |
| To answer this question first we need to take a | | | | An Important Blogging Tip - Consider Your Blogging |
| short trip down memory lane and look at the history | | | | Goals First |
| of blogging. | | | | To help you decide the kind of blogger that you |
| In the beginning, when blogs actually started, they | | | | want to be, it is extremely helpful to pause and think |
| were online diaries. The term blog is derived from | | | | about what your blogging goals or intentions are. |
| "web log". People used a weblog as an online journal | | | | Here are a few questions to consider: |
| and talked about themselves, what they were doing, | | | | Why do you want to blog? |
| their activities and the events taking place in their | | | | What do you aim to achieve by blogging? |
| lives just as they would in a written personal diary or | | | | Who are you blogging for i.e. who is your target |
| journal. | | | | audience? |
| Even today there are a large number of blogs that | | | | Once you have the answers to these questions you |
| are online diaries. These types of blogs are of benefit | | | | are in a much better position to start blogging. You |
| both to the blogger and his/her readers. It's great to | | | | now have formulated your goals and intentions and |
| connect with like-minded people and share your | | | | you have a plan. With a plan and a vision you have |
| opinions and views of the world. | | | | set yourself up for a successful blogging venture. |
| Another group of people that like to blog are the | | | | In the blogging world it is so easy to get distracted |
| ones that have special interests, maybe a cause that | | | | and to get lost in all the different avenues of |
| they support, a charity that they support, or a | | | | information. So, when you really understand what it is |
| specific hobby that they enjoy. They blog to | | | | that you want to do with your blog, then you can |
| promote their message, and to interact with other | | | | start to build on that. It is far easier to maintain your |
| people who share the same interests. They want | | | | focus when you have a vision and goals to achieve. |
| their blog to serve as a kind of hub of information | | | | If you want to ramp up your success rate then |
| for their readers or target audience. These bloggers | | | | write your goals down and stick to your plan. |
| collect information from many different sources and | | | | |