BLOGGING

What is Blog?

A blog is a web sit where you write brief articles about your selected topic on a consistent basis. New articles appear at the top, so your visitors can easily read what’s new. People who read your blog may leave you a “comment” or response to your article, while others may link to or email you privately. Blog software makes it easy to frequently add new articles to your article.

Your blog is whatever you want it to be and there are no formal rules about what you write about on you blog. Some blogs are personal diaries, while others are a daily pulpit. Still others can be collaborative spaces, breaking-news outlets or a collection of links.

Why blog?

• Talk about yourself, your organizatiion, work, or issue areas

• Makes your voice more findable by others who are talking(good and bad)

• Provide oppurtunities for people to engage in dialogue with your issues, work, or organization

The Good Blogging Software Choices

• Blogger.com

• WordPress.com

• LiveJournal.com

Remeber:

Your First Step Isn’t A Blog-It’s To Comment

Some people jump right in and set up a blog because it is easy to do. However, there is nothing wrong with a taking a slower approach. First, find a few blogs that cover the topic you’re interested in, start reading them, and leave comments.

(You can easily find blog with a Google Search as blogs tend to turn up first in the search engine or you can browse trough the Technorati BlogFinder.)

Once you are ready to start your blog, here are some questions you need to think about:

• What do I want to write about?

• What topics will my blog cover?

• Who am I writing for?

• What should I name my blog?

• Advice on Writing a Successful Blog

Here’s what you need to be successful:

• Aclear message, voice or point of view-Why are you writing about your topic?
• An Obvious Need- Will you be contribuuting something Unique to the space?
• A Clear Goal- What are you going to write about? Is your focus narrow or broad? Personal or profressional?
• A Strong Commitment- You don’t have to write dozens of articles a day, but you need to be consistent.
• An Audience-By answering all the above, you will build and audience.