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What is a blog and what are blog services?
This is an interesting subject - Blogs. Unlike in the business world — whether for profit or for nonprofit — you find folks unwilling to admit deficits. In my area of rural Washington, North Carolina this is especially evident. Small town small minds? Big fish in little waters? Looking towards the “blogosphere” I see something more along the lines of my Open Source roots. A willingness to share both the knowledge and fame or credit as it were. Hold on a sec. I really am getting to the point here , give me a second. My point is ’round these here parts of the rural south you find folks a bit on the egocentric side almost completely lacking in any resemblance of humility. There is little sense of magnanimity in “the hub of IBX”. A certain air of chickenshit arrogance waffes through our power crowd. Sad.
Blogs and bloggers like those in the free software or open source communities show willingness not only to ask for assistance, but to openly admit to short comings. Very refreshing indeed. In discussing this subject you must understand that blogs are a major part of online activity in today’s society. Millions of people blog daily. Some of us recognize a bit of celebrity status as a result of our blogs - plus our A-Listers make serious cash. What exactly is blogging? Well, macewan.org is a blog. You see a blog is a website which consists of various entries. These entries are written by the blogger. Blog entries are often called posts. All blog entries or posts appear in reverse chronological order featuring the most recent entry listed first.
So blogging is like a diary?
Blogging, in a sense, is very similar to a journal or diary. Majority of blogs include comments and links which are placed to gain user interactivity and community. As with most warm and fuzzy discussions the topic of cashmoneyY0 creeps in. Oh yeah, serious money is made online. More than you’ll ever earn in small towns 8-5. Sorta one of the reasons I blog coach folks. Staying on the subject of community and mixing in the money making aspect I just touched on, Michael of michaelmartine.com recently wrote on the subject of community building (traffic) as it pertains to online profits. Chris Garrett took the idea a step beyond the basics Michael laid before us. In his version a blogpack is created the Authority Blogger Blog Pack. Now this is far from new. Most have been there done that already. However, this pack is fair new and revving for new members. Those already members can head over to http://drop.io/ABpacktwitter to download the latest version of the feeds OPML or Twitter list files - thanks Rebecca Leaman for the heads up.
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Bloggers are cool like that? =)
That’s debateable. First things first. Blogs are produced by a special software. With this site - macewan.org - the backend or “special software” is WordPress. Blogging is the act of writing blog entries or posts in a blog. Blogosphere or blog services sites usually consist of an online community of blogs and bloggers *think AB Blog Pack*. Blogging is very therapeutic and a great way to be heard. You can even get paid to blog sometimes. It is possible to become a professional blogger because the activity has become so popular. People blog to express their thoughts and opinions, market or promote something, help other people, establish yourself as an expert, connect with people similar to you, to make a difference, to stay active or knowledgeable in a certain field or topic, to stay connected to friend and family, and to make money from various forms of media. Blogging plays a key role in many different causes. There are times when being a celeb. blogger has it’s perks. Not 10 minutes ago while writing this post I was contacted by a resort owner in Costa Rica. He needed services I provide in exchange for one of the rooms on the beach. Air conditioning and a pool on the freaking beach for 2 weeks free! Viva yo. Chickabowow.
There are many different ways to blog and most of them are through free blog services, that’s right the majority of blog services are free. There are a few that charge for you to blog or upgrade to utilize their additional features. Blog services are sites that allow users to post blogs and they host the site. Blog services that are free come in many various features and styles. When you select a free blog service platform make sure you pick one that suits your blogging needs. Blogabond.com and Trippert.com is a blog site dedicated to travel blogs. You can blog about all of your vacations and adventures from abroad on these free blog services. BlogRox.com offers over 40MB of free online space to blog. Blogger.com is one of the most popular of free blog services they are very easy to use for novice bloggers. The templates help you set everything up with ease. Bravenet.com is a free blog service site that offers RSS feeds and other very cool features. ClearBlogs.com is also another free blog service that offers templates, friends only posts, and IP banning. Blog.com is a free blog service that offers unlimited bandwidth for their free members and a paid member option that features additonal benefits. Blogetery.com is a free blog service that offers multiple templates with anti-spam and extra features. Netcipia.com is a free blog service with wiki that offers public and private display along with 2GB of storage for users. Xanga.com is a free blog service that offers a social networking feature with the blogging experience. Multiply.com is a blog service that mixes social networking along with photo galleries and other neat features. There are many options you can select when deciding the best free blog services to use.
