Some people are enticed by blogging because they view it as something that is easy and very uncomplicated to do. This is relatively true but as in any project, even if it is easy it would be really helpful if you know the basics. This blog post would hopeful help you in familiarizing yourself with the blogging basics including terms and concepts which would help you in your way to blogging.
Here are some Blogging Basics:
- Blogging - If you don’t know blogging, well you are really out of your depth here. Anyway, Wikipedia defines blogging as is a type of website, usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video. This basically means that blogging is your way to express yourself which is very easy to do. You are the writer and editor of your blog which means endless creative freedom to speak through blogging.
- SEO - This acronym means Search Engine Optimization and this is important in blogging. This is because it makes your blog visible to popular search engines. If you want your blog to be relevant you really need to know SEO even if its just the basics of it. Basically it means incorporating "relevant keywords or tags" that people search for especially regarding the topic that you are writing about. This should be done in a way that your content would not be compromised. Anyway, I will dwell more on this as we go along.
- Copyright - I consider this very important in blogging but some blog or bloggers for that matter who overlooks this important concept. Respecting the content of blogs and websites is essential especially if you want to develop your blog through blog networking. There are blogs who copy other people’s blog posts or blogs itself and this is considered CHEATING. Acknowledging sources is very important because you give credence on where its due. Here is a great blog post entitled Protect Your Blog And Counter Copyright Thefts which tackles the issue more.
There are a lot of other blogging terms and concepts that should be discussed more and I would be discussing these terms as I go along. Anyway knowing these concepts are important because you would be able to know your rights as a blogger and also the blogging hazards that you should be avoiding. Hopefully this would help you to be an effective blogger as you go along the blogging world.
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