| A weblog (or simply blog) is a website that 'publishes' | | | | Personification blog, focus on non-human being or |
| or features articles (which are called 'blog posts', 'posts', | | | | objects (such as dogs).p) Spam blogs, used for |
| or 'entries'), written by an individual or a group that | | | | promoting affiliated websites; also known as 'splogs'. |
| make use of any or a combination of the following; | | | | Blogging is typically done on a regular (almost daily) |
| Straight texts, Photographs or images (photoblog), | | | | basis. The term "blogging" refers to the act of |
| Video (videoblog), Audio files (audioblog) and Hyperlinks. | | | | authoring, maintaining, or adding an article to an existing |
| Usually presented and arranged in reverse | | | | blog, while the term "blogger" refers to a person or a |
| chronological order, blogs are essentially used for the | | | | group who keeps a blog. |
| following purposes; Online journal or a web diary, | | | | Today, more than 3 million blogs can be found in the |
| Content managament system and Online publishing | | | | Internet. This figure is continuously growing, as the |
| platform. | | | | availability of various blog software, tools, and other |
| A typical blog has the following components; Post | | | | applications make it easier for just about anyone to |
| date, the date and time of the blog entry. Category, | | | | update or maintain the blog (even those with little or no |
| the category that the blog belongs to. Title, the title of | | | | technical background). Because of this trend, bloggers |
| the blog. Main body the main content of the blog. RSS | | | | can now be categorized into 4 main types: |
| and trackback, links the blog back from other sites. | | | | Personal bloggers, people who focus on a diary or on |
| Comments, commentaries that are added by readers. | | | | any topic that an individual feels strongly about. |
| Permalinks, the URL of the full article. Other optional | | | | Business bloggers, people who focus on promoting |
| items, calendar, archives, blogrolls, and add-ons or | | | | products and services. |
| plug-ins. | | | | Organizational bloggers, people who focus on internal |
| A blog can also have a footer, usually found at the | | | | or external communication in an organization or a |
| bottom of the blog, that shows the post date, the | | | | community. |
| author, the category, and the 'stats' (the nubmer of | | | | Professional bloggers, people who are hired or paid to |
| comments or trackbacks). | | | | do blogging. |
| There are numerous types of blogs. Some of them | | | | Problogging (professional blogging) refers to blogging |
| are the following;a) Political blog, on news, politics, | | | | for a profit. Probloggers (professional bloggers) are |
| activism, and other issue based blogs (such as | | | | people who make money from blogging (as an |
| campaigning).b) Personal blog, also known as online | | | | individual blog publisher or a hired blogger). |
| diary that may include an individual's day-to-day | | | | Below are just some of the many money-making |
| experience, complaints, poems, and illicit thoughts, and | | | | opportunities for probloggers; Advertising programs, |
| communications between friends.c) Topical blog, with | | | | RSS advertising, Sponsorship, |
| focus either on a particular niche (function or position) | | | | Affiliate Programs, Digital assets, Blog network writing |
| that is usually technical in nature or a local information.d) | | | | gigs, Business blog writing gigs, Non blogging writing |
| Health blog, on specific health issues. Medical blog is a | | | | gigs, Donations, Flipping blogs, Merchandising, Consulting |
| major category of health blog that features medical | | | | and speaking. |
| news from health care professionals and/or actual | | | | The following are a few things that you need to |
| patient cases.e) Literary blog, also known as litblog.f) | | | | consider if you want to be successful in problogging;a) |
| Travel blog, with focus on a traveler's stories on a | | | | Be patient. Problogging requires a lot of time and effort, |
| particular journey.g) Research blog, on academic | | | | not to mention a long-term vision.b) Know your |
| issues such as research notes.h) Legal blog, on law | | | | audience. Targeting a specific audience or group is a |
| (technical areas) and legal affairs; also known as | | | | key to building a readership.c) Be an 'expert'. Focus on |
| 'blawgs'.i) Media blog, focus on falsehoods or | | | | a specific niche topic and strive to be the "go-to" |
| inconsistencies in mass media; usually exclusive for a | | | | blogger on that topic.d) Diversify. Experiment with |
| newspaper or a television network.j) Religious blog, on | | | | various add and affiliate programs that enable you to |
| religious topicsk) Educational blog, on educational | | | | make money online (aside from blogging).e) Do not |
| applications, usually written by students and teachers.l) | | | | bore your readers. Focus on the layout. White spaces, |
| Collaborative or collective blog, a specific topic written | | | | line spacings, and bigger fonts make a blog welcoming |
| by a group of people.m) Directory blog, contains a | | | | to read. |
| collection of numerous web sites.n) Business blog, used | | | | Certainly, it is possible to earn money from blogs. One |
| by entrepreneurs and corporate employees to | | | | just needs to take risks, the passion, and the right |
| promote their businesses or talk about their work.o) | | | | attitude in order to be a successful problogger. |