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Quick Solutions with
Blogs
A web log, also known as a "blog"
for short, is like an online diary or journal for some, on online multimedia
center, article or news announcer and more to others. Basically text-based, blogs
are easy to update with posts, and depending upon the type of blog, fairly easy
to maintain.
If you choose to set up your
own blog with software in your web hosting package, for example, you generally
chose a Wordpress blog. Wordpress offers a variety of templates, however, not
all templates are compatible with all plug-ins or modules you may want to
incorporate into your blog like RSS (Really Simple Syndication) feeds. So you
would either have to learn the skills needed to update your blog as technology
and the Internet advance, or you would need to hire help to do this for you so
that your blog keeps up with the times.
Blog Content and Features
Regardless of whether or not
you hire help with your blog set-up and maintenance, there are many features
and benefits for both bloggers and website visitors. For example, many authors
can contribute to a blog’s content. So you can set up
multiple authors to allow posting access for each one.
Plus you can post multimedia
on your blog. Upload digital images, full color graphics, photos and animations,
even add audio and video. Helpful for promoting both your business and personal
materials, you can share photos as well as presentations that focus on your products,
services and any other related information online. Powerful tools for sharing
and advertising, blogs are well liked by both search engines and people.
No Experience Necessary
Even if you have no
experience operating a static web site, you will find that nearly any type of
content can be presented on a blog. Businesses and individuals share stories
about trips to in-depth discussions about world politics. And as an added bonus,
most blogs even allow website visitors, also known as bloggers, to post their
own replies to your blog content or entries, leaving feedback for the blog host
to approve or delete as he or she sees fit.
Depending upon the blog
tools, other blog features can include:
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Customizable blog
templates that can be helpful for creating an attractive display of your
content quick and easy.
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The means to
incorporate Google™ Ad sense into the blog to generate additional income,
helpful for covering your blog hosting fees.
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Additional ways
of promotion and SEO (search engine optimization) solutions like adding small
banners with interactive links to sidebars.
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A tool for IP
banning so that spammers and other troublesome website guests are not able to
post unwanted messages to your blogs.
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Subscriber form
boxes plus RSS news feeds to enable your blog visitors to return plus inform
them automatically of your new blog content.
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And area with
blog statistics so that you can review the number of people reading each of
your posts.
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Hot keys so that
the administrator of your blog can use repeat phrases when posting replies on
the blog.
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Automatic email messages
when people leave comments and feedback on your blog.
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Survey tools for
interaction with your blog guests and help for your future content creation.
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Remote blog
capability so you can post directly through your email or a handheld device.
In summary, a blog can be an
easy, fast and fun way to establish an online presence with the right blog
tools and / or help. With so many awesome features for both blog guests and
blog operators to use, it’s no wonder that blogs are so popular today!
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