The dark circles under his eyes are proof that he is pecking at the keyboard again. Night after night he sits, mesmerized by computer screen surfing forum after stage, filling in empty spaces with his remarks and inane issues, political debates, religious matters, business strategies, and shopping choices. All the time her marriage is deteriorating, her children are growing up and moving away, her business is on the verge of bankruptcy, spiritual matters are being neglected, of which she is oblivious.
One day he comes across an internet forum about blogging. "What in the world is blogging?" She wondered.
Suddenly he is thrilled with a new mission. He has to get to the bottom of it. The amount of time he has spent on the internet communicating with people all over the world, he has never heard of blogging. He wants to learn everything there is to know about it...
Blogging is a relatively new phenomenon that is virtually undefined as it is not yet what it will become. Weblogs currently rest on the fringes of interactive journalism versus personal archiving and information sharing. Different bloggers have different objectives and goals. Some aim to record their thoughts, some aim to share resources and information, and some aim to tell stories. Blogging is used to educate readers and provide customer service and communication, as well as as a tool for self-expression.
With the introduction of the Adsense content-targeted advertising program by Google, you can also generate some revenue from your blog as you get pay per click for accessing Google ads from your blog. Don't create a blog on the basis that you are going to get rich with ad pay or you may get very disappointed. Instead, view the advertising program as an added bonus for the time it takes to fill your blog with useful content, or as paying a little bit to do something you love.
The best way to start blogging is to jump in and get your feet wet. Decide what you want to achieve through your blog. Is it a tool to get things off your chest? Sharing your thoughts and feelings? providing information? tracking event?
Reading through different blogs will give you some ideas for the purpose of your blog and how to develop your writing style.
Find a blogging medium you are comfortable with. There are some alternatives to free blogs and there are some paid services which are very reasonable, some for commercial and some for non-commercial use.
Probably the fastest and easiest way to start your own blog is to use a hosted service like Blogger - http://www.blogger.com. Getting started with Blogger is a three step process that you can take care of right now. You simply create an account, name your blog and choose a template and you are ready to start creating blog entries. Once you are comfortable with the basic process of blogging, be sure to visit the "Help" section of the Blogger website to learn more about advanced uses and blogging options.
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