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2. A step by step
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3. A description of
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5. Being Social - the
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AN EXCERPT
During
the 1990s, a blog was known as a weblog, indicating that it was something found
on the Internet as a serial recording of information—a diary, if you will.
Today blogs are quite different; they are personalized and modified to display
information in a variety of ways. But ultimately, a blog is still a serial
collection of information.
In
my experience, many book bloggers either start their blog on Blogger or on
WordPress.com because they both offer a free platform. Whether you’re a new or
seasoned blogger, I hope that by the end of our discussion of blogs you will
have a better sense of the components required for a successful blogging
experience.
This
brings me to an important point—regardless of your web designer’s opinion,
ultimately your blog must be easy to use and tailored to your needs. If you have a blog that is too complicated for your
skill level, ask for help. If you have paid someone to design a blog for you,
ensure that the designer understands your skill level and creates something you
are comfortable using.
Blogging
is a very popular activity. In February 2011, it was estimated that there were approximately
152,000,000 blogs worldwide on various platforms (according to Wikipedia). That number has only
increased since then. There are many different platforms for blogs. The most
common include Blogger, free WordPress (also known as WordPress.com), and
self-hosted WordPress (also known as WordPress.org). In addition, there is
Tumblr, Medium, Google+, Squarespace, LiveJournal, Weebly, Typepad, and Joomla.
Each platform has positive and negative aspects. For the purposes of this book,
we will be talking about Blogger and WordPress, as they are by far the most
popular of the platforms.
When
I went looking for some stats, I found it impossible to get current numbers of
Blogger blogs. Apparently they haven’t published their numbers in over a
decade. Of the numbers that are published, they are impressive! As of midway
through 2013,
·
There were 101.7 million Tumblr blogs
·
There were 63 million WordPress blogs
·
There were 62.6 million LiveJournal
blogs
·
There were 12 million Weebly blogs
As I’m sure you will determine as we go along, my preference
for blogging is self-hosted WordPress. As of this writing, a self-hosted
WordPress blog costs no more than $100.00 a year. There are some additional
startup costs (for example, how much you spend depends on the graphics selected
for your blog). If you decide to go with a “free” platform, you can register a
domain for a nominal charge. I’m not a huge fan of the massive URLs that come
with WordPress.com or Blogger blogs.
SPECIAL LINKS
Barb
Drozdowich (Author Site) http://barbdrozdowich.com
Sugarbeat’s
Books (Book Blog) http://sugarbeatsbooks.com
Facebook(Author
blog) https://www.facebook.com/BarbDrozdowichAuthor
Twitter
http://twitter.com/sugarbeatbc
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