What is a Blog, Blogging & Blogger? Definition, Meaning & Examples
You must have heard the term “blog” or “weblog” and you’re probably thinking “what is a blog and what’s it all about?” Let’s make this clear, when I was in college, a lot of people talked about “blogs” and “blogging”, but back then I never knew exactly what it was, never mind how to go about creating a blog or knowing which were the best blog hosting sites! I had absolutely no idea…
Fortunately, I’ve now published and managed many different blogs, so I can truly say I know what blogging is (check out our free blogging course at the button on the top of the page if you want help starting one).
Before I give you an in-depth explanation of blogs and blogging, let’s see other definitions for that:
Definition of a blog according to Wikipedia…
You might also like:
How to start a blog
What is a blog?
According to Harvard Law School website…
What is a weblog
… but enough of those “geeky” words. Just read my simple and easy to understand definition below.
what is a blog
You’ve probably read blogs more than once, to be honest, you’re actually reading one now.
But let’s get back to the point. What exactly is a blog?
Table of Contents
So what is a blog?
A blog is very similar to a website. I would say that a blog is a diary/journal that is (mostly) maintained by one person – blogger. Usually, blogs are being updated quite often (once a day, once a week, once a month). Blogs can be private, but most of them are available on the internet for others to see.
Blogs have certain topics. My blog’s topic is “blogging” and “how to start one” – I’m helping beginners to start a blog, get more visitors and much more… BUT, it can also have several other topics. Bloggers are usually passionate about a specific topic thus they’ll create one.
Blog posts are the fundamental of a blog. Every blog on the internet consists of different blog posts written by the blogger. Blog posts can contain content (obviously!), videos, images, bullet-points, different headings and so on.
Blogs (and blog posts) can be shared on social networks (Twitter, FaceBook, Google+) and people can leave comments under the blog posts in order to start meaningful conversations.
Blogs can have a LOT of visitors. When your blog has enough posts and it starts to become popular, you’ll start receiving traffic from other sites, social networks and even from search engines.
Definitions that are tied with a blog
Blog definition (n.)
An online journal/diary that is available on the Internet.
Blogger definition (n.)
An individual who is the blog owner. The person who keeps the blog alive (posting new posts, sharing the latest news, information, case studies, opinions, etc…)
Blog post meaning (n.)
An article or writing that is inside the blog. For example, the article you are currently reading is a “blog post” that is written for my blog.
Free domain with hosting
Blog meaning (v.)
To start a blog, to keep a blog, to find a blog – I’m going to find a blog about health and fitness.
Blogging meaning (v.)
The action of maintaining/writing a blog – While blogging, I’m able to share information that I feel is important, helpful or interesting for others.
Comments
Post a Comment