How are Blogs Used?
Traditionally, blogs were used as something like an online diary. They included links that the author had found interesting that day as well as life stories.
But as blogs became more and more popular, businesses started to use them. The first industry to really embrace blogs was the news media.
Journalists post their stories to the blog and readers subscribe to the blog news feeds to receive up-to-the-minute information on a variety of topics. Now, blogs are used for many different purposes.
- Personal diaries
- News feeds
- Hourly, daily, weekly updates of Web sites
- New information on a topic
- Product updates: reviews, new versions, new products
- This day in history
- Birthdays and other special events
- Almost anything you can think of
What do I need to set up a blog?
Since blogs are just Web pages, all you really need to set up a blog is to contact us and we will upload a blog to your web space on your web hosting.
What is RSS?
RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication, and it is a way to tell other people about your new blog entries. You post your Web log entries in the XML specification RSS. Then readers all over the world can view your blog entries on content aggregators. Or you can post content from other blogs on your site using RSS tools. We can easily set this up for you
I run a business, what good is a blog to me?
Weblogs are a great traffic generator, but only if they are honest, and not just marketing hype. There are many uses for a business weblog - not just for personal diaries.
Please visit our web design blog to see a working example |
