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Understanding and Reading a Blog. John C.

Dvorak's Understanding and Reading a Blog (for Newcomers) With five million or more bloggers out there and even more readers it is assumed that everyone knows how to read a blog, or how they work. From my blogging experience I can say that this is definitely not true and hopefully this short article will describe the process for newcomers. This article is for the readers of blogs, not the writers. First of all there are two categories of blogs. Blog Elements Blog Layout. The Post Element.

Generally speaking the post consists of nine possible sub-elements: headline, link to primary source, summary, commentary, image, pull quote, permalink, comments link, comments (if any). The permalink means a link to the specific database location of this specific post. The Headline is the title of the post and usually presented automatically in a large type face. The main link to the primary source is what much blogging is all about. Then comes the blockquote. The Comments Element. Bloglet. Creative Concepts. Rob Weychert. Post: Top 10 Most Practical Blogs for Entrepreneurs.

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MyBlogLog. The Blogger's Primer [Content] For many, blogs are a part of life.

You might keep your own blog or choose to visit several other blogs through your daily reading. You may even sit back and think, "Gee, I’d like to blog but I just don’t think I’d be any good at it. " This article aims to give you a good jumping-off point from which you can successfully launch yourself into the blogosphere. A blog is not a technology, a technique, or a cool trick. A blog is form of content site; what’s important is the information it presents, and the ways in which that content meets the readers’ needs. Burgeoning bloggers need to consider first the areas on which they’ll blog, and which audience or reader the blog be suited to. Given such a content-centric order of priorities, this article will take a slightly unorthodox approach. Why Blog? Other than that, blogs are an open format.

Chaplain Lewis and A Baghdad Dweller look at the war effort from different perspectives. Readership Acquiring Readers Word of Mouth. Really Useful Fitness Blog. Search Engine Optimization For Blogs. How To Build Traffic To Your Blog. With the growing interest in blogging as a means of online promotion and branding, a lot of marketers are starting blogs to promote their opinions, products, books and services.

But a blog is like a website. “Write and they will come” isn’t exactly a magic formula to bring in traffic by the boatload. If you need to promote your website in order to build traffic to it, you need to promote your blog as well. Here are some ways you can become a well-read and influential blogger. 1. This should be common sense, but many marketers tend to forget that their readers are real people and that you need to use the principles of online copywriting to make your headlines and copy interesting to your readers. If you write posts that people enjoy reading, they will reward you by returning to your blog regularly. Make your posts conversational, pithy and topical.