Blog: A website where individuals or groups regularly post articles on various
topics in a conversational style.
Blogger: A person who creates and maintains a blog.
Blogging: The process of creating, writing, and publishing content on a blog,
which can be a hobby, a professional pursuit, or a means of generating income.
Types of Blog
• Personal blog
• Business blog
• Collaborative blog
• Organizational blog
• Dedicated or Aggregated blog
• Based on Genre
Advantages of blogging
• Improve writing skills
• Build a community of like-minded individuals
• Opportunities for monetization
• Develop digital literacy skills through the use of digital tools
• Build a positive digital footprint
• Build yourself a little fame
Before you set up a blog:
• Content
o topics you will cover
o the format of your content (e.g. text, images, videos)
o the tone you will use
o the frequency of your content updates
• Audience
o Target audience and factors such as age, gender, interests, and
location
• Look around
o research other blogs in your interest to gain an idea.
Blogger Interface
• View blog
o Allows you to view the front-end of your blog.
• Theme
o Themes control the layout, colors, fonts, and other visual elements of
your blog, allowing you to customize the look and feel of your blog.
• Settings
o Allows you to configure various settings for your blog, such as title,
description, and favicon setting.
• Pages
o Pages are static web pages that contain information about your blog.
• Layout
o The layout feature allows you to arrange the various elements of
your blog, such as the header, footer, sidebar, and main content area.
• Posts
o Posts are articles that you write for your blog.
o Posts can include different things like words, pictures, videos, and
other things to make them more interesting.
Practices of a good blogger
§ Choose a niche or topic that you are passionate about and write about it
consistently.
§ Research your topic thoroughly and provide accurate and valuable
information to your readers.
§ Write with passion and personality. Let your personality shine through
your writing.
§ Use proper grammar, spelling, and punctuation to make your articles easy
to read and understand.
§ Be honest and transparent with your readers. Don't deceive or mislead
them.
§ Use social media to connect with your audience and promote your blog.
§ Continuously learn and improve your writing and blogging skills.
• Vlog:
o Vlog stands for "video blog".
o It refers to a type of online video content that is similar to a
traditional blog post, but in a video format.
• Vlogger:
o A person who creates and maintains a vlog.
o They often share their thoughts, experiences, and opinions with
their audience through video content.
• Vlogging:
o The process of filming oneself, often with a camera or a smartphone,
and sharing personal experiences, thoughts, and opinions with an
audience through an online platform such as YouTube.
