Have you
entered the blogosphere ?
There are
millions of people keeping active blogs.
Bloggers
often have a tendency to look at other bloggers’ blogs. When they see something
they like, they will often link to it and put a comment.
This
interlinking has developed into the blogoshere, i.e. all the linked blogs.
Many of the
blog readers find a few bloggers in the blogosphere, which they like and build
up relationships with those bloggers.
This shows
the importance of blogs. A small group of bloggers can discuss a subject and
this can be read by thousands of readers. Your blog could become a traffic
magnet.
If you have
a message or information to share, or links to websites or other blogs or your
affiliate sites, or concerning internet marketing online,
and so on, there is great potential for you to grow your success online via
this powerful “tool.”
Whether you
are a blogger or a blog reader, you will probably agree with me when I say that
blogs are a pleasant and enjoyable way to share knowledge and information, and
to learn about the world around you.
Are you
blogging?
I have
several blogs.
Here is an
example of one of my Blogger.com blogs: www.bartonangel.blogspot.com
Here is the
example of my newly started Wordpress blog, Angel Cuddle
Publishing
This is
hosted by www.successblognet.com,
as part of my membership with Success Patrol (which I
can highly recommend to you). Their conference room Wordpress training is so
helpful and friendly, with step by step guidance which even the technically
challenged can follow. It is free to join. The folks at Success Patrol have
even added conference room times so that the people in other time zones can get
to the training. That’s how caring they are.
Many people
blog on Blogger.com. The reason for this is usually because Blogger.com is free
and you can be blogging in just seconds. That is okay, but you are putting all
your efforts into the hands of someone else. Blogger.com can shut you down on a
whim, without giving you an explanation. Then all your hard work will be lost
and you will not be very pleased!
That is
where Wordpress is better, in that it is in your hands and therefore permanent
unless you decide that you do not want it anymore, but it will be your
decision. When you use Wordpress you are given instant access to a number of
plugins that are not available at Blogger.com. These plugins help you to make
your blog more search engine optimized, for example. This is essential if you
are involved in internet
marketing online.
Your
Wordpress blog can be hosted on your own server. You do need your own hosting
account for that which can be purchased quite cheaply. Or you can do what I’ve
done. As I said above, as part of my membership with Success Patrol, my blog is hosted on their account, and I get
all the training and help that I need too.
By the way,
like Blogger.com, Wordpress do offer a free hosted service, but if you are
serious about using your blog to build your business, and are looking at the
long term continuation of your blog, then it is better to host the blog
yourself on your server, or better still, to have the hosting taken care of by
Success Patrol with all the support and teaching that entails.
I
thoroughly enjoy blogging and learning as I enjoy this activity. What about
you?
If you are
not already blogging, I hope I have given you a thirst to find out about it,
and of course, to participate in blogging.
If you are
already a blogger, perhaps you would like to share your blogging experience
with us.
Angel Cuddles,
