CHAPTER 3

Define Blog

Blog is a website where a writer express own experiences, observations, and opinions that contains images and several hyperlinks.

The link below has several examples of different types of blog:

http://blogbasics.com/examples-of-blogs/

A brief introduction to blogging:

http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/02/05/what-is-a-blog/

http://homebusiness.about.com/od/homebusinessglossar1/g/blogging.htm

The link below defines blog in terms of marketing strategy.

http://www.marketingterms.com/dictionary/blog/

Why BLOG?

The following links talks about the challenges a blogger faces and some important and useful tricks to build a better blog.

http://alistapart.com/article/writebetter

http://alistapart.com/article/writeliving

This page gives 31 basic steps to create a better blog that contains the secrets of writers as well as the readers while writing a blog.

http://www.problogger.net/31-days/

http://thetakeactionwahm.com/31-days-better-blog/

Basic guides to become a better blogger

How to avoid common beginner blogging pitfalls?

Blogging can be very fun, but there is a lot more to it than just expressing your thoughts and experiences in writing. You want it to be smooth, attractive, and interesting.

Check out the links below to avoid common blogging mistakes:

http://unbounce.com/content-marketing/4-common-blogging-mistakes/

http://www.copyblogger.com/common-blogging-mistakes/

The link below briefly discusses about the legal issues surrounding blog which is generally neglected by beginners.

http://www.wikihow.com/Avoid-Common-Beginner-Blogger-Mistakes

How to maintain a blog?

If you don’t maintain and update your blog, you might lose your readers. Here are the resources that will give you useful tips to maintain your blog.

http://www.lifehack.org/articles/productivity/how-to-maintain-a-blog-and-a-full-time-job.html

The article in the link below explains some great blogging platforms, good blog post, and designing and maintaining the blog

http://dailytekk.com/2012/01/30/blogging-basics-for-beginners-plus-tons-of-resources/

http://www.thefutureorganization.com/blogging-tips-create-maintain-blog/