When i was
growing up i did not understand why people wanted to have a blog. I did not
understand what was so special about it or what the difference was between
writing a regular article online and blogging. A lot of my friends were doing
it in college and they would get a lot of feedback from random people about
their blog posts. They all really enjoyed writing it so I knew there was
something special about it. I decided I wanted to do some research and look at
the specific differences between blogging and writing online articles. Also, I wanted
to look into the pros and cons of blogging. This is relatively new to me so any
extra information I can get about blogging sure does help.
Posting articles
online is a good way to get information out, but it is more like a one way
street. You don’t get as much feedback and social interaction as you would if
you were writing things on your blog. If you want people to be interested and
engaged with your writing I would go the blogging route. However, if you are just
looking to get massive amounts of page views and circulation then writing article
is the best for you. I am not saying one is better than the other but depending
on the type of person you are and what you want to accomplish with your writing,
it might be better to use a certain platform.
A vast majority
of the people I talk to love to use their blogs, but others down right despise
it and only use it for a short period of time.
I wanted to look into the pros and cons of
blogging. Some of the pros are: 1). It is easy! Who wouldn't want to create
one?! It takes a matter of minutes! Also, the outreach is incredible and it can
bring certain communities together! Talking about similar interests is
something that everyone wants to be a part of. Some of the cons that have been
said are: you need to regularly update it, and honesty can be hard and get you into
trouble on your blog posts. You have to decide for yourself if you have the drive and ambition to keep up with your blogging.
I understand both
sides to this argument but I believe it would behoove people to get a blog and take
it seriously.
http://kevin.lexblog.com/2014/01/16/do-not-confuse-writing-an-article-with-blogging/
From reading this blog post I felt like I was on the same page as the writer because I have never understood why people blog. I like how you compared articles and blogging and help me understand that articles are just a one way street where blogs can be continued upon.
ReplyDeleteHi Ashley, I enjoy your blog! From your blog, I understand what is the difference between blogging and writing a article. Great job!
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ReplyDeleteBlogging can open a world of limitlessness, there is no right or wrong and if you're crazy then most likely you are going to find a following. Articles remind me to much of having some level of formality and restriction that simply put me to sleep. I enjoyed reading your post, thanks!
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