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Creative Strategies for Brainstorming for Business Success
We experience creativity every time a fresh idea pops into our minds. We recognize creative imagination in everything from a pastel painting to a business plan. By trying these ten tips, you will discover some amazing creative abilities that may...
Surviving Corporate Politics Part 2: Keeping Up Appearances
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Three Common Deadly Mistakes Made In Job Interviews
Since no two interviews are alike it is difficult to be prepared for the unexpected. You can however focus on your presentation skills which may be even more important than what you have to say.
Here are three areas that you should consider...
Why the Internet is an Entrepreneurs' Dream
Not long ago, a vacation that entailed travelling across much of the U.S. helped me reflect a bit about my Internet business, and reminded me of the powerful advantages of doing business online. Let's consider just a few of them... 1) Generate...
Work-from-home Office Policies
It has come to our attention that self-employed people have somehow escaped the burden of "office policies". No longer. Now even work-from-home hermits can revel in the burden of "office policies." (This is part three of a series that began...
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Beginners Guide to Blogging
A blog is basically an online journal wherein you can digitally
pen down your thoughts, ideas, opinions and practically anything
that you want people to read. Blogs come in different styles,
formats, and settings, depending on the preference of the user.
Many blogging sites, offer built in features such as hyperlink,
straight texts, pictures etc. Some blogging sites, even allow
you to put video and mp3's on your blogs.
Instead of writing texts, some bloggers choose to make their
blogs more audio friendly, by using spoken word entries. This is
called audio blogging.
Basically a blog contains these features:
title- which allows you to label your post body- this is the
content of your post trackback- other sites can be linked back
to your blog permanent link- every article that you write has a
URL comments- this allow readers to post comments on your blog.
One of the advantages of blogging, is that it is made of only a
few templates. Unlike, other websites that is made up of
numerous individual pages. This make it easier for blog users to
create new pages, because it already has a fix setting that
include: slots for title, body of the post, category, etc.
This is especially useful for first time users, since they can
start blogging right away. They can chose from a number of
templates that blogging websites provide.
Anyone who wants to start a blog can do so by becoming a member
of a blogging website of their choice. Once they've become
members, they automatically become a part of that particular
blogging community. They can browse through other bloggers
pages, and link them back to their own blogs. They can also make
comments on other members' blogs.
Blogging is not just limited to personal usage. There are a lot
of blogs that follow a theme such as: sports, politics,
philosophy, social commentary, etc. These blogs espouse on their
specific themes. This way blogging becomes a medium in which
people can share their knowledge and opinions about a variety of
themes and topics.
Some bloggers even use their blogs as a means to advertise. Some
authors advertise their books on their blogs. While other
bloggers, use their blogs to shed light to currents issues,
events, news and catastrophes.
Nowadays in education, blogs
also play an important part.
Professors use blogging to document the lessons that they have
discussed and taught. This way, students who who have missed
classes, can easily catch up with their assignments.
A lot of entrepreneurs benefit from blogging by promoting their
businesses on their blogs, with millions and millions of people
logging onto the net everyday, blogging has become a lucrative
move. Some bloggers who run online businesses promote their
merchandise online. While others profit through advertisement.
But by far, the most popular blog type is the one that takes the
form of a personal journal. This is the kind that is usually
used by first time bloggers. Individuals who want to document
the daily struggle of their everyday lives, poems, rants,
opinions, find that blogging offers them a medium in which to
express themselves.
Bloggers usually communicate within themselves. This is one of
the appeals of blogging. It creates a community of people
sharing their ideas, thoughts, and comments with each other.
Blogs varying in topics, themes, and set-ups, can be found in
blog directories. First time users who want to get an idea of
what the blogging world is all about can browse through a number
of blogs using these directories. This way they'd get an idea of
what these blogging communities are like.
Blogging is popular all over the world. Blog is short for the
term weblog. There are no rules when it comes to blogging.
Bloggers have the freedom to express themselves how ever way
they want, and the best thing about blogging, is that most
blogging sites are free.
There are numerous blogging websites to choose from in the net.
This give first time users the option of joining a blogging
community that appeals to their interests.
Just search any blogging directory and you'd get a listing of a
lot of blogging sites that are available on the net. It's easy
to search a blogging directory, because it is organized
according to category. This way you would get exactly what you
are after. Blogging is really for everyone. It is fun, simple
and easy.
About the author:
Jeremiah Patton has been utilizing blogging to gain traffic and
interest for his work at home business opportunities website at
http://www.2ndincome4u.com
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