All You Need To Know About Blogging & Vlogging

As a beginner, you will find this piece particularly helpful as you sojourn in the realm of content creators. Come along. 

What Is A Blog?

Simply put, a blog could be described as a type of website where pieces of information called a post, or in most cases, a blog post, appear in chronological order. 

A blog is usually run by an individual or a small group of people. Here in Hive, one could say that as a user, the page where your post reflects is your gs. A blog could contain a varying amount of posts. Someone could. I like to write about sports and at the same time have a passion for poetry or investigative writing, or possibly do drawings, in as much as they are posted on your page, one could refer to them as your blog.

A blog is different from a website though. In the case of a website, it could be static to an extent because the features are static. Whereas, a blog keeps uploading new ideas or posts regularly. 

A blog could be opened with a name. The name becomes what readers know it with. My blogging name, or rather my blog name here is @mrenglish. I do more fiction writing. From time to time, I could venture into other strata of writing that catches my fancy, or the one I feel would fetch me more returns. 

Vlog is making videos and posting them on your blog. So, it is a simple way of saying video blog.

Advantages of A Blog

Countless benefits can come from having a blog. Out of these many, I would mention some that could be helpful.

Campaigns You can use blogs to run campaigns and influence public opinion. For instance in Nigeria, we are currently entering a transition period. Transition in politics. One regime is ending and another would come in through periodic elections. Hence, bloggers are busy selling candidates that approach them for campaigns. One popular candidate now goes by the name #OBIdient.

Making Money

A blogger, apart from the goal of drawing attention, has the motive to make money through writing creatively. Hence, quality content is the magnetic force that makes readers aware of your presence and flocks to read or watch what new ideas you have on your blog. Your blog is your brand and it must be well packaged for investors (readers) to pay you for your hard work. 

Business

You can draw patronage by using a blog to run your business. For example, you can say the popular online mall #Jumia is a blog. Over the years, the blog has recorded tremendous patronage, which it could not when it had a physical mall. Businesses can grow and record huge profit through huge patronage when it is blogged. 

Socializing

People of like. minds and interests can easily meet and socialize. A typical example is the Hive blockchain where we get to meet people from far away nations and learn their ways of life and flow in interaction with them. 

You can learn new trends and become a better you via blogging. 

Expertise

Remember that Rome was not built in a day. As you begin, you will find that you become better with each passing day. I have a personal testimonial to this truth. I would say that a lot of things about me have changed since I started blogging, especially in writing. 

More benefits abound. The scope of your blog could produce more benefits. 

Do not be in a hurry to blow out what you want your followers or readers to see you doing. 

Be mindful of the fact that blogging comes with passion, from the places you can muster the strength. Doing what other people are doing to make ends meet could end up in a mess for you. Hence, you should do only what you have the strength for. 

That is the only way to find your choice of followers on any blogging platform. First, satisfy the urge of the readers through your area of strength, they will stick with you as time goes on. 

On the other hand, blogging is something that catches fancy. You can try it out and see if it works for you. At first, it may seem like there is no positive outcome but with persistence, you will get attraction.

Thank you for reading this blog. You may have some questions or contributions, use the comment box to air your views. 

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