The Essentials of Blogging
When you are getting your start as a blogger, there are a few important terms which all bloggers must learn. You need to know and understand these important pieces of terminology: blog, web host, domain and platform. After you learn these important terms, you’ll be talking like a blogging pro. When you know how a blog works (and of course, what a blog is), you’ll be able to easily pass your exam in blogging 101.
Blog is an abbreviated form of the word weblog; that is to say a series of posts presented by date, much like an online diary. The majority of blogs are plain text, but video and photo blogs are out there as well. Blogs themselves are relatively simple, but to set one up you’ll need to learn some of the technical aspects; you’re going to need a web host, a domain and a platform.
First we should talk about platforms. A platform is the software which provides you the ability to write and edit your blog posts, as well as to place theme on your blog. There are also tools included to help you customize the look of your blog, letting you adjust colors, fonts and other design elements.
The next term is web host. A web host refers to the company (or a server owned by that company) which is the “residence” of your blog. Think of it as a sort of file cabinet where the blog posts you write are stored.
Domain is simply the web address of your blog, typically ending in .com.
After learning all of these important blogging terms, you can congratulate yourself for passing your final blogging 101 exam.
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