Do you have a blog?

[flower07]

As you all know, having a blog has become fashion rather trend these days. Not only the normal people, online business men, children but also prisoners have started blogging these days. (Check http://prisonerblogger.com/)

So, do you own a blog?
Well, I do. I write mostly about the Web Technology, English language, Couple of tech-tutorials and more. I am not sure if I am allowed to post up my blog's URL here.

Anyways, what do you write about in your blog, if you have one?

[Watari]

I actually use the blogging software, wordpress, for website management. I own a small chain of websites with Anime related content.
Although I have never used it for person blogging, its great for posting news.

[lighterfluid]

I've heard of Wordpress, and am planning on checking it out soon. What is Wordpress? Can you elaborate on your likes, dislikes, maybe some alternatives? I am working on creating a blog as well. Thanks.

[Gurdit]

I've heard of Wordpress, and am planning on checking it out soon. What is Wordpress? Can you elaborate on your likes, dislikes, maybe some alternatives? I am working on creating a blog as well. Thanks.

Wordpress is a software that helps you blog. It has two variants.

One is the internet-hosted version ( http://www.wordpress.com ), where you can register and start blogging right away. You will get a http://yourname.wordpress.com
 address where your blog will be reachable.

The second avatar is the self-hosted version. ( http://www.wordpress.org ). What you do here is download the script that you will have to unzip and upload to your own web-space on the internet. You'll need to have your own web-space and domain in order to use this version though. These are easily available for free online, but if you're only looking to create a beginner's blog, I suggest the first version.

As for me, I have my own website, and one section of it is the blog. For this, I've used Wordpress. The link ought to be visible to you in my profile. Lately, though, I've done some research and reached the conclusion that Wordpress is not necessarily the best software to use for a blog. It's quite heavy and can crash your web-server if you have too many people visiting it all at once or if you have a very popular site.

[Di]

Most times when visits crash a site, its not the blogs fault but the owner since they don't have enough BW per month to support that amount of traffic.

[lkbkr101]

Nope, not me. I'm just not very good at that type of thing. I wouldn't know what to talk about, or how to even start.

[djschwab]

I just started a blog primarily for business reasons. I also write articles on business related topics, but I find I can post some quick thoughts and insight into a particular topic through my blog. My next step is to start promoting it to build viewer traffic.

[new4me]

Nope, not me. I'm just not very good at that type of thing. I wouldn't know what to talk about, or how to even start.

My thoughts exactly. How do you start a blog? Where did the term blog come from? Why do people blog? Is it like a journal? Sorry for all the questions but the I never quite got the idea of blogging. Maybe if I understand it better I may set my own blog.

[webo]

Well I must first admit that for years I have despised the term "blog".  Web Log, sounds hoaky enough, but there will always be a new spin on things.  The computer industry has for ever been happy with making abbreviations, at least its a new way to make a play on words for the industry. 

ppoe, tcpip, dhcp, pcmcia, http, html, pdf, and I would go on but you get the idea. Is it really that hard to say the words?

My problem with blogs has nothing to do with the word itself, it is the fact they are no different that the use of most any cms application you can name, sorry for the abbreviation, I mean Content Management System.  So, what really makes a blog a blog?  Nothing, besides the name, and that is what has long given me a complex, its cool to have a website because you can say, "hey check out my blog."

Now, that being said, I have went against everything that I hold dear, meaning my convictions, but I have decided to start a new website about music, bands, and concerts. I have decided to use the word press content management system, so I guess I am now an official blogger, just don't let me catch you calling me one.. LOL

If you hate blogs to but love music, check out the MusiBlog here.

[Lisaa]

I blog on a regular basis and have created my blog beginning of 2008 about Internet marketing and working from home in various industries.  I really love blogging and digging up information.  The best part is what I learn each time I do research on a topic I'm interested in writing about.

The latest and most fun part is to see traffic increase!  Eight months and I'm pretty steady at approving comments now.  While before it was pretty dead.

Learning more about Internet marketing really has opened up my eyes to all the possibilities of making a living from the Internet.  Once you know how to market online - the sky is the limit!

[sarahs]

I DO have a blog!

It is a music review blog, focusing primarily on
new and amazing indie acts springing up in the
San Francisco area.

You can check it out here: http://saysarahsay2.blogspot.com/

[happydollmaker]

 I have a stupid question, How do you " blog" effectively.
I have tried blogs, but I get so lost in  doing it. I was never good at keeping a diary either. But I would love to do that about my creations, I just don't know how.

Julie

[sarahs]

I DO have a blog!

It is a music review blog, focusing primarily on
new and amazing indie acts springing up in the
San Francisco area.

You can check it out here: http://saysarahsay2.blogspot.com/

(I'm fixing the format of this for my application...no page breaks, guys!)

I DO have a blog! It is a music review blog, focusing primarily on new and amazing indie acts springing up in the San Francisco area.

You can check it out here: http://saysarahsay2.blogspot.com/

[TheSilentPen]

I have two blogs that I try to update with regular posting but I have just been too busy updating/writing for other peoples' blogs (ghostwriting)  that I the most regular I can get for my own sites are one post every month.

I know...I know...that is horrific. 

[moon]

YES!

I love my blog, although it is a huge amount of work to keep it up in general, lol, and further, to keep it interesting.  I tend to write long articles, too long sometimes, and I need to learn how to prune a bit.

I am such an avid researcher, though, I vet something through and through, and then just feel the need to write about it in a whole fashion.

It is time consuming, but I still love it:)

http://blog.psychic-wisdom.net