WHAT KIND OF BLOGGER ARE YOU?

We all know that Bloggers are more like a large family with a lot of Class, Species and sub-species. There are many kinds and classifications depending on their traits and even appearances. Knowing what kind of blogger are you can help you realize your blogging career direction. However, there are also some exceptions of mixed kinds and some continue to evolve which this writing has not yet discussed. Thus, the discovery of new kinds is like discovering a new kind of species and is worth to be defined.

Blogging would fall under the category of communication arts which is basically the mass media. They do also have their own family tree of diversity, but we will just focus on the category or we might end up with a complete volume of encyclopedia (for kids who don't know what are them, it's already a relic).

Blogger as we defined in the earlier blog post is someone engaged in creating articles, multimedia, and other new media used to share personal experiences, news, and information published in the world wide web. Bloggers again are writers in the world stage with their ideas posted in the busy and interactive network of information and data where it seeks to be discovered in the vast sea of binary and codes.

Bloggers can be group into many circles, but depending on the topics they find their expertise defines their overall look and category.

BLOG 101: F*%K! Now I have your attention, Let's Make Your Blogpost Interesting!

Well, I would admit that the title for this post is so lame, but it is a tutorial and I don't want you to be mislead into a different topic which would waste your time and electricity. Blogposts are subjected to a lot of possible things you can do to keep your readers glued to what you have posted. However this is where a lot of violations are made just for the sake to getting people's attention to their sites. This can be effective, but will leave a negative impact on readers.

Your website is like a canvas which you can paint the different colors that will tell stories, emotions, and attitude. There are a lot of tools for the job but remember to use "the right tools for the right job". Improvisation could actually happen but should never be a permanent habit.

BLOG 101: Branding Blogs (Part 1)

I know most of you would be excited to set up your own blog site and get into the blogging community. But one thing that many of us do is to know the basics needed to start your own blog. Yes, blogs are the reflection of who the blogger the blogger is, if it is run by an individual. It  should also show a certain "branding" for those corporate and partnership blogs. 

Branding should reflect on your personality and lifestyle. However, there are certain things that should be considered when choosing the brand for your blog. Branding is the same when companies name their product (individually or multiple items) that would leave an impression on  consumers. Brands differ with the type and target market, and as much as possible wholesome in nature so the general public can see, hear, or read about them.

Starting at the most important element of brand is the brand name which will represent the blog as a whole. This name will also be an identification for events, archiving, and projects. Remember to choose a name that would be "eternal", because you want a brand that will last a very long time, even at the point of merging or collaboration will still be identifiable with your market.

How To Start A Blog (Part 2)

Yesterday we started on how to blog part 1, today is its continuation...

Now you can start with your blog post probably with a short essay of 2-3 paragraphs which is not that short nor too long for a blog post. Blogs are usually shorter than regular articles which aims to provide straight information because there will be a lot of distracting internet content which will grab the readers attention.

Now how do you get their full attention aside from the blog post which is written? This is where you can utilize multimedia content. You can choose from photographs, videos, flash animations, forms, and other website content which should be relevant to the topic discussed. This would now depend on you available resources  if you can provide original content, that would be the best. However if not, you can also scout the web for content but remember that some content have copyrights which might not allow you to have them posted on your blog. Though uploading identical content is not advisable, you can also check if you can use a certain media either by embedding options or asking permission from the creator. You may also want to check on open resources which can provide free content.

How To Start A Blog (Part 1)

Many would ask " How do you start a blog?" The answer is pretty simple, love to write and a willing heart for adventure. Remember that blogging is also the same as writing in the papers, or broadcasting them via radio and TV. That it is why its called media for which is the forms of "medium".

For blogging, it is more unique because it can be multimedia and can be in written, audio, and video presentation of information which sums up the three other media. Since the dawn of the internet, its purposed has been utilized in many forms and it would be better that we can fill it up with useful and entertaining content.