Blogs
A blog is an online journal that is regularly updated. Blogs are often devoted to writing or “posting” about a particular topic. Unlike private journals, blogs encourage readers to interact through written feedback, and bloggers often provide links to similar or useful sites. In this way bloggers help create an online community, or social network, of people who connect and share information and opinions about a topic.
There are many sites available that allow you to create blog space for free. Blogger, Tumblr, and WordPress are among the most popular, and creating blog space on these sites is as easy as creating an account, pointing and clicking on style options, and then posting your text and images.
Blog Writing Process
Check out this video of a blog writer who uses a whiteboard to draw out his process of creating a blog entry. Many of his tips apply to any kind of writing, but he offers some specific information about how to apply a good writing process to a blog.
Sample Blog Entries
Blogs are everywhere! This can be both wonderful and overwhelming. If you have an interest in a topic, all you have to do is search for that topic plus the word “blog,” and you’re likely to find some excellent blogs out there. Below, you’ll find sample blogs that cover topics like food, education, nursing, and video games. These are just four samples but will give you an opportunity to see how blogs can vary in theme, style, scope, and how entries can vary in length.
There is no limit to the topics you’ll find covered in blogs. If you’re working to create your own blog, do a little research on other blogs on that topic. Think about a way your blog can be different!
Here are some example blogs:
https://www.cultofpedagogy.com/blog/
https://www.nomadicmatt.com/travel-blog/
Blog Considerations
There are certain things to consider when writing a blog. Click the plus marks on the interaction to explore and learn about best practices when writing a blog.
LICENSES AND ATTRIBUTIONS
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