Blogging 101

Things you may not know about Blogs

- A new blog is created somewhere in the world every half a second. That goes on to prove how popular blogging is on the Internet.

- Blogs have influence. Surveys suggest that lot of Internet users prefer reading reviews published on blogs before making a purchase.

- You don't need to spend a single penny to publish a blog. All you need is a computer and an Internet connection. You may even write blogs from a mobile phone.

- You don't need any technical skills to create a blog. If you know how to write an email on the computer, you are good enough to write a blog.

-If you are worried about sharing your details on the Internet, you can create personal blog that can only be read by your close friends and family members.

- You can put advertising on your blogs and make some decent income. There are people who have quit their regular jobs to become full-time bloggers.

- You don't need to know English to write a blog. There are free tools available to help you publish blogs in any Indian language including Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi, Bangla, Tamil, etc.

- If you like clicking pictures with your digital camera, you can join the growing community of photo bloggers in the world who display pictures on their blogs.
44% of all bloggers are parents, 70% have college degrees, two-thirds are male and 50% of them lie in the 18-34 age group.

- You'll find an audience if you write what you’re passionate about. - Mark Frauenfelder

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