Once upon a time, publishing content to the web was an extremely expensive venture. You needed to find web hosting and know / be a programmer to develop your website. Fortunately, with advancements in technology the barriers to publishing digital content on the web has changed for the better. Blogs have become a simple and easy way to create content cheaply and simply, as well as to claim a chunk of the web for yourself.
What is a Blog?
A blog is essentially a platform where you can write your thoughts, opinions, feelings and perspectives. There are many different blogging platforms out there, the most popular of which is WordPress. These blogging platforms offer a variety of settings and options that allow you to control and customize how your site functions. Moreover, you can easily download plugins that will help extend the functionality of your site with incredible features that will help you build an advanced site without requiring you to know how to code or design.
Personalizing Your Design & Templates
Customizing the look and feel of your blog is important to showcasing your personality and the topic of the blog. While you can use the default theme that comes with your blog, it might be a little “vanilla” and plain to readers. Fortunately, most blogs have an active user base of designers who are contributing skins, themes and templates that you can import to your blog entirely for free.
WordPress comes with an entire library index of skins that you can customize, style and personalize to your own specific tastes. Blog platforms also make it possible to easily re-order elements on the page by simply dragging and dropping widgets.
Why Blogging is Popular
A blog (a shortened form of weblog) is extremely popular because it is relatively simple to start and easy to manage. All it takes is an intrepid user willing to express themselves in a written or imaginative way.
It’s easy to get started, so if you don’t already have a blog and are looking to start publishing – begin now, there’s never been a better time to start!