Week 7 : How to make a blog

What is blog ?

    

    A blog (shortening of “weblog”) is an online journal or informational website displaying information in the reverse chronological order, with latest posts appearing first. It is a platform where a writer or even a group of writers share their views on an individual subject.

What is the purpose of a blog?

There are many reasons for starting a personal blog and only a handful of strong ones for business blogging. Blogging for business, projects, or anything else that might bring you money has a very straightforward purpose – to rank your website higher in Google SERPs, a.k.a. increase your visibility.

      As a business, you rely on consumers to keep buying your products and services. As a new business, you rely on blogging to help you get to these consumers and grab their attention. Without blogging, your website would remain invisible, whereas running a blog makes you searchable and competitive.

So, the main purpose of a blog is to connect you to the relevant audience.

There are several blogging platforms, among of them :

1. WordPress.org
2. Constant Contact Website Builder
3. Gator
4. WordPress.com
5. Blogger
6. Tumblr
7. Medium
8. Squarespace
9. Wix
10. Ghost

How to start a blog ?

1. Pick a blog name. Choose something descriptive.
2. Get your blog online. Register your blog and get hosting.
3. Customize your blog. Choose a free template and tweak it.
4. Write & publish your first post. The fun part!
5. Promote your blog. Get more people to read your blog.
6. Make money blogging. Choose from several options to monetize your blog.

    In this week, our assignment is to create a blog with using blogspot or wordpress and post our activities to become a portofolio. this blog is the result from this assigment.

    With this lesson i get many benefit that i can practice whether at home or class, i can started to make a blog, start to create account, make blog design,how to write a post, and share our ideas and infromation to this platform to other people.