Blogging can end up being a huge
project if not managed correctly. The
first article is written by a practiced blogger who addresses the different
roles that can be involved in blogging.
The author talks about different types of bloggers who use various
styles and timeframes to fit their needs and tastes.
The writing in this blog is helpful
to think about blogging as a more complex writing. It is truly a way of expressing
yourself. My only complaint is that it
doesn’t really explain how to use these roles.
It simply says to execute the role you chose. It is fairly self-explanatory, but not necessarily
helpful for first time bloggers.
The second article is written by
wordpress.org. They are a tool used for
blogging. In this article they go
through the different parts and mechanics of a blog post. It even goes into detail about comments and
archives.
Compared to the first article, this
piece is much more useful for new bloggers.
It helps to explain how things work in the blogging world and gives
specific instruction on how to implement these tools.
As someone new to the blogging
world, I found the webpage by wordpress.com far more helpful. However, it used very basic words. It was not exactly an academic piece of work,
but still nice to look at to help you understand blogging.
The second article is more helpful
when trying to understand which personality you want to take on as a
blogger. It can also be good to read
when you are jumping into the blogging realm of the internet, but may not make
much sense at first. For instance, I
believe it takes a few times writing a blog post to really understand your
writing style and blogging personality.
Either way, I believe it is
extremely helpful to read about blogging before beginning a blog of your
own. It will help to understand how you
want to set up your blog and what tone of voice you will pick up as you develop
your blogging abilities.
I'm new to blogging too, so these articles are way helpful! A lot more goes into than ya might think.
ReplyDeleteI liked how you compared and contrasted your articles. I did feel like that if I wasn't in the class, and just stumbled onto your blog, I would have been confused. Maybe just clarify what you are doing to your readers so it is easier to read.
ReplyDeleteBeing new to blogging these articles will help a lot! I was so confused just about making a post and how to introduce myself! I like how you mentioned at the end you have to figure out your writing personality and how to convey that. It will be interesting for me to try and figure that out!
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