When I started blogging, like today, at that time, there were not many guides and tutorials available to help newbies. Blogs were like the sole property of the BlogSpot team and I was not aware of WordPress and even if I would have been aware of that, it was of no use as I did not have money to get domain and hosting in those days.
Then, I sometimes used to think about what makes a blog different from website? I had something clear in my mind- if there is BlogSpot with the domain name, it is a blog otherwise it is a blog. Simple enough? And logical too.
But this changed when I acquainted myself with blogging and the established bloggers and soon was able to make out differences between the blog and website. Have a look-
1. A blog will always have posts in chronological order. Blog started as online diaries where people wrote about themselves. Now they have expanded to much more than diaries. But still, blog admin writes there. Sites can have anything anywhere. Nothing like a schedule to follow.
2. Blogs does not need much designing as you have infinite themes available on the internet for every platform. But a website owner needs to think hard over the design to give it a professional feel.
3. Bloggers are more oriented towards relation building while helping others. Site owner wants customers. They are more interested in selling the stuff rather than conversing with the people.
4. Blogs are updated at a routine basis. It depends on the schedule of the webmaster. But websites can have the same look and content for months. It is not mandatory for them to change themselves to attract the visitors.
5. Blogs provide a way to readers to get a notification whenever they get updated. Websites normally do not have this facility.
There might be many other factors differentiating these two things. I have written what I felt. Your views are most welcome.
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I was wondering if Joomla comes under blogging?
It is easy to customize and ranks just like a blog..
i think Joomla is another blogging platform….like wordpress but less popular
FYI, Joomla is an CMS.. just asked you casually as you said blog ranks better which is not always right. Joomla is kickass CMS with much more handling capacity that blog.. of course beneficial for real business stuffs. Peace bro!
Have a nice time..
dude….looks like you are very angry for i said joomla a blogging platform….
NO! You got me wrong, mate! I ain’t angry at all..just wanted to correct you with the misguided info.. I am sorry for that. Had to say that.
Peace!
Joomla is little bit tough
, Wordpress is Simple for all stuff.
i too thought about Joomla for my new blog but did not got its head and tail
Very useful post… most of the people misunderstand this concept!
thanks
Site – It’s like a painting on your school boundary wall. Stays there for ever.
Blog – A street-side hoarding. Keeps changing from time to time. Like a diary where pages get added frequently.
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that’s a pretty nice and easy differentiation of blog and site
So why do most websites have an accompanying blog?
because it is a big craze in internet users these days
agreed….let the peace prevail
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