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Blogs and Blogging
A blog is a web page presenting a list of chronological entries. Each entry is called a post. A Blog may also contain responses from readers. Blogging is the activity of creating and updating the blog.Subscriptions (Feeds)
Blogs offer a subscribe feature, whereby subscribers are notified when a new post is added. This notification feature is normally called a feed, to differentiate it from a traditional Email subscription.The presence of ubiquitous feeds on the Internet has spawned applications called a blog readers. Net News Wire and or RSS Owl are examples of excellent blog readers. In addition to presenting blog content for reading, blog readers keep track of new postings and alert users to new postings. Following subscribing to a feed, notices of new posts are presented by the blog reader.
An advantage of Feed subscription is that Email is not involved; therefore spam filters are not involved.
Subscriptions and feeds explained in Blog FAQ
Options for Blogging
We recommend WordPress for our customers who are developing a blog. WordPress requires a database and the PHP scripting engine, included with WebValence customer web sites.WebValence supports options for how the blog is configured. Primary alternatives are:
- add a blog as a new page within an existing web site,
- add a blog that piggy backs on your web site, or
- add a whole new web site with blog software
Add a Blog to Your Web Site
For this approach, we recommend that you ask us for support to make the blog look like other pages on your web site. An advantage of this approach is that your branding and your web site is strengthened by the addition of your blog.With the blog as part of your web site, your blog will typically be accessed via an address such as: http://yourwebsite.com/blog/
WebValence News is implemented using the add a blog page approach.
Piggy Back Blog
If you want your Blog to appear to be separate, use a different style, and/or occupy a different address, we setup a piggy back blog site. This type of Blog will normally have a completely different address from your main site and is normally hyper-linked to and from the main site.An advantage of this approach is that the blog will generally look more like a blog and readers may easily recognize it as such. Another possible advantage is that more links to your main site from other sites may help your rankings in the search engines.
Creating an Entire Web Site with a Blog Tool
It is possible to create and maintain a web site with Blog software. If you plan to feature a blog on your site and if you like the templates and styles that Blog software provides, consider WordPress as a quick and economical way to obtain a web site.WebValence support staff can help you get started by designing a custom template for you, or you can select from one of the many available WordPress templates.
