Blogospherics

An Introduction to Weblogs and the Blogosphere

Welcome to the fascinating world of weblogs and blogging.

For those of you who are new to weblogs, I have uploaded a set of useful articles that explain many of the basics.

• Blogging Advice - Give Your Readers What They Want Robert Smith discusses the expectations of a typical blog reader.
• How to Write A Blog... And Survive Priya Shah gives some excellent advice on avoiding burnout while maintainnig a successful weblog.
• Blog Construction Jesse Somer gives some down-to-earth instructions on getting the fundamentals right when putting together a weblog.
• 7 Tips for Choosing the Right Blog Software for Your New Blog Michae Turner provides a guide to help you decide what you need your blogging software to do for you.
• Blogging for a Reason Joji M John has a reason to blog, do you?.
• Blogs and Networking Kevin Eikenberry provides an excellent practical introduction to blogging and its benefits.
• Blog Reflection Jesse S. Somer examines one aspect of the benefits of blogging that is often overlooked.
• Is a Blog Right For Your Business? Meryl Evans has some very down to earth advice for people who want to start a blog.
• A Basic Introduction to Blogging a very readable introduction to the how and why of writing a weblog.
• Top 10 Reasons to Start Blogging Ten concise starting points to consider if you're not sure whether you should be writing a business weblog.
• Blogging for Business some excelent tips from Biana Babinsky on striking a correct balance in a business blog.
• 7 Tips for Successful Blogging Michele Schermerhorn has some timely advice for people seeking to get the most out of their weblog.
• How To Avoid Blog Burnout Excellent practical advice from Priya Shah on a topic you ignore at your peril.
• Starting Your Own Blog John Taylor examines the ase with which ordinary people can start up a weblog.
• Blogging Is Not Important - It's Crucial Graham Jones does not see a business weblog as an optional luxury, find out why.
• Blogging for Dollars Sharon Housley looks at four ways people make money with their weblogs.

For those of you looking to create a weblog of your own, I have some useful tools that you may be interested in.

I shall say more about that later!