Where Do You Belong?

Blogging has become a trend nowadays in the world of the Internet. Both young ones and adults blog depending on ther inclination. People blog for various reasons. But whether you blog just to past up time or to make money, there is a classification as to how or why you blog. Bloggers are classified into different types, dependng on the bloggers motives or methods use. People who blog for money are the ones who would usually consider first which type of blogger they should be; others are just unconsciously doing their stuff.

It is important for a so-called blooger to firstly determine what niche he or she should focus on. After that, the blogger can now identfy how he or she should blog. And that's where you can define what type of blogger you are. If you dont specify which category should you take part in, it is likely for you to run out of ideas. So while you dont have any products or service to promote and you simply blog to share information, you still need to set some parameters.

So where do you really belong as a blogger? Do you know the different types of bloggers existing in the blogosphere? Well, let me share to you what I was able to dig:

 1. Personal Bloggers

These people are blogging merely for the love it. They dont care about money-making widgets and other stuff which can greatly promote their blogs. They make posts out of their creative writing skills and various sources of inspiration. They write just about anything under the sun and other things that help them freely express their thoughts and emotion. Mainly, personal bloggers are like storytellers. They also tend to share stuff they got from other sources which have captured their interests. A negative side of blogging personally is that you may tend to rant about unnecessary or offensive issues. You can always express whatever you want to, just in moderation.

2. Bloggers who Discover and Share

Bloggers of this type are the so-called diggers. They can find interesting and even informative stuff which you cant usually find just by stumbling unto something. They are very hard working when it comes to researching bizarre, cool or new things secretly circling around the net. Such discoverers post every contents they can find either with detailed or limited information. They roam around to dig deeper, collect, post or share for everyone to discover. Discovery bloggers love to share fresh ideas on every aspects.

3.  The Educators

These folks put together a lot of informative stuff for anyone on the net to learn from. The materials they gather and post are actually educating and helpful in so many ways. They would even offer downloadable pieces of information as well as free softwares. So if you're looking for how-tos and other stuff which can lend you a hand in enhancing your knowledge and skills, look for this type of bloggers. You can certainly find vast collections of indispensable tools and information.

4. Bloggers who Report or Review

Since most of those who blog to review or report about a particular stuff or products and services are getting paid to do so, they are inclined to step on to other people's business. There are even those who would try to bad-mouth their competitors. But reviewers who provide quality and unbiased information are proven useful, especially for those who seek to purchase something. Blogger reporters submit report regarding certain issues or depending on th niche/category that they're reporting to. It needs real effort and skills to come up with fresh and eye-catching news; thus, being good in this field would somehow promise quality traffic and good reputation.

5. The Money-makers or the Promoters

When you visit the blogs of these people, all you can see are different forms of ads, particularly those intended to generate money from naive surfers. While some money-makes provide good content, most of them would just give you trash after decieving you that they have what you really want. There is always a good chance of you clicking one of their money-generating ads or even links which you think could lead you to something useful but instead, just pure nothing yet money for them. This trick is what annoys many "innocent" surfers. But as for those who know how to pinpoint an ad from the real deal, then it's nothing really to be worried about. As you can see, when it comes to making money online, loads of strategies are out there waiting to be utilized; and it only depends upon your conscience whether you're going for the good ones or not.

How Should You Blog? pt.2

So how should you really blog? What are the best ways to tell the world about your posts or whatever it is that you can offer? Is there some kind of a rule to follow just to be able to blog well? Should those rules be strictly followed? What could happen if you just do things on your own? Should you really take blogging etiquettes into consideration?

More and more people are into blogging nowadays, and usually it's because of money. While some people create blogs to openly express their admiration to their favorite celebs or to put their enemies into a pinch, there are also those who dont care about adsense, backlinks or traffic and other promotional stuff; they're people like me or maybe those who simply want to show off their writing skills.

Well, whatever your motive for blogging is, you should always remember that you are not the only one doing it. Other people's thoughts and feelings should also be considered. As such, you cant simply go around writing stuff that only focuses on criticizing someone or do the things which can offend your fellow bloggers. So to avoid any blogging trouble, why dont you have a glimpse of the following blogging etiquettes that I'm gonna share to you:

1. Dont tell the whole world what you dont want anyone to know.

There should be a limit as to how open you should be. Remember, millions of people surf the net everyday. Even if you are not sharing your blog to anyone, dont post things that should be left confidential; whether it's yours or your friend's secret.

2. If you dont have anything to post, let it be. Dont copy other people's contents as an alternative.

There are loads of free software which can help you rewrite or spin contents to avoid duplication. Though this is not entirely a good thing since it still means copying but merely revising, it's way better than simply posting everything from the other person's post without any alteration.

3. Always return the favor.

If a fellow blogger with a topical blog would ask to exchange links with you, be polite in giving a response. it can help promote your site if you want; if not, decline appropriately. If you're using other bloggers' images or parts of a content, see to it that you give credit in the form of links pointing back to the owner's site.

4. Respect other people's opinion. Though you are also entitled to your own, dont let negative feedbacks get to you.

Your blog or site would somehow reflect your reputation. So make sure you be yourself without being overboard. Minimize accusations and other offensive statements, particularly when commenting. If you came across with disrepectful folks, leave them be.

5. If you're sharing information and stuff, always check what you've done. Take time to edit/update.

See to it that links are working, spellings are correct and you have a good grammar. Doing this can create a good impression. Learn how you can improve your blogging or your blog for an instance. Moreover, if you enabled your comments sections, take time to give responses to your visitors.  

How Should You Blog?

People blog for so many reasons. The reasons why and how people blog vary from one another. You can find bloggers who take blogging to the heart because of the profits he or she can gain. There are also those who blog simply to share their writing skills or whatever interesting information they have. Some folks do it because they were told to do so; just like me. lol.

Yep, personally, I'm not really an active blogger. I have my own blog which only a few people know of, including this. For now, I'm taking for granted my own blog (uhm, as always? ahaha) as I should consistently manage this one. Well, you can say this is also my own blog, but not something that I did out of my whim. But hey, it's worth the time and chance to learn or share more.

Anyway, whether you blog for money or for other reasons, there is always a right way to do it. Believe it or not, but the blogosphere also has its own "uwritten" rules or the so-called blogging etiquette. Actually, it's common sense. If you want people to come to your website or blog as well as keep them coming back, you should learn how to do things the right or respectable way.

Though you have the right to freely express your thoughts, take note that you're writing online and that loads of people all over the world might read it. And chances are, you may also get criticized. There are so many ways on how to blog effectively according to your own purpose of blogging. If you want to acheve success through blogging or make money with your blog, dont casually spit out random thoughts and unnecessary rants. Try to focus on something worthwhile.

As you can see, this blog is not that promoted or optimized. I mean, I havent shared this with my friends or blooger friends and other people I know. Since I wasnt given an order to promote or optimize it all over the net, I didnt bother submitting it to various sites which can help spread the word. Actually, I'm thankful about that. haha. I dont really like to show-off, though I want to share people stuff I was able to collect.

If you're reading this, still dont have a blog but is planning to set up one, take time to think about the purpose why you want to do so. Are you up for money-making? Then find the right niche. Research and explore before jumping in to the world of blogging ang and Internet marketing. But if you simply want to have an online journal, you dont have to sweat it out that much. Just learn the right blogging etiquettes. The Internet, or the blogosphere for an instance, is not a world solely designed for your own use. So if you want to enjoy your blogging experience, see to it that you consider the to-dos and the dos and don'ts.

I intended to share some of the important blogging etiquettes that one should bear in mind and practice in this post. But I ended up talking about other less significant things. So watch out for it on my next post. :D