Best Blogging Software

If you want to start your own site to sell products you’re probably wondering whether to create a website or a blog.  Do you know the differences between or the pros and cons of a website vs. a blog? 

A website is a collection of linked pages containing text, images, videos or any other media, which is accessed from the same domain name.  A blog, on the other hand is a regularly updated journal, not necessarily on a single subject, by and large not necessitating any computer or programing expertise.

So website vs. blog – good or bad?

Ease of navigation – A website would normally contain an index or menu, repeated on every page, listing all the available pages.  A blog, however, is usually navigated from one page to another or from links within posts to other related posts.  Ordinarily a blog will have a sidebar in which recent posts are listed as well as an archive where you can see the posts for any given month.  A blog will also have categories, which divide the types or subject matter of posts.

My opinion: A website, if it has been well-made, is easier to navigate.

Ease of updating.  Adding a page to a website would ordinarily necessitate some knowledge of HTML (hypertext markup language) and the need for some sort of webcoding software.  Blogs usually have a content management system which almost does everything for you, apart from actually typing the posts.  The software will organise everything for you and will automatically update your archive, etc.

My opinion: A blog is easier to update if you have no knowledge of HTML or how to build a website.

User-friendliness.  Making a blog appealing and easy to use is fairly simple because there are a lot of templates readily available, plus plugins and widgets.  In general they have an easy to use comment facility.  However, because of that facility, blogs can be full of ridiculous or irrelevant content, rather than useful and informative items.  A website can generally only be changed by its owner, so the browsing experience isn’t interrupted by rubbish.

My opinion: A website offers a better browsing experience for someone seriously seeking info but a blog would be for those just after a bit of fun or wanting to communicate with friends.

To sum up, blogs are fun and simple to add to, but may not offer the facilities you need to upload the content you want.  However, a website may suit you if you want to put up some serious one-time information which will not require updating on a regular basis.

For the best of all worlds, use both.  You can put up your main content on a website and link it to your blog, where you can easily publish updates and communicate with your readers.

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