Read the full article (with links to the resources provided in this article) by clicking here An Introduction to Blogging The definition of Blogging Blogging is the act of writing, marketing, and managing your blog. Simple enough, but some of you may not know what a blog is. According to Wikipedia a blog is:A website where entries are written in chronological order and commonly displayed in reverse chronological order. The word blog can also be used as a verb, meaning to maintain or add content to a blog. A Part of Blogging: Writing Writing a blog is the foundation of blogging. If you do not possess the ability to write in an understandable manner, than blogging may be something you should avoid. That is not to say that you must be a phenomenal writer! All that is required is the ability to write something that your readers can understand.Helpful Resources for WritingDarren Rowse of Problogger.net has an article entitled: Ten Tips for writing a blog post Seth Godin, one of the top bloggers in the world, has an article entitled: How to write a blog post A Part of Blogging: Marketing Some say the writing of a blog is the most important aspect of blogging. While I agree the quality of writing in a blog is extremely important, it is not more important than the marketing of a blog! If you write wonderful content, but no one sees it, then what good is it? It is very important for your blog to be exposed to the rest of the world, in fact, isn't that the whole point of blogging? There are thousands of ways one can market their blog, so don't limit yourself to just one or two tactics. Helpful Resources for Marketing The Online Marketing Blog has a wonderful article entitled: 25 tips for marketing your blog Flipping Heck has an oldie but goodie entitled: How to market your blog and keep your readers A Part of Blogging: Managing Your blog will require a lot of management in order for it to be successful. If your blog is not functional, you can lose a lot of credibility and readers. If your blog is down due to server issues, a lot of your readers will find your blog to be unreliable, and you could also lose a lot of potential readers who could not access your site from their search. Your blog is a brand, and if you do not keep your blog up to date and running, then your writing and marketing may be overlooked. Helpful Resources for Managing Bad Dad Radio has an interesting article on managing your blog like a professional website Darren Rowse (I know he's in this article twice, but I consider him to be the best at what he does) has an article categorized under Blog Administration entitled: How Do You Manage Your Blog? For More If you found this article interesting and helpful, you can always find more like it in the future by subscribing to my feed If you liked this article, check out all of my articles pertaining to blogging: How to decide what you should blog about