Blogs (2024)

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Blogs? ›

A blog (a truncation of "weblog") is an informational website consisting of discrete, often informal diary-style text entries (posts). Posts are typically displayed in reverse chronological order so that the most recent post appears first, at the top of the web page.

Blogging is still profitable, but it's far more competitive than a decade ago. That's partly because there are so many other bloggers out there: by Ahref's count, there are more than 600 million blogs on the internet. You need to be making great content to secure your top spot on search engines.

The easiest way to find blogs that interest you is through your favorite search engine. Include a keyword or two based on the topic you're interested in and tack on the word “blog” at the end of it. For example, if you're interested in blogs about baseball, you might search for “baseball statistics blog.”

Blogging is a small business idea with the potential to make thousands of dollars per month, whether by driving product sales for your own brand, earning commission from affiliate programs, or creating a space for digital ad sales.

Alternatives to blogging include vlogs, podcasts, newsletters, social media influencing, and other content formats.

People absolutely still read blogs regularly. And with the most recent stats, blogging isn't going anywhere for a long time. Blogs are an excellent marketing tool to help you reach your business goals and make more money if you're willing to put in the effort or can pay someone to help you.

In the end, blogging isn't dead. While it's harder than it once was, there are so many benefits to starting one, that I still think it's a great first step for most people. And if you embrace the 5 things we talked about in this post, you're going to be ahead of 99% of bloggers.

Yes, Blogger is a free blogging platform owned by Google.

How do I get my blog discovered? ›

An infographic (below) from Media Update explores some keys to blogging success. Specifically, it looks at four essential pillars of a great blog: consistency, creativity, information, and uniqueness.

Bloggers make money in 5 main ways: Advertisem*nts: selling space on their web page or website for companies to advertise on. Affiliate marketing: promoting a third-party's products in exchange for earning a commission. Products: creating physical products to sell to their audience (e.g., merch)

The Niche Blog

As long as it's a topic that other people are interested in too and have questions abut, you can easily start a successful niche blog on it. Having a highly specific niche, or topic, for your blog is a great strategy for becoming a successful blogger.

Some high-traffic blogs include Huffington Post, BuzzFeed, TechCrunch, and Mashable. Topics that tend to generate the most traffic per day, week, or month include news, entertainment, technology, lifestyle, and health. These topics are popular among readers and often attract a large audience.

There exist over millions of blogs and numerous bloggers across the internet earning an exciting income. Some of the top bloggers in India are Amit Agarwal, Harsh Agarwal, Shradha Sharma, Arnab Ray, Ashish Sinha, Nandhini Shenoy, Srinivas Tamada, Ankit Singhla and more.