Can a Blog earn you a prison sentence? Ask Mojtaba Saminejad. He is an Iranian whose Blog, published in
Farsi language, earned him a two-year prison sentence in June 2005. The online community is fast waking up to
power of blogs which have spread across
internet like wild fire. If you are still grappling with
word BLOG, these are online websites which are diary-like in approach and people are free to publish news or their ideas and thoughts. Blogs are very popular as they are simple to use and in most cases, free.
However, professional bloggers (people who have a decent no. of hours of blogging to their credit) will admit that blogging is not as easy as waking up in
morning, checking out some posts and putting together a few witty lines before you brush your teeth. You do need to be knowledgeable about
subject you are writing on or you are likely to be torn apart by people who are.
Having a Blog has its own set of inherent advantages which are obvious and some which are not so obvious. The better known advantages are:
Freedom to express: If you like to build a chain of communication and use that as food for thought and for your existence, a BLOG is
best way to create this outlet. You can express your opinion openly and you just might be surprised by
number of people who would agree with you. Such communication channels also help build momentum for a particular line of thought.
Networking at its best: If you own a blog which has genuine exchange of ideas it can evolve onto a good platform to network and grow your business. It is easier to impress potential customers with a strong and valid point of view rather than a price quote.
Excellent advertising platform: The sheer size of community generated at a popular blog provides an excellent advertising platform for advertisers. With
hunger for new advertising platforms which is both innovative and cost effective, blogs seems like
next location for
big bucks of advertisers.