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Despite the growing popularity of blogs on the Internet, there are still many misconceptions about them. For example: blogs are just online diaries, blogs are unreliable, you can't make money from blogs, etc. Below are the five most common misconceptions about blogging. Let's take a look.
Misconception One: Blogs are tools for teenagers to share personal experiences and insights.
People don't care about your cat, your aunt, or your school life. Serious bloggers know this. So, blogs, as a form of online diary where people share thoughts and daily activities with friends or family, were more relevant five years ago.
After several years of development, blogs have evolved into an efficient content management platform. Now, personal blogs are competing head-to-head with newspapers and magazines. Moreover, companies around the world use blogs to enhance customer relationships and marketing.
Misconception Two: Blogs are "marginal" and no one reads them.
Many market studies show that blogs have become "mainstream." The Pew Internet Project estimates that about 32 million Americans regularly read blogs. Considering that many countries have similar blog trends as the U.S., this number could be even larger.
Misconception Three: You can't make money from blogs.
TechCrunch, Problogger, Boing Boing, Shoemoney, Steve Pavlina, John Chow, and many others... These guys have earned six-figure incomes from their blogs. More importantly, some of them spend no more than two hours a day on their blogs.
You might say, these are just a few cases, what's the general situation? Daily Blog Tips reached $1000 per month in income within six months of its launch. Replicating TechCrunch's success is indeed difficult, but you don't need to prove your blog's success by earning $50,000 a month, right?
Misconception Four: I can create a website, why do I need to start a blog?
Blogs have many advantages over traditional websites, especially when you have frequently updated content. For instance, using a blog allows you to easily manage information in chronological order, and search engines love this structure.
If these reasons aren't enough, blogs also have one major advantage — good interactivity. They provide an excellent platform for mutual commenting and interaction.
Misconception Five: Blogs are just a fleeting trend and will soon disappear.
Seeing issues such as infrequent updates in many blogs, many people believe that blogs will eventually die out. The latest article from the famous blog Technorati, "State of the Blogosphere," confirms that although the growth rate of the blogosphere has slowed, the number of blogs continues to increase.
Every day, 12,000 new blogs are created. Moreover, 22 of the world's top 100 most popular websites are blogs (in 2006, 12 of them were blogs). Blogs have become a cornerstone of the Internet, and there are no signs indicating any changes in the near future.
This article is part of the group writing project on the famous blog Problogger.
Original Author: Daniel
English Original: http://www.dailyblogtips.com/top-5-blogging-myths/
Chinese Translation: Wu Zhiyong
Translated Article Address: http://www.wu-zhiyong.cn/post/29.html (link expired)