Blogging, Journalism What's The Difference?

(Guest Post By JBIL)

Sometimes there is not a difference between the two and then sometimes there is a massive difference it just depends on the situation. One very clear difference is Bloggers are online dependant throughout their writing or research, Journalists may work online but the majority of their work is done through tv or radio and even newspapers. Also a Blogger tends to find information to write about that sometimes may not have been heard of and can make it into mainstream news. As well as bloggers tend to stick to one niche ( area) of blogging By either Posting about blogging tips, technology, world news e.t.c. 

Journalists will sometimes report unreliable and false news too. Journalists are mainly experts with expert training and will extract information about specialised stories and subjects through their sources and interviews. With being a JOurnalist they have to go round finding facts go through all their information before reporting it, Bloggers all they have to do is set up a website or more post a couple of interesting stories, information or help and advice from time to time , include links multimedia content and a way for readers to drop comments or share the post via social media sites such as FACEBOOK, TWITTER and GOOGLE+ . Journalists do from time to time blog about certain information to go into an article online , adopt a more informal approach to news reports rathe than what it is like on the television , as well as adding information to a story thats online linking or commenting to other stories based on other news material found online.

So as some Journalists may be Bloggers, certainly Bloggers aren't Journalists. In my view there is a massive difference between the two. Being a Journalist is more of a Job being paid A fixed salary and with blogging i think its more of a hobby and can be fun, even though some bloggers , blogging websites do have full time paid workers running them.

Making A Successful Blog

(Guest post by WRYM)


Many people now have a blog, and the majority of people do it just because they can whereas there are people who want their blog to be well know and successful. In this Guest Post i will be stating the key ingredients for a successful blog. 


First of all you need to get on Twitter, Google + and maybe Facebook, however i dont use Facebook due to the fact i dont see it as a good tool to promote on. Getting on social media sites is probably one of the most important tips and that is because you need a way out side of your blog to connect with your viewers and the most important thing, get more viewers. I myself have done posts similar to this on my blog http://www.wereadyourmind.com 

Advertising On Your Blog

Fancy earning a little extra money while you have fun writing blogs? Why not put advertising on your site. If you approach different companies about you advertising them on your site or blog then they will realise that your in it for the long run because you where the one that approached them. Okay, you may only get about 1p per click but after time it will all add up, especially if you use more than one company because you will be earning money from more than one place.

Why Blog?

Yeah some people may call blogger's nerds or say that they have no life, to be honest about a year ago I thought the same but when you actually try it you start to enjoy writing blogs and seeing what people really think of them, and as long as you make it interesting and appeal to your audience other people enjoy your blog's to. You could write a blog on anything. Your interests or just some random idea that you came up with, it really doesn't matter as long as you try and make it worth reading. Why not have a go?

What Should You Blog About?

Writing blogs may seem difficult or confusing to some people but once you get the hang of it it's really interesting and you can really get in to it. You can write a blog post on absolutely anything that you want to. I would start with your interests or something that you feel really strongly about. When I first started I wrote a blog on 'Twitter' because I had no clue what to write about but then I started to view other peoples blogs and that gave me ideas.

I then wrote a blog about Animal Testing because I was previously talking about it with someone. Yes it's random but it gave me a start, and also got the ball rolling. I'm that addicted to blogging that I now check how many views I've got at least once every hour. Go on give it a go.. what harm can it do?