Blogging for Beginners means Knowing what is a Blog and What is a Vlog.

Blogging for Beginners and choosing between blogging and vlogging is really quite simple.

Much has been written about blogs and what a blog actually is. Now we also have Vlogs which are the latest medium of communication using video. A vlog is a video log set into a blogging platform. Nothing hard about doing that when you have learnt how to do it and there are now some excellent video blogging courses available.

Why blog? Back in days long gone, people kept a journal. This was considered to be an ‘upper-class’ activity probably because the average citizen of the time couldn’t write. Some of these journals can be found in museums and specialist archives today and give us an excellent insight into how these people lived.

Charles Darwin, for example, kept all his progress into his experiments and observations, in a journal when he was discovering “The Evolution of Man”. Today, these journals are absolutely priceless.

Will any, or some, of today’s blogs or vlogs become priceless objects of learning or curiosity? Perhaps and perhaps not, only time will tell. The thing is, if we don’t keep a record now of our activities and adventures or misadventures by writing them up or videoing them, there will never be a record available from which a decision can be made.

Life and society change greatly over the course of time. Journaling and keeping a record of these events will be helpful to those who come after us. If anyone has old photos of their ancestors, and have shared and marveled at the dress and expressions on their faces at the time these photos were taken, will know how very precious these historical memorabilia is.

Museums are full of history. One of the reasons why these are such popular places to visit is because we like to see, and hear, how people once lived. Another reason could be for us older citizens; it takes us back to what we grew up with and shows us all how far our societies have changed in the short time we have been alive. Technology has changed all our lives in a very short space of time.

A blog or a vlog details and shares these social changes with people today. If we have done our technical side correctly and done regular backups, there is no reason as to why these social records won’t be available for our Grandchildren and their grandchildren.

Blogging is a social skill today. Through these blogs, vlogs or the more popular micro blogs like Facebook and Twitter, we share our thoughts and opinions. Some people share their opinions with the whole world while others chose the more private option. As the blog owner, you get to choose your level of comfort.

Blogging for beginners is simply choosing whether you want a blog or a vlog. Then you get to choose what you want to blog about. Whatever interests you today, will most likely interest people of tomorrow, so enjoy your blogging or vlogging journey.