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All About Blogs

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Address bar
the bar at the top of the webpage where you type the URL.
Archive
a list of your past posts.
Beta
a description meaning a program or software is not yet completely finished, but is in test mode.
Blogger
the person who blogs/author.
Blogging
the actual act of writing posts, or, over the long term, the ongoing activity of keeping up a blog is called blogging.
Blogosphere
slang for the world/culture of blogs on the net
Category/Label
placing each post in a category or labeling it with a topic will help readers to find posts that interest them.
Coding
using HTML codes to alter the appearance of the net, such as making it bold, or to insert links, photos or so on. However, many platforms have this built in with the simple click of a button.
Comment Form
space where your readers are able to interact with you by leaving comments
Comments
feedback and conversation from your readers.
Content
the text entries, photos and videos in your blog
Cookies
when your computer saves info about where/what you've visited on the net.
Dashboard
administrative area where you manipulate your blog
Domain name
what someone types into the address bar to find a site, the URL
Email subscription
when someone signs up to receive an email whenever you post
Header
top of a document, blog post or webpage, typically contains the title, author, etc
Link
a pathway to another page on the web
Padding
putting together many posts to get your blog ready to roll out, or to prep for a vacation/time away from writing
Permalink
the permanent place on the web where you can always find one certain post.
Rankings
how well a blog, post, or website performs as far as getting traffic.
SEO
search engine optimization, making your text optimal for the attention of search engines like Google, which helps you get traffic and ranking.
Title
can be the title of either your blog or of a post.
Widget
items on the side of your blog like calendar, archive, Adsense. Anything in the side columns.
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