Some Types of Blog The Many found on the Internet, your blog Where?

Blog is a web application that contains a variety of writings, notes, articles posted online and be open. The increasing number of blogs with different themes that emerge every day makes the need for a classification and categorization. As one of a medium in cyberspace (#internet) that the information many people need, which was originally a blog free blog (Blogspot.com and WordPress.com) has now evolved into many forms and variations.

Now there is a blog that has had his own world, has its own distinctive character and discussion. So what kind of blogs that exist and are already developing? Here's a short review.

A. Blog Based on the platform

1. Blog Free (Free Blogs)

Free Blog is a blog hosted by a third party as a service provider, whether it subdomains and also hosting. This blog has a characteristic of the inclusion of the name of a third party in the name of the blog that has been made, for example maxmanroe.blogspot.com or maxmanroe.wordpress.com. Free blog service providers are very popular today is Blogspot, WordPress, Tumblr and others.


2. Self-Hosting Blog

Self-Hosting Blog is a type of blog created by using their own domain and hosting, and blog owners pay for the service. Usually self-hosting this blog is owned by professional bloggers and internet marketers. Example of a self-hosted blog is Radityadika.com, Ndorokakung.com, StartupBisnis.com, Maxmanroe.com, and so forth.


3. Micro Blog

Micro blog is a blog whose content is written with a limited number of characters, and not as many of the other types of blogs. Examples of micro blogs are #Twitter.

4. Blog (Corporate Blog)

Corporate blogs are blogs that are in the website of a company that provides a variety of content such as news about the company or reply to customer complaints.

5. Citizen Journalism Blog

Citizen journalism blog is a blog written by members of the community (not a professional journalist) and provided by the particular media. Examples are Kompasiana, blogdetik, and so forth.

B. Blog Based Content / contents

1. Niche Blog

Niche blogs are blogs written by someone with a particular theme or topic specific specifications. Examples of niche blogs is a fashion blog, business blog, the blog of Education, Health blog, blogs and other technologies. One well-known niche blog is Female Daily.

2. General Blog

General blog is a blog that contains a variety of themes or topics of a general nature. It could be general this blog discusses a variety of topics as well as have some writers who liked / mastering different topics.

Blog C. Based on objective

1. Personal Blog

Personal blogs are blogs that contain all sorts of content and information based on the opinion of the blog owner. Personal blogs are generally made with the purpose as a medium of expression or media outpouring. Examples of personal blogs is Asepsandro.blogspot.com.

2. Personal Branding Blog

Personal branding blog is a blog created with the aim to promote and improve the author's name so well known people. Usually personal branding blog has a style that is formal or semi-formal. Examples of personal branding blog is very well known is JokoSusilo.com, JohnChow.com, and others.

3. Monetization Blog

Monetization blog is a blog created with the purpose of obtaining income or money. Usually blogs like this relies SEO factors to make a lot of visitors coming. Blogger in Indonesia a lot of applying blog monetization, usually they become publisher of Google Adsense to make money from the blog.


4. Catalog Blog

Catalog blog is a blog that contains a variety of information as reference material or reference. This blog is presented as a catalog that is intended for anyone who access it.
D. Blog By format

1. Vlog

Vlog is a blog that only contains video content. One well-known example Vlog on the internet is www.youtube.com/user/vlogbrothers.

2. Copy Paste Blog

Blog Copy Paste is a blog whose content is taken from another blog by way of copy and paste. Blogs like this are usually owned by bloggers who are lazy or do not have the creativity to create their own content. Interestingly, there was also a company blog that apply in this way, for example Digitalpromosi.com, all the articles in this blog are the result of copy and paste from other people's blogs.

3. Sketchblog

Sketchblog format is a blog that contains a collection of the results of one's portfolio. Sketchblog example is the Christian's Sketchblog (Kristens-sketchblog.blogspot.com).

4. LinkLog

Linklog is a blog that only contains a collection of links. Linklog example is Jennifer's LinkLog.

5. Photoblog / Phlog

Photoblog / Phlog is a blog that contains special photo content. Examples are Kathleen Connaly's Photoblog Photoblog (www.durhamtownship.com)

6. audioblog

Audioblog is a blog that contains as its main content of the music files that can be downloaded freely.

7. Tumbleblogs

Tumbleblogs is a blog that contains a short text and some of the content of the media. Examples Tumbleblogs is Poetsch.org Tumbleblogs.

8. Typecasting Blog

Typecasting blog is a blog that contains a collection of handwritten, typewritten notes or scanned typewriter. Examples Typecasting is type-ten.com blog.

9. Blog classifieds

Blog classifieds is a blog that contains a collection of classified ads. Blog this classified ad much once we found on the internet. Unfortunately many blogs classifieds exploited by spammers to the promotion so impressed content carelessly. One blog advertising is quite famous line is PasangIklan.co.id.

10. Splog

Splog is a blog that contains a variety of advertising. Splog usually also referred to as a spam blog. Types of blogs like this very much owned by spammers in Indonesia.

Of the several types of blogs that have been mentioned above, such as what kind of blog you have today? Hopefully your blog to benefit others and not the result of copy and paste from other people's blogs.