With so much content published daily throughout the web as well as a wide variety of readers who each have their unique preferences when it comes to finding information, it is easy for any person to get confused on whether to start a website or a blog. Back in the old pre-internet days, readers had to rely on traditional media for opinions, news updates, analysis and more. In today's highly connected society, anyone can become a writer or a webmaster when it comes to expressing something or sharing information that can resonate with countless other readers. Websites have been around longer than blogs and people around the world visit them every day to find updates that they can relate with based on their respective interests. Blogs on the other hand are standalone simplified websites, or as parts of a website, that display updates, commentaries and even audio-video media while at the same time allow readers to post comments.
So the hot question at hand is "Which is better, a website or a blog?" While there is no concrete and universal answer at hand, the answer depends on how resourceful and prepared a person is when it comes to having his or her own spot on the web that transmits information. When it comes to information, a website is an ideal model to present content in varied forms (example: a website about video games has pages of visual media, opinion articles, industry news, online forum and a blog page) but the big catch here is that hosting a website is expensive and also requires hardware, knowledge of using website maintenance tools as well as personal management. On the part of the reader, he or she will have to study the structure of the website before choosing a particular page to access and in many cases this can be confusing to do.
A blog on the other hand is simpler and more cost effective to setup and handle. One can go to Blogger or WordPress, open an account and set up the blog in rather efficient and convenient ways, complete with page customization tools provided by the site. It is more ideal to the person who has lesser resources, lesser money at hand, and who prefers to have fresh content updates without the very technical hassles that come with maintaining a website. It is also more ideal to readers who prefer to see the updates without getting lost browsing or clicking their way through. For many aspiring writers, expression believers or activists out there, the blog is the more preferred model to have thanks to the many conveniences that come with it. Truly, it all comes down to having the resources, the will and skill to manage and time that will determine the person's decision between running a website or a blog.
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