7 Differences between Websites and Blogs that You Must Know

Interested in starting a blog? Or interested in creating a website? Chances are you are still confused by the term both because most people think that both are the same. Before starting a blog or website, at least you need to know first, what is a blog? And what is a website? And what are the differences between the two that you can know?

Knowing the difference between a website and a blog is very important to know which of the two platforms is more suitable and suits your needs whether for business or just a hobby of writing. For those of you who want to become an online businessman, the presence of blogs and websites is very helpful. It's just that you need to know the exact uses and benefits of the two which are different.

Each of the blogs and websites has different advantages or disadvantages, the functions and ways of working are also different. In addition, there are several disadvantages of both are also different. So the opinion that states websites and blogs have the same meaning and definition is wrong. To find out more about the differences between a website and a blog, please follow the full description below.

 

Differences between Websites and Blogs

 

1. Content

In terms of content, blogs and websites have several differences. Generally a blog content will contain articles, videos or podcasts about one or more themes that are owned by the owner of the blog. In addition, blogs also generally review more about the experiences, opinions or activities of the blog owner. Blogs can also be made to focus on one theme such as culinary, travel, fashion, automotive and many more.

As for the website content itself, it will contain more important information about a product or service. For example, you can create a company website with history, address, product information, company contacts and so on. In addition, the website is suitable for use for online shops, education and government agencies.

 

2. Update

Apart from the content aspect, even when updating the content, blogs and websites have differences. Do you know? Blogs will update their content more regularly or periodically, namely every day, every two days or even once a week. Each blog has a different content update schedule. For this reason, the content on the blog will be more dynamic due to updates within a certain time.

If updating content is one of the most important things in a blog, it is different from websites which mostly contain information about products or services. So that updates will be made if there are changes to available services or products.

 

3. Direction of Communication

The obvious difference between websites and blogs is the direction of communication. On blogs, the direction of communication that is owned is interactive because blog readers can leave comments on every article content that is released. As for the website, it is different, because it is more one-way in nature where generally a website does not provide a column to comment on every content it has.

 

4.

Your manager must have often heard the term for people, namely "Blogger" right? Well, this is a popular term for blog writers or people who have blogs. Usually a blogger will manage his blog personally or independently.

In Indonesia, there are already many famous bloggers such as Trinity Traveler, Raditya Dika, Diana Rikasari and so on. Unlike blogs, websites are generally managed by a team of experts or from a company consisting of developers, designers and copywriters.

 

5. Language Style

The next difference is the style of language used on blogs and websites. If you observe the style of language used by each blog is varied or there are no certain limitations. Some blogs may use informal language while others choose to use formal language.

Usually blogs also use more personal language so that readers will not get bored quickly when reading the released article content. Well, for the website the language style used will be more professional and formal. Because the goal itself is formal, such as for governments, agencies, organizations, educational institutions or companies.

 

6. Subscribe

So that readers don't miss the latest published content articles, the availability of the subscribe button will help readers to subscribe to the blog. Later, readers will be notified or notified of each new content.

Some websites do provide a subscription option. However, unlike blogs that send notifications regarding the latest content updates, the website will send out a newsletter containing the latest products or services.

 

7. Content Sharing The

next thing you can pay attention to in terms of the difference between blogs and websites is the distribution of content. For the blog itself will generally be divided by tags and categories. As for the website, the content will be divided based on the products or services available or offered. This makes it easier for customers to find the product or service they need.

 

The description above is a series of information that tells us what are the differences between blogs and websites that you should know. If your goal is to share stories, opinions or experiences then a blog is a suitable platform but, if you have a goal for a business, company, institution, organization, then of course a website is more suitable.

 After knowing the difference between the two, have you been able to determine which platform you choose for the right and appropriate online business needs? Another practical advice you can also use a blog on the website because then the results will be more profitable. Hopefully useful and successful.

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