Difference between a Blog Post and an Article

Fri, Jul 13, 2007

Working at Home

I just finished up a great coaching call and the topic of blogging and articles came up.  I shared how I differentiate a blog post from an article. (Maybe not an important distinction to some - but definitely to me.)

A blog post is Personal, Passionate and Purposeful.

An article is more formal.  It has a beginning, guts and an ending.

Does this ring true with you?

I might blog about something in about 150 words and share my heart on the matter without much format.  But if I were going to write an article about it, I’d straighten out my thoughts and come up with points and a conclusion, etc.

Some blogs are pretty formal and they bore me to tears.  And some articles are pretty scattered… I think the writer just got their wires crossed and should have gone for a different use for that content.

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Kelly McCausey is the host of Work at Home Moms Talk Radio and owner of Mom's Talk Network. She has built a successful internet based home business and helps other moms do the same.

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3 Responses to “Difference between a Blog Post and an Article”

  1. Tishia Says:
    July 13th, 2007 at 1:50 pm

    I agree with you :-)

  2. Rhonda Says:
    July 15th, 2007 at 3:13 pm

    Wow, Kelly, you summed the difference up pretty good. I think I need to add a little more passion and guts to my blog posts. (:

    Thanks!

    Rhonda


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  1. Focusing My Thoughts | Surviving At Home says:
    July 18, 2007 at 7:32 pm

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