A Blog and A Website

12 years ago

you can use both blog and website publish on internet.These days not much difference between blog and website now day many web designer and developer using blogging you must know what a blog is and I safely assume that you know what a website is.
So the basic difference between a blog and a website is that on a website your main page remains static (it is constantly changing in case of a blog) and other pages contain mostly static information. On blogs -- at least on majority of blogs -- you can leave comments and interact with bloggers and other visitors. Most of the times this does not happen in case of a website although even on a website you can have online forums and discussion threads.

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AnniePot

12 years ago

These days, the term 'blog' and 'website' is pretty much interchangeable. I've set up Wordpress blogs to look no different from a more traditional website, but I haven't attempted to do it the other way around.

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Istvan Horvath

12 years ago

Originally Posted by AnniePot

These days, the term 'blog' and 'website' is pretty much interchangeable. I've set up Wordpress blogs to look no different from a more traditional website, but I haven't attempted to do it the other way around.

The "pedantic" linguist in me (that cries when people use less than precise definitions, LOL) has to say no.
No, just because you are using in the background the same CMS, it doesn't mean that the two terms became interchangeable!

From a taxonomy point of view: a blog is a narrower notion (a category, if you wish) inside the much wider term of web site. At least if we operate with the term as the majority of the population does (which, of course) is wrong... LOL)

People use the two terms exactly as the OP does: by blog they mean a WordPress installation... and by website they mean a static site, composed by html files.

Now, every thing that is on the WWW - is a website. Remember, the 3rd W = web!

Blogs are a special kind of websites... like the captain's log during his journey on the ocean - they were meant to record people's journey on the web. Hence web+log = weblog... > blog.

Publishing software (including blogging software) is becoming more and more sophisticated and feature-rich. You can use them for a lot of non-blogging activity as well. However, the multiple use of the software itself didn't make the differences to disappear.

Just my $0.02 (CAD).
:p

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chinadigipro

12 years ago

Websites are mostly used by traders/providers of service. Blogs are run by people who publish articles.

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Pathway Insurance

12 years ago

Originally Posted by samsharen

Hi guys,

I am outsourcing my website creations to freelancer.

Could you guys tell me what are the differences between a blog and a website?

If possible, please show me yours.

Kind Regards
Sam

This is my web site/blog: Cincinnati Auto Insurance, Cincinnati Home Insurance, Cincinnati Business Insurance, Cincinnati Car Insurance and Cincinnati Automobile Insurance

Both are blogs and web sites.

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samsharen

12 years ago

Hi guys,

Thanks for your inputs. I don't want to spend so much money, but end up not getting the result I want. And I also don't want to trouble my contractor.

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Istvan Horvath 12 years ago

Originally Posted by samsharen

I don't want to spend so much money, but end up not getting the result I want.

Remember the classic saying?

I am not that rich to be able to afford buying cheap stuff
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michael0109

12 years ago

I think blog for Persional and small team. Other website for Company and Business. Are you agree?

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dagnyjbarber

12 years ago

blog is the one in which one can share the personal opinion. and i think it can be a part of any website.

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meccabiz 12 years ago

A Website is most often a Storefront for your products and services.

Blogs are websites with fresh content. If the content is current and high quality, it will be found in the Google search with a much better ranking.
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