If you're not really sure what a blog is, aside from the literal definition of a weblog, think of it this way.

It can be anything you like. You can use a blog as a personal journal, and show it only to those closest to you. You can use it as a focal point for a hobby - inviting lots of like-minded hobbyists to read it and share their information and ideas. You use it to simply tell stories - stories that you create - or relate other people's stories or book reviews. You can use it to rally people around a political or charitable cause.

Or you can use it as an adjunct to your business (or even as your business), talking about news about your products, services or your industry.

You can create your own blog (no charge) at Google's www.Blogger.com or www.BlogSpot.com (really!)

Ken Leebow, the Incredible Internet Guy, is fast becoming the King of Blogs. His latest issue is well worth reading. It's about conveniently reading your favorite blogs:

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Dear Internet Friend:

The blog world has been getting a lot of attention and my blog has been too. The blog world is so new that it's like the Net of 1997.

I report on incredible blogs and interesting things about the blog world.

Visit my blog at: http://www.IncredibleBlogs.com

The best way to read blogs is via an RSS service. This is the one that I recommend.

[TaxMama interrupts: Then, you can click here and sign up for the Tax Insider, which only comes out when I feel like it.  http://taxmama.blogspot.com ]

In addition to getting my information via the above service you can receive information from other news sources and blogs.

If you are not familiar with the world of RSS, read this information at my site:

This is what an RSS service looks like.  This is an explanation of RSS.

Bottomline: By using an RSS service you can become brilliant and other people do all the work. That's called "Work Smart, Not Hard."

Kindest regards, Ken Leebow   Visit me at . . . www.IncredibleBlogs.com (Blogging about Incredible Blogs) www.IncredibleInternetGuy.com (my weekly TV Segments) www.300Incredible.com (my books)