People converge
Blogs and Article
Most
people converge on blogs and articles, but there is a difference between both types
of writing.
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Difference between a Blog and an Article
Writing Style
Blogs
can be written in a casual tone. It is frequently short and does not
incorporate complicated words. Blogs use an informal writing style.
A
blog can write, and you can update it as per need, and grammar is not
important.
Articles
follow the literature in a journalistic style while blogs include commonly used language and terminology.
Articles
need accurate spelling and grammar which is understandable for the reader.
Article writers use a formal writing style.
Length
The
length of the blog and article is different because the blog is shorter than
the article. The blog can be 300 to 1000 words and the article length can be 1500 to
5000 words. It is the most common opinion about blog and article length.
Using Personal Views
Articles
are based more on information, reporting, and statistics, however, blogs depict
things from a personal view more than reliance on reportage and data
Example:
An article about government policies, it is based on reportage, and information,
and compares with previous government policies. However, a blog on government policies can be based on the views of the author and his personal
opinions about government policies.
Editing Process
Articles
are written for large publications, therefore it is going through the editing
process and identified errors. It is edited by professional editors rather
than the writer is edit himself.
Blogs
are normally self-published and it is going through the minimum editing
process. Bloggers write, edit, and publish their blogs without involving professional editors.
Updating New Information
Blogging
provides an opportunity to update your blog after publishing. You get some new
information which relevant to your blog then you can add it to your blog
because you can easily update your blog.
For
articles, you are unable to update them. If you get new information relevant to
your article, then you will write a new article rather than update the published
one.
Publication Methods
Blog
posts are published on a blog. There are a lot of sites available for blogging.
Articles are published in print media, magazines, newspapers, and journals.
Articles can be posted online on a professional website instead of a casual
blog.
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Table for simple understanding
Blog
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Article
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Mostly used blogger opinion
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Your personal opinion not allowed
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No need for interviews or research
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Has interviews and research from
experts and firms
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Blog length short
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Longer than 300 words
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SEO keywords used
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Keywords not essential
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Spelling and grammar optional
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Spelling and grammar are essential
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Writing style informal or friendly
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Writhing Style advanced and formal
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No editing self-published
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Editor cleans it, published by print
magazine
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Conclusion
It is difficult to differentiate between a blog post and an article because the
blogger uses the format of the article. Bloggers are written lengthier blogs
and do more research for blogs. Blogger uses a formal writing style rather than
an informal and friendly writing style. Therefore, it’s difficult to
differentiate between both. As a freelance writer, it’s important to ask your
client whether he wants to blog post or an article.
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