{"id":1332,"date":"2022-03-05T14:54:29","date_gmt":"2022-03-05T19:54:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/?p=1332"},"modified":"2022-03-05T14:54:29","modified_gmt":"2022-03-05T19:54:29","slug":"difference-between-blog-and-website","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/difference-between-blog-and-website\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is The Difference Between Blog And Website?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If I ask you what the difference between blog and website is<strong>,<\/strong> then it is hard for you to answer. Probably because both look like a single entity. But in reality, there is a thin layer of difference between <strong>blog and website<\/strong>. In this article, we will learn how a blog is different from a website?<\/p>\n<p>Though you may own a <strong>website or blog<\/strong> yet if you are a beginner, you might be a grapple with which one you should start. To eliminate the <strong>confusion barrier<\/strong>, read this article till the end. Also, learn the <a href=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wordpress-vs-custom-website\/\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>difference between a WordPress and a Custom website<\/strong><\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_61 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/difference-between-blog-and-website\/#What_is_a_Website\" title=\"What is a Website?\">What is a Website?<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/difference-between-blog-and-website\/#List_of_top_7_Popular_websites\" title=\"List of top 7 Popular websites\">List of top 7 Popular websites<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/difference-between-blog-and-website\/#What_is_a_Blog\" title=\"What is a Blog?\">What is a Blog?<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/difference-between-blog-and-website\/#List_of_top_7_popular_blogs\" title=\"List of top 7 popular blogs\">List of top 7 popular blogs<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/difference-between-blog-and-website\/#What_is_the_difference_between_a_blog_and_website\" title=\"What is the difference between a blog and website?\">What is the difference between a blog and website?<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/difference-between-blog-and-website\/#Blog_Vs_Website-_Comparison_Table\" title=\"Blog Vs. Website- Comparison Table\">Blog Vs. Website- Comparison Table<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/difference-between-blog-and-website\/#Which_is_better_Blog_or_Website\" title=\"Which is better? Blog or Website\">Which is better? Blog or Website<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/difference-between-blog-and-website\/#Are_businesses_dont_have_a_Blog\" title=\"Are businesses don&#8217;t have a Blog?\">Are businesses don&#8217;t have a Blog?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/difference-between-blog-and-website\/#How_to_create_a_blog_or_website\" title=\"How to create a blog or website?\">How to create a blog or website?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/difference-between-blog-and-website\/#Final_Thoughts\" title=\"Final Thoughts\">Final Thoughts<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_a_Website\"><\/span><strong>What is a Website?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>A website is a <strong>collection of web pages<\/strong>, multimedia content, and usually <strong>static in nature.<\/strong> Websites and all the <strong>contents are strapped<\/strong> with a single domain and hosted over web hosting services. It means the <strong>content and web pages<\/strong> of a website accessed over the <strong>World Wide Web (WWW)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1333 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/4e0b8f4dccd1d54255060000.webp\" alt=\"difference between blog and website\" width=\"971\" height=\"605\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/4e0b8f4dccd1d54255060000.webp 971w, https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/4e0b8f4dccd1d54255060000-300x187.webp 300w, https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/4e0b8f4dccd1d54255060000-768x479.webp 768w, https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/4e0b8f4dccd1d54255060000-20x12.webp 20w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 971px) 100vw, 971px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>When talking about the <strong>origin of websites<\/strong>, the first website was live on <strong>August 6, 1991<\/strong>, by the British scientist <strong>Tim Berners-Lee<\/strong>. The web page address of the first website was: <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/info.cern.ch\/hypertext\/WWW\/TheProject.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/info.cern.ch\/hypertext\/WWW\/TheProject.html<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Websites have a <strong>wide range of applications,<\/strong> including business, personal, and even for governments and institutions. In one sentence, I can describe a website as a <strong>static informational web page<\/strong>. To know everything about a website, read <strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/how-does-a-website-work\/\">how does a website work and what are the important component of a website<\/a><\/span>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"List_of_top_7_Popular_websites\"><\/span><strong>List of top 7 Popular websites<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Google.com.<\/li>\n<li>Youtube.com.<\/li>\n<li>Facebook.com.<\/li>\n<li>Wikipedia.org.<\/li>\n<li>Yahoo.c0m.<\/li>\n<li>Amazon.com.<\/li>\n<li>Instagram.com.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_a_Blog\"><\/span><strong>What is a Blog?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1336 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/the-history-of-blogs-4-728.webp\" alt=\"What is the difference between blog and website\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/the-history-of-blogs-4-728.webp 728w, https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/the-history-of-blogs-4-728-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/the-history-of-blogs-4-728-20x15.webp 20w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 728px) 100vw, 728px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A blog is a <strong>type of website<\/strong> where the content is presented in <strong>reverse chronological order<\/strong>, with the most recent content appearing first. For example, <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\">basicwebguide.com<\/a><\/span> is a blog where we regularly post articles related to web technology.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/Links.net\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Links.net <\/span><\/a>was considered the world&#8217;s first blog in <strong>1994<\/strong> by Justin Hall; however, the term &#8220;<strong>blog<\/strong>&#8221; was not coined till. The <strong>blogging market<\/strong> is on boom after the launching of <strong>Blogger in 1999<\/strong> by Aptly, which Google later acquired.<\/p>\n<p>However, the blogging methodology was <b>transformed entirely<\/b>\u00a0after the incorporation of <strong>WordPress in 2003<\/strong>. If you are also a passionate blogger or web developer, then learn about the <strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/what-is-google-trends-and-how-to-use-it\/\">Google trends<\/a><\/span><\/strong> to take your blog to the next level.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"List_of_top_7_popular_blogs\"><\/span><strong>List of top 7 popular blogs<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li class=\"TrT0Xe\">HuffPost.<\/li>\n<li class=\"TrT0Xe\">Engadget.<\/li>\n<li class=\"TrT0Xe\">Moz.<\/li>\n<li class=\"TrT0Xe\">PerezHilton.<\/li>\n<li class=\"TrT0Xe\">Copyblogger.<\/li>\n<li class=\"TrT0Xe\">Mashable.<\/li>\n<li class=\"TrT0Xe\">TechCrunch.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_the_difference_between_a_blog_and_website\"><\/span><strong>What is the difference between a blog and website?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>After reading about <strong>websites and blogs<\/strong>, you possibly get an idea of the difference between <strong>blogs and websites<\/strong>. Where blogs are known for regular content updates and frequent new content additions, the <strong>websites tend to be more static<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>A blog can be a website or just a part of a website where content like <strong>posts, pages, and media files<\/strong> are updated dynamically as well as frequently. However, a blog can also have some website features in <strong>terms of static contents<\/strong> like About us, contact us, privacy policy, etc.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Blog_Vs_Website-_Comparison_Table\"><\/span><strong>Blog Vs. Website- Comparison Table<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>To make it easy, I have created a <strong>comparison table<\/strong> below that makes it easy to know how a blog different from a website.<\/p>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th><b>Blog<\/b><\/th>\n<th><b>Website<\/b><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dynamic in nature<\/span><\/th>\n<th><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Static in Nature<\/span><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A blog can be a website or part of it<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The reverse is not always possible<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Informal type platform<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Formal platform<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">May or may not has a homepage<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Homepage always available<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Suitable for knowledge or content sharing<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Suitable for companies and businesses<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Content update regularly<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Content does not update regularly<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Communicate via comments<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Can not comment but has Email\/Call communication<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The blog encourages conversation\/engagement<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Only for informational purpose<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Which_is_better_Blog_or_Website\"><\/span><strong>Which is better? Blog or Website<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>This is a straightforward question with a straight answer. Till now, you understand the <strong>difference between blog and website<\/strong>. If you ask which one is better, then it always <strong>depends on your needs and applications<\/strong>. Both are better and king at their respective place.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For example &#8211;<\/strong> If you have expertise and experience in specific fields, let&#8217;s say in <strong>web development<\/strong>, and you want to share your knowledge with the world, then <strong>you must have a blog<\/strong>. This blog helps you <strong>achieve your goals<\/strong> as you are required to update regularly to your sharing platform.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, if you are a <strong>business\/company owner<\/strong> and want to showcase your online presence, you should undoubtedly<strong>\u00a0have a website.<\/strong> A business website has <strong>one or two pages<\/strong> where they share information regarding what they do, who they are, testimonials, etc. they don&#8217;t have to update these pages regularly.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Are_businesses_dont_have_a_Blog\"><\/span><strong>Are businesses don&#8217;t have a Blog?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If this question was asked a few years back, the answer could definitely be Yes, businesses don&#8217;t have a blog. But things have changed last few years; unlike traditional businesses, new business owners <strong>realize the potential of blogging<\/strong>\u00a0the benefits of interaction with the <strong>targeted audience<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>New companies today prefer a blog and <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/how-to-create-a-landing-page-in-wordpress\">build a landing page<\/a><\/strong><\/span> to diversify the information as a website. As we discussed above, a blog is a <strong>type of bigger website<\/strong>, so it is easy to <strong>inherit features of a website on a blog<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ubersuggest<\/strong>, a website owned by Neil Patel, is a perfect example of this integrated technique that offers <strong>service as well as blog content<\/strong>. <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/neilpatel.com\/ubersuggest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ubersuggest<\/a><\/strong><\/span> is the parent website of the blog neilpatel.com which offers <strong>SEO services and traffic analytics<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_create_a_blog_or_website\"><\/span><strong>How to create a blog or website?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1340 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-2022-03-05-170349.jpg\" alt=\" difference between blog and website\" width=\"883\" height=\"418\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-2022-03-05-170349.jpg 883w, https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-2022-03-05-170349-300x142.jpg 300w, https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-2022-03-05-170349-768x364.jpg 768w, https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-2022-03-05-170349-20x9.jpg 20w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 883px) 100vw, 883px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Creating a <strong>website or blog<\/strong> is not tough today, as tons of tutorials and real-time assistance are available to help you. You can start a website or blog by using <strong>popular platforms<\/strong> like WordPress, Wix, Blogger, Squarespace, etc. These popular platforms have unique <strong>user-friendly templates, themes, plugins for easiness<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Just <strong>log in<\/strong> to any of the above platforms, select a website or blog name, select your <strong>theme or template<\/strong>, do minor customizations, and <strong>start publishing<\/strong> content. Additionally, you can <strong>monetize<\/strong> your blog or website with Google AdSense, Affiliate marketing, Sponsorship, etc., and start making money.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Final_Thoughts\"><\/span><strong>Final Thoughts<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>I hope you understand the<strong> difference between blog and website<\/strong> as well as their application areas. Now you may answer the question which I asked in starting of this article. <strong>Blogs and websites<\/strong> are different from each other, not <strong>due to the structure<\/strong> but due to the area of application.<\/p>\n<p>Which one are you prefer <strong>solely depends on your requirements<\/strong> and why you want a blog or a website. In this article, we discussed what a blog is, what a website is, and how a blog is different from a website with a comparison table.<\/p>\n<p>If you still have<strong>\u00a0any confusion<\/strong> and wish to create your own website or blog, feel<strong>\u00a0free to comment<\/strong> in the comment section or subscribe to our email newsletter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If I ask you what the difference between blog and website is, then it is hard for you to answer. Probably because both look like a single entity. But in reality, there is a thin layer of difference between blog and website. 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