8 Intresting Facts You Might Not Know About Blog | Blogging

We hear people screaming blog everywhere as the easiest means to make money online, so most people ventured into it to make money as proclaimed by the self-proclaimed gurus around. Though am not writing about that now.

Today, I want to share 8 interesting facts and stats that I found out majority of bloggers don’t know. These facts & stats are:

Facts:

1. The first blogger in the world was an American Freelance journalist named Justin Hall. He published his first blog in 1994 while he was still in college.

2. The term “Weblog” was coined by Jorn Barger in 1997 to describe the process of “logging the web”. In a famous photo of his, he holds a paper written on it “Coined the word “Weblog”. Never made a dime”!

3. Peter Merholz shortened this term into “blog” in 1998 by using the phrase “We Blog”.

4. One of the main reasons for constantly expanding “blogosphere” is the shift in status of the web-users from being “consumers” to “creators”.

Before you proceed, check:

• 10 Common Mistakes  New Bloggers must Avoid
• Important Things to Do After Setting up a New Blog
• Essential Traits of Successful Bloggers

Stats:

1. Back in early 1999, there were only 23 blogs! In 2004, 3 million bloggers. Today, an estimate of 164 million!

2. Currently, 60% of bloggers are men while 40% women.

3. The majority of bloggers reside in the United States – almost 31 million bloggers!

4. 77% percent of internet users read blogs!

Bonus:

1. Post early! Blog reading is highest (80 percent) in the mornings, peaks at 10 AM and decreases throughout the day

2. There are 31% more bloggers today than there were three years ago.

Now it’s your turn to share with others any other interesting facts you know. Keep adding to the list via the comment box below.