Recently a nairalander asked me this very question “What is the difference between a Website and a Blog” and it got me into a brief thought, and then i rushed off to google to find out what both is outside whatever I might have known from my daily experience working with both websites and blogs.

If i’m asked my own personal opinion, to me a website and a blog are two sides of the same coin, with one looking a bit different from the other and yet part of the whole.

I will not dwell on technicalities but will try to answer the question in a plain language that we all can understand and hope webmasters here can add their voice to it also.

First, to understand the difference between websites and blogs, I think the first thing is to know what both of them are and from there we can deduce the difference and similarities between both.

So What is a website?
According to a definition from Wikipedia “ a website is a collection of related webpages, including multimedia contents ( images, videos etc ) typically identified with a domain name and stored/published in at least a one web server and accessed via a browser."



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So from the above, websites are collection of related webpages stored and access via a central location has a domain name and served to the world via a web server.

Few things to note about websites

1) Basic technology of choice for building websites are HTML, CSS and JS including CSS Frameworks like Bootstraps and Foundation or JS Frameworks like Augular, React and Ember.js.

2)The primary landing page of a website is usually the “Home page” then you have others like About us, Services and the rest.

3) Blogs are normally part of every serious business website as all blogs are websites but not all websites are blogs.

4) Websites normally have formal style of presentation to the audience be it a business website, brand or websites set up for promotional purposes.

5) Compared to blogs, Websites pages are not always/frequently updated

6) A typical website ought to have features like FAQ, Client testimonials, Team page, live chat integration and means of feedback through contact form.

Websites can come in different forms and shape depending on what the owners set out to achieve. It can be static, dynamic or an ecommerce website.



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What is A Blog?
According to Wikipedia “ A blog is a personal website or webpage on which an individual records opinion links to other sites, on a regular basis.”

Simply said, a blog is a form of website that’s regularly updated (daily or weekly).

Blogs are made up of blog posts (articles) that are arranged in a chronological order (ascending or descending) showing authors name and dates posted.

Unlike websites which contents are usually formal in style and presentation, blog articles (posts) style can be both formal and informal and covering several subject areas from gossips, politics, health, entertainment and sport.

Examples of typical blogsites in Nigeria are Lindaikeji , Bellanaija , Techcabal and Techpoint

In Summary, the difference between a website and a blog is exemplified by what they both represent.

Blogsites are

1) Built with popular CMS like WordPress ( the free version and WordPress.org the paid version) and Blogger (which is owned by google). You can also blog using platforms like Wix, Tumblr, Medium, Weebly and Ghost.

2) Made up of blog posts (articles) that are chronologically arranged by date, authors name, categories and tags

3) Blog thrives in the regularity of it’s content, but most importantly the quality of such helps a great deal in bringing quality traffic and backlinks to your blog, increasing its dwell time and helping your posts rank favorably against it’s competitors.

4) Most blogs contents have informal outlook especially entertainment, gossip and their likes. Some have professional outlooks like niche driven blogs.

5) A proper blog should have a comment system to enable its readers interact with the blog owner and also, an option for it’s users to share its content on social media.

And Websites are

1) Built with different technologies including HTML, CSS, JS and the rest plus CMS like WordPress and Joomla.

2) Made up of related webpages which are either static or dynamic.

3) Have mostly a formal outlook in style and presentation.

4) Not regularly updated

5) The whole essence of a website is to sale the products and services of it’s owner to the website target audience.

6) Website pages may have a CTA/newsletter or other forms of collecting users contact details but not a commenting system.


At the end of the day every serious minded business, brand or professional no matter how small needs a website, not just a website but one with blog in it. You sell your product and services through your website and show your expertise in your business niche by blogging regularly while creating value for your target audience and drawing needing traffic to your site.

My follow webmasters what do you think? please feel free to add yours

Rutherford Ejimonu Nwa Iheanacho

https://doerstechnologies.com.ng/what-is-the-difference-between-a-website-and-a-blog

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eezeribe:
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eezeribe:
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Every blog is a website, but not every website is a blog.

Now since HTML5, there are blogs within websites that contain other non-blog pages, which further blurs the line differentiating them.

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Are websites paid for ?
or blogs paid for ? ..
what does it cost to own any ov em?

A website is a general term used for any web page on the internet same way a vehicle is the term used for any automobile be it a car ,a truck or a SUV. Blog on the other hand is a form of website in simple terms a website is a collection of related web pages on the internet. , It's a content management system that allows you to post, edit, manipulate text, videos, images etc usually for the purpose of education or entertainment.

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OgahBohz:
Are websites paid for ?

or blogs paid for ? ..

what does it cost to own any ov em?

You can get both ( blog and website ) for free

for Blogs ( go to blogger or or any other free blogging platform ) same for websites as well.

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QuotaSystem:
Every blog is a website, but not every website is a blog.

Now since HTML5, there are blogs within websites that contain other non-blog pages, which further blurs the line differentiating them.

Perfect example: www.managementng.com

Good one bro...a blog is just a type of website, just like this forum

Ambi25:
Nice one!
For example, a blog look like www.npowerdg.com while a website look like www.npower.gov.ng visit those links to see the differences

oga a blog is a website.

website is the general name for forums, blog and the rest.

website is any page that can be accessed online

donblade85555:


oga a blog is a website.

website is the general name for forums, blog and the rest.

website is any page that can be accessed online

A blog is a type OF WEBSITE

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am here to learn, am confused about the two but I think am learning better

kingchris30:
am here to learn, am confused about the two but I think am learning better

Nothing to be confused about bro....if you own a business or intend to own one, then it will not just need a website, but one with a blog. The blog part of the site is for you to use to add extra value, provide both formal and informal, serious and fun information about your business, products and services to your clients and targeted audience.

In the other hand...if you just want to tell your story or the stories of things happening around you or your interest or a subject you're passionate about in different niche like Health, sport and entertainment , and you want to do this daily/weekly as it happens in different format ( pictures, videos etc ) then what you just need is a BLOG ( using either WordPress, Blogger or the rest )