An elaborated article about the pros and cons of both blog and forum publishing.
Blog Publishing Pros:
-Blog publishing is easy to set up and start.
-Blog posts can be easily edited and amended.
-Blog content can be easily shared on social media, email lists, etc.
-Blog readership is typically more engaged than forum readership.
Blog Publishing Cons:
-Blog posts may not be as well written or as polished as forum posts.
-Less control over layout and design of a blog post.
-Less control over topic selection, moderating, and enforcement of forum posting guidelines.
-Less visibility for a blog post than a forum post.
-Less opportunity to make money from a blog post than from a forum post.
Based on the pros and cons of blog publishing, it seems that forums are better overall for creating high quality content that is engaging for readership. Blogs may provide some advantages such as being easy to set up and start, but they may also have some disadvantages such as lower quality writing and less control over design and layout of blog posts.
Forums also tend to have more control over topic selection, moderating, and enforcement of posting guidelines which gives them an edge in terms of visibility for their content. When it comes to making money from blog posts, forums seem to be more lucrative options due to their higher readership engagement rates.