The first reaction that I sometimes hear after I tell people about Triond is something like: “So, is this like blogging?”

Well, the answer I guess is yes and no, whereas the “No” part of the answer is stronger. Trionds’ members do have something in common with bloggers – they both publish their original content online. Sometimes even the nature of the content is quite similar. That is mostly true when comparing Triond to professional blogs where authors share valuable information with the community.

However – Triond is not about personalization, and is not there only to satisfy one’s hunger for exposure. It is more about satisfying one’s hunger period…
Triond focuses on monetizing your content, distributing it widely and effectively so you will generate an income – not just as a public stage.

I wouldn’t want to compare it in more details. Maybe I will find the time to do so in a later post. In the meantime, I will give you my bottom line: To blog or not to blog – that depends on your motivation: If you just want to publish your content or to build a personal reputation – then blog. However, if you feel that you have valuable content that you are willing to share and would like to be paid for doing so (why wouldn’t you?) – Then become a Triond member and start publishing.

I must note that Triond does provide somewhat of personalization. Your content is not published anonymously and all Triond members have personal pages linked to from their published content. But then again – personalization is not the issue. Monetizing is.