There are three practical reasons to use a blog search engine.
This type of search engine will deliver blogs related to your topic rather than static websites.
Here are the there really simple reasons to use this type of search engine.
1.
Use a blog search engine before you create your first blog.
This will help you to see and research other blogs that are in your niche.
2.
Use a blog search engine to observe the type of blogging platform that is used for the blogs that interest you.
For example, blogs that have .
blogspot in the URL belong to Blogger.
com.
Whereas, blogs that have wordpress.
com belong to Wordpress.
com.
Both are free platforms and hosted by the respective sites.
If the word blog is used in the website address it may be a Typepad blog or has shared hosting with a static website.
A website address, without attachments, may be hosted by the blogger who may also be using open-source software like Wordpress.
org or a fee based blogging platform.
3.
Use a blog search engine to check out the template(themes) used by other bloggers.
Often, if you scroll down to the bottom of the blog you will see the name of the web designer who created the theme.
If it is a free theme or custom designed you could decide if you want the same or similar theme.
There are several blog search engines.
But a favorite that is easy to use and still growing in functionality is blogsearch.
google.
com You will spend countless minutes, perhaps hours, looking at all types of blogs from photoblogs to legal blogs.
Each search will help you become a better blogger yourself.