Comments on: To Blog or Not to Blog…. Which is Better for your Business http://virtualimpax.com/2008/04/01/to-blog-or-not-to-blog-which-is-better-for-your-business/ Social Media Marketing: Old school sales strategies don't work here. Mon, 09 Jan 2012 16:42:23 +0000 hourly 1 By: Kathy http://virtualimpax.com/2008/04/01/to-blog-or-not-to-blog-which-is-better-for-your-business/comment-page-1/#comment-8438 Kathy Thu, 03 Apr 2008 17:25:45 +0000 http://virtualimpax.com/2008/04/01/to-blog-or-not-to-blog-which-is-better-for-your-business/#comment-8438 Patrick, you're SO right. It doesn't have to be an "either or".... as a matter of fact, most blogs have the ability to feature "static" content outside the blog heirarchy... which really blurs the distinction between the two. However, I have had conversations with developers who are comfortable coding in HTML and who don't want to "transition" to Web 2.0. Some code in HTML... others in Flash... but few want to dip their toe into the murky waters of Web 2.0. I recently had a client who was told by just such a web developer that when she was ready to get "serious" about her business, she would drop the blog and hire them to create her static web presence. That's why I tell clients that blogs are merely a different way of creating a web presence. They are purely a CMS (Content Management System)... and that the real magic in any blog is the content! Patrick, you’re SO right. It doesn’t have to be an “either or”…. as a matter of fact, most blogs have the ability to feature “static” content outside the blog heirarchy… which really blurs the distinction between the two.

However, I have had conversations with developers who are comfortable coding in HTML and who don’t want to “transition” to Web 2.0. Some code in HTML… others in Flash… but few want to dip their toe into the murky waters of Web 2.0. I recently had a client who was told by just such a web developer that when she was ready to get “serious” about her business, she would drop the blog and hire them to create her static web presence.

That’s why I tell clients that blogs are merely a different way of creating a web presence. They are purely a CMS (Content Management System)… and that the real magic in any blog is the content!

]]> By: Which is Better for your Business: A Blog or a Website http://virtualimpax.com/2008/04/01/to-blog-or-not-to-blog-which-is-better-for-your-business/comment-page-1/#comment-8437 Which is Better for your Business: A Blog or a Website Thu, 03 Apr 2008 17:13:37 +0000 http://virtualimpax.com/2008/04/01/to-blog-or-not-to-blog-which-is-better-for-your-business/#comment-8437 [...] on “Should I Change My Website into a Blog” where I voiced my experience which is that blogs work much better than regular web sites.  Several other people who left comments claimed that my “success” using a blog was [...] [...] on “Should I Change My Website into a Blog” where I voiced my experience which is that blogs work much better than regular web sites.  Several other people who left comments claimed that my “success” using a blog was [...]

]]> By: linkerjpatrick http://virtualimpax.com/2008/04/01/to-blog-or-not-to-blog-which-is-better-for-your-business/comment-page-1/#comment-8401 linkerjpatrick Tue, 01 Apr 2008 17:16:15 +0000 http://virtualimpax.com/2008/04/01/to-blog-or-not-to-blog-which-is-better-for-your-business/#comment-8401 The blog idea can be confusing and many get tripped up by the wordage. A blog and web site do not have to be separate. I have a blog as a part of my web site. I don't think it has to be either or. Also I bet a lot of business people would have no trouble writing a column for a magazine to promote their business or to give advice, etc. but call it a "blog" and the give you a blank look. <em>linkerjpatrick's last blog post..<a href='http://www.spinningsilkmultimedia.com/the-branding-aspect-of-marketing/' rel="nofollow">The branding aspect of marketing</a></em> The blog idea can be confusing and many get tripped up by the wordage. A blog and web site do not have to be separate. I have a blog as a part of my web site. I don’t think it has to be either or. Also I bet a lot of business people would have no trouble writing a column for a magazine to promote their business or to give advice, etc. but call it a “blog” and the give you a blank look.

linkerjpatrick’s last blog post..The branding aspect of marketing

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