Comments on: Chatting with someone who never reads blogs

By: Becca

Becca — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 15:16:50 +0000

You know, it never ceases to amaze me that people are still so far behind the times. The truth is, blogging is fast becoming one of the most popular and successful social media tools, especially for businesses. It's obvious that companies are starting to figure that out too. If you look at the latest numbers, blogging jobs are steadily on the rise. That's impressive in and of itself, but particularly so given the current state of the economy.

By: Reeta Luthra

Reeta Luthra — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 17:16:38 +0000

Everyone said build it in Wordpress but I, in my infinite wisdom, chose Joomla. The learning curve is everything people said it would be… If (When) I pull it off, I can’t wait to get your feedback

By: Mark White, Blog Consultant

Mark White, Blog Consultant — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 00:38:46 +0000

@Reeta Exactly right … seamlessly integrated is how it should be, in my opinion. In essence an interactive site throughout. Of course, one of the easiest ways to achieve that is to build the whole site on Wordpress which gives total integration!

By: Reeta Luthra

Reeta Luthra — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 00:27:17 +0000

If you’re not in the industry, it’s the celebrity gossip blogs etc that get attention and create the general perception of the Blog word.

I told a friend that I had just started to blog. She looked at me as if I had grown another head and said “Oh, what do you want to keep an online diary for?”. Other friends have said similar things.

My new site (if I ever finish it) is going to have the blog seamlessly integrated without mention of the word!

By: Scott Mahler-Datex Media

Scott Mahler-Datex Media — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 02:22:51 +0000

Hear, hear! Personally, I love technology and I better being the owner of a website development company, but I know that many of my friends, family and clients don’t understand all the intricacies. I recently started a blog as a companion to my business website because I realized that I could utilize it to help give people a better understanding of everything I do. The response has been very good, as many of my clients have told me they have a better understanding of what I am doing with regards to building their website, and they are learning how to maintain it better. I think they key here is not to talk down to people, but try and put things in a way they can understand and a way that will help them better understand why it’s important to them.

By: Dan Wilson

Dan Wilson — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 12:34:23 +0000

It’s interesting how words like ‘blogs’ and ‘blogging’ can be a barrier. They might be mainstream but they’re not necessarily universally understood. It’s a reminder to us net folk that sometimes we need to be clearer or more inclusive with our language.

It reminds me of small business person I was doing some work with. My suggestion that he start blogging was met with general annoyance and disdain. I let the suggestion go.

A few weeks later I suggested that in his line of work, it would be great if he had a place on his website where he could tell stories and share photos. He loved the idea and was keen to get started.

A blog by any other name…

By: Business blog

Business blog — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 10:46:53 +0000

Thats what you call not seeing what is in front of you – interesting story