Comments on: Treat your Blog as your online home http://www.betterbusinessblogging.com/corporate-blogging/treat-your-blog-as-your-online-home/ Advice, coaching and FREE email course to show you how to use your Business Blog to develop your reputation online and market your business Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:46:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Mark White, Blog Consultant http://www.betterbusinessblogging.com/corporate-blogging/treat-your-blog-as-your-online-home/comment-page-1/#comment-383557 Mark White, Blog Consultant Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:58:41 +0000 http://www.betterbusinessblogging.com/corporate-blogging/treat-your-blog-as-your-online-home/#comment-383557 Tim, Thanks for your comment and I agree that there are certain elements which work best in a static format. Luckily, blogging software like Wordpress offers this perfectly with what they call their "pages" as opposed to their "posts" which we are more familiar with. Therefore if you need static pages (which of course you can still modify as and when required) then using a blog is still the ideal solution - indeed some of the blog sites I have built with Wordpress don't yet have the blog enabled, they are simply using Wordpress as a Content Management System for the static site aspect you mention. Tim,

Thanks for your comment and I agree that there are certain elements which work best in a static format. Luckily, blogging software like Wordpress offers this perfectly with what they call their “pages” as opposed to their “posts” which we are more familiar with. Therefore if you need static pages (which of course you can still modify as and when required) then using a blog is still the ideal solution – indeed some of the blog sites I have built with Wordpress don’t yet have the blog enabled, they are simply using Wordpress as a Content Management System for the static site aspect you mention.

]]> By: 10 reasons why you should start a business blog | Michal Wurm.com http://www.betterbusinessblogging.com/corporate-blogging/treat-your-blog-as-your-online-home/comment-page-1/#comment-383256 10 reasons why you should start a business blog | Michal Wurm.com Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:47:51 +0000 http://www.betterbusinessblogging.com/corporate-blogging/treat-your-blog-as-your-online-home/#comment-383256 [...] blog will allow you to bring all of your online activities together. In his brilliant post “Treat your Blog as your online home” Mark White says: A blog, however, allows a business to bring all of these other elements [...] [...] blog will allow you to bring all of your online activities together. In his brilliant post “Treat your Blog as your online home” Mark White says: A blog, however, allows a business to bring all of these other elements [...]

]]> By: Tim Read: Ripplenet web design http://www.betterbusinessblogging.com/corporate-blogging/treat-your-blog-as-your-online-home/comment-page-1/#comment-383233 Tim Read: Ripplenet web design Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:35:10 +0000 http://www.betterbusinessblogging.com/corporate-blogging/treat-your-blog-as-your-online-home/#comment-383233 One point is that often you need a static aspect to your site if you have a business, and a blog doesn't really provide that very well. So I would say that a blog that's embedded in a more traditional website is the best solution. And then you have your youtube, picassa, twitter and so on linking to the website. One point is that often you need a static aspect to your site if you have a business, and a blog doesn’t really provide that very well. So I would say that a blog that’s embedded in a more traditional website is the best solution. And then you have your youtube, picassa, twitter and so on linking to the website.

]]> By: William King http://www.betterbusinessblogging.com/corporate-blogging/treat-your-blog-as-your-online-home/comment-page-1/#comment-379345 William King Wed, 14 Oct 2009 18:07:05 +0000 http://www.betterbusinessblogging.com/corporate-blogging/treat-your-blog-as-your-online-home/#comment-379345 Well brought up Analogy. Certainly, social media tools don’t deserve negligence and blogs have their own worth. But when it comes to comparison blogs are more worthwhile than social media tools. They are more informative and comprehensive conversely social media tools are full of spammers and irrelevant stuff. So personally I believe blogs should be given priority on social media tools. Well brought up Analogy. Certainly, social media tools don’t deserve negligence and blogs have their own worth. But when it comes to comparison blogs are more worthwhile than social media tools. They are more informative and comprehensive conversely social media tools are full of spammers and irrelevant stuff. So personally I believe blogs should be given priority on social media tools.

]]> By: Michael MacMahon http://www.betterbusinessblogging.com/corporate-blogging/treat-your-blog-as-your-online-home/comment-page-1/#comment-374456 Michael MacMahon Sun, 13 Sep 2009 10:56:35 +0000 http://www.betterbusinessblogging.com/corporate-blogging/treat-your-blog-as-your-online-home/#comment-374456 Brilliant analogy, Mark. I can't improve on the many positive comments you've already received. As a writer, I want to be sure that many potential readers get to meet me at home, not fleetingly in a coffee-bar or pub. Therefore that one analogy tells me that blogging needs to be a central part of my strategy. Keep up the good work! Brilliant analogy, Mark. I can’t improve on the many positive comments you’ve already received. As a writer, I want to be sure that many potential readers get to meet me at home, not fleetingly in a coffee-bar or pub. Therefore that one analogy tells me that blogging needs to be a central part of my strategy.

Keep up the good work!

]]> By: Ian Brodie, Professional Services Consultant http://www.betterbusinessblogging.com/corporate-blogging/treat-your-blog-as-your-online-home/comment-page-1/#comment-372159 Ian Brodie, Professional Services Consultant Mon, 31 Aug 2009 00:05:46 +0000 http://www.betterbusinessblogging.com/corporate-blogging/treat-your-blog-as-your-online-home/#comment-372159 Very good analogy Mark, I've known a number of people - myself included to some degree - who got excited about other "locations" and neglected our homes a bit. But over time it became increasingly clear to me that (to put it crudely) if I managed to pick someone up in the bars & coffee houses of social media, then I always needed to bring them back to "my place" to take things a little further! Ian Very good analogy Mark,

I’ve known a number of people – myself included to some degree – who got excited about other “locations” and neglected our homes a bit.

But over time it became increasingly clear to me that (to put it crudely) if I managed to pick someone up in the bars & coffee houses of social media, then I always needed to bring them back to “my place” to take things a little further!

Ian

]]> By: Mark White, Blog Consultant http://www.betterbusinessblogging.com/corporate-blogging/treat-your-blog-as-your-online-home/comment-page-1/#comment-369142 Mark White, Blog Consultant Sun, 16 Aug 2009 15:23:35 +0000 http://www.betterbusinessblogging.com/corporate-blogging/treat-your-blog-as-your-online-home/#comment-369142 Zafar - thanks for your comment. The CMS element of having a site is of course a real benefit as it gives you more control over your online presence. However, if you have a website which is working for you then you can just integrate a Wordpress blog, ideally with exactly the same look and feel but of course giving you all the benefits of interactivity, push marketing, SEO value etc etc. For example, at <a href="http://www.cmplc.com/" rel="nofollow">Charterhouse Muller</a>, they have a site built in Joomla but I've just integrated a Wordpress blog for their blog section. Site visitors see no change but the company gets all the power of Wordpress without completely redoing their site. Zafar – thanks for your comment. The CMS element of having a site is of course a real benefit as it gives you more control over your online presence. However, if you have a website which is working for you then you can just integrate a Wordpress blog, ideally with exactly the same look and feel but of course giving you all the benefits of interactivity, push marketing, SEO value etc etc.

For example, at Charterhouse Muller, they have a site built in Joomla but I’ve just integrated a Wordpress blog for their blog section. Site visitors see no change but the company gets all the power of Wordpress without completely redoing their site.

]]> By: Zafar Majid http://www.betterbusinessblogging.com/corporate-blogging/treat-your-blog-as-your-online-home/comment-page-1/#comment-369093 Zafar Majid Sun, 16 Aug 2009 09:40:16 +0000 http://www.betterbusinessblogging.com/corporate-blogging/treat-your-blog-as-your-online-home/#comment-369093 Having read your social media post... perhaps this is the next post I should read, and action! My website is currently a conventional static site but I am looking more and more at starting a blog type website using Wordpress. Plus Wordpress allows me to treat my site as a CMS, which can't be bad. So on my list it goes, item 9 - start a Wordpress blog. Having read your social media post… perhaps this is the next post I should read, and action!

My website is currently a conventional static site but I am looking more and more at starting a blog type website using Wordpress.

Plus Wordpress allows me to treat my site as a CMS, which can’t be bad.

So on my list it goes, item 9 – start a Wordpress blog.

]]> By: Mark White, Blog Consultant http://www.betterbusinessblogging.com/corporate-blogging/treat-your-blog-as-your-online-home/comment-page-1/#comment-368655 Mark White, Blog Consultant Fri, 14 Aug 2009 12:53:29 +0000 http://www.betterbusinessblogging.com/corporate-blogging/treat-your-blog-as-your-online-home/#comment-368655 Steve - thanks. All of these additional social media tools are excellent but they "belong" to someone else. Participate and use them as you see fit but ultimately they will all change and most will die. Take the example of Friendfeed this week - definitely changes on the cards there following its purchase by Facebook. Wishing you continued success with the site! Steve – thanks. All of these additional social media tools are excellent but they “belong” to someone else. Participate and use them as you see fit but ultimately they will all change and most will die. Take the example of Friendfeed this week – definitely changes on the cards there following its purchase by Facebook. Wishing you continued success with the site!

]]> By: Steve http://www.betterbusinessblogging.com/corporate-blogging/treat-your-blog-as-your-online-home/comment-page-1/#comment-368202 Steve Wed, 12 Aug 2009 17:12:35 +0000 http://www.betterbusinessblogging.com/corporate-blogging/treat-your-blog-as-your-online-home/#comment-368202 Hi Mark, I agree with what you are saying totally. A massive increase has been seen by our site cinderellashoes.ie due to our introduction to social networking. Twitter alone is generating market related traffic that has ultimately turned into sales. I think you've hit the nail right on the head with this one. Hi Mark,

I agree with what you are saying totally. A massive increase has been seen by our site cinderellashoes.ie due to our introduction to social networking. Twitter alone is generating market related traffic that has ultimately turned into sales. I think you’ve hit the nail right on the head with this one.

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