Comments on: The Case of Pro Blog vs. No Blog http://savvy-writer.com/2010/04/the-case-of-pro-blog-vs-no-blog/ Phoenix & Cleveland Freelance Writer and Ghost Writer Tue, 24 Jan 2012 22:20:44 +0000 hourly 1 By: Carson Brackney http://savvy-writer.com/2010/04/the-case-of-pro-blog-vs-no-blog/#comment-1591 Carson Brackney Mon, 26 Apr 2010 15:51:51 +0000 http://savvy-writer.com/?p=2160#comment-1591 That's really it, isn't it? It's not all about production for the sake of production. Well, at least it shouldn't be! :-) That’s really it, isn’t it? It’s not all about production for the sake of production. Well, at least it shouldn’t be! :-)

]]> By: savvywriter http://savvy-writer.com/2010/04/the-case-of-pro-blog-vs-no-blog/#comment-1392 savvywriter Thu, 22 Apr 2010 00:34:34 +0000 http://savvy-writer.com/?p=2160#comment-1392 I recommend WordPress to my clients as well. Some businesses shy away from blogs for various reasons. It's a business/marketing tool like newsletters or brochures. The key is to provide unique content to readers and not bombard them with the "same old, same old" blog posts that can be found everywhere else on the internet. I recommend WordPress to my clients as well. Some businesses shy away from blogs for various reasons. It’s a business/marketing tool like newsletters or brochures. The key is to provide unique content to readers and not bombard them with the “same old, same old” blog posts that can be found everywhere else on the internet.

]]> By: Carson Brackney http://savvy-writer.com/2010/04/the-case-of-pro-blog-vs-no-blog/#comment-1380 Carson Brackney Wed, 21 Apr 2010 14:13:00 +0000 http://savvy-writer.com/?p=2160#comment-1380 We often speak of blogs as if they're something more than a content management system and I think that can be a mistake. In the end, the distinction between a blog and a "traditional" static website is virtually meaningless. They're both simply means of presenting and publishing information. I strongly recommend WordPress to most of my clients. The functionality and flexibility make it possible to create attractive sites and the blogging CMS makes it incredibly easy for them to maintain and update their content even if they don't plan on being an everyday blogger. Should every business with a web presence have a blog in that sense? I think so. The advantages are incredibly significant and I can't sense a downside. Even if they'd prefer to hand over site management to a third party, there's no reason *not* to have the tools in the box. Should every business make a point of posting something new every single day? Do they all need to become hardcore bloggers? Absolutely not. So, I guess it's all about how we interpret the meaning of blog and blogging. I look at it as a CMS choice, not a marketing or "online lifestyle" decision. We often speak of blogs as if they’re something more than a content management system and I think that can be a mistake.

In the end, the distinction between a blog and a “traditional” static website is virtually meaningless. They’re both simply means of presenting and publishing information.

I strongly recommend WordPress to most of my clients. The functionality and flexibility make it possible to create attractive sites and the blogging CMS makes it incredibly easy for them to maintain and update their content even if they don’t plan on being an everyday blogger.

Should every business with a web presence have a blog in that sense? I think so. The advantages are incredibly significant and I can’t sense a downside. Even if they’d prefer to hand over site management to a third party, there’s no reason *not* to have the tools in the box.

Should every business make a point of posting something new every single day? Do they all need to become hardcore bloggers? Absolutely not.

So, I guess it’s all about how we interpret the meaning of blog and blogging. I look at it as a CMS choice, not a marketing or “online lifestyle” decision.

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