Who, me? Blog?
Tuesday, February 28th, 2006 by Pam SeibertIâm in touch with people every day who want to have custom websites of their own. Part of my job is to find out more about a clientâs proposed website project and then make recommendations. The conversation often goes like this:Â
Me: âSo now that we know youâre interested in reaching out to the community through your website, how do you feel about adding a blog?âÂ
Joe Client: “A blog? What’s a blog?”Â
Me: âBlog is short for âweb log.â Basically itâs an online journal but it can be much more than that. You post your thoughts, news, ideas and more. Then you give people a chance to comment on what you write; you know, give feedback. Having current, relevant content on your site is a great way to bring people back, and–âÂ
Joe Client (interrupting): âNo, I donât want that. I donât want people to be able to comment on my site.âÂ
And so it goes, with me trying my best to explain the benefits of having a blog while the customer, who has never seen a blog before, wonders why Iâm making such a big deal about it. Â
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