Comments on: Social Media Basics:Web Site v Blog

By: Deborah Mourey

Deborah Mourey — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:27:05 +0000

I am a bit confused by this post. Among the differences between a website and a blog are:
- RSS feed – as a rule, one doesn’t subscribe to a website
-Organic SEO/SEM – Google ranks blog content higher
- Easy self publish – via wordpress or blogger
etc.

while these lines are beginning to blur, small companies can have a ‘blog’ a la ‘bobulate, not “sell” – in the ecommerce sense and still drive links, traffic, unfiltered comments, etc.
Not to mention that a blog can (and perhaps should) have a personality – not the rule for a website. Deborah

By: Helen Sventitsky

Helen Sventitsky — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:44:27 +0000

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By: Susan Beebe

Susan Beebe — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:43:30 +0000

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By: Brian Nizinsky

Brian Nizinsky — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:42:50 +0000

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By: EdwinRitter

EdwinRitter — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:35:30 +0000

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By: Anders Husa

Anders Husa — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 07:13:29 +0000

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By: Per Øyvind Moen

Per Øyvind Moen — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 07:09:17 +0000

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By: Harpreet Kaintel

Harpreet Kaintel — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:41:15 +0000

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By: bonnie larner

bonnie larner — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:55:24 +0000

A blog allows you to go deep, in areas that a static web site cannot. http://bit.ly/2V9noJ

By: Tanner Christensen

Tanner Christensen — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:46:19 +0000

Great point. What gets me, however, is that people often associate the face of a company with a blog. Why can’t your website be just as dynamic as a blog?

A great example is http://www.bobulate.com, it’s a blog… but wait, is it? The website also houses a portfolio of work and a (slightly) lengthy about page.

On my own personal website I use a similar strategy. The website looks like a straight-forward website, but I have blog posts hidden beneath the root… just google “rules of logo design” and you’ll see an example.

So you don’t NEED blog, per say, you just need to use your website to communicate with your audience. If you can’t do that easily through your current CMS or whathaveyou, then a blog is the route you should take.

Communication, it’s a beautiful thing.