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This Weeks Helpful Reads…Week 3

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This is an ongoing series of interesting and helpful reads that I have come across on the Internet.

I try to include the most helpful articles and links each week to provide the widest range of information for the home business entrepreneur.

The Cost of Comment Spam by Darren Rowse… He explains the actual cost of allowing comment spam on your blog.

Best Use of Your Time by Andrew Mclellan… Short commentary on use of time prospecting in MLM.

A web for all or just the elite? by DavidC… Not really work related, but an interesting read nonetheless.

What do Buyers think of Sellers? by Mike Sigers… Mike’s thought on sales and the customer.

The Two Most Important Words in Blogging by Brian Clark… Read this and see if you agree with Brian.

I hope you find some of these articles informational and helpful. I think they will be enjoyable reading nonetheless.
Previous Links:
Week 2… 4/23/06
Week 1… 4/16/06
Today’s Good Reads… 3/22/06

April 30th, 2006 at 09:27am | Posted by Joe | Weekly Helpful Reads | reader remarks | Print This Post

2 Part Series: Blog vs Website… Websites

Websites are better suited to Commercial ventures than Blogs. If you have products and/or services for public consumption a website may be your better alternative.

Advantages:

~~ Static… No need to change everyday, only update as necessary.

~~ Products… You can advertise, sell and promote your own products and services.

~~ Navigation… Set up navigation by product types and various categories.

~~ Expandable… As you add additional products, add pages to cover descriptions and features.

~~ Links… By category to various products and related wares.

~~ Customers… Sales are only a few steps away, customers are looking for something to buy.

~~ Files… Easy Upload and Download of new files and backups.

Disadvantages:

~~ Static… Also a disadvantage because SEO likes updates.

~~ Visitors… Must continually get new visitors, rarely get returns.

~~ Community… Webpages are all onesided, no interaction with customers.

~~ SEO… People have to be able to find you, updating for SEO more difficult than Blogs.

As I said about Blogs, these are not the only possibilities, so feel free to add your thoughts.

Additional Information:
Domain Names and HostingVishal P. Rao on SEO(More information on this subject under Websites in the Category list in the sidebar)Posts in the Series:
Blog vs Website (Overview)
Blogs

April 29th, 2006 at 09:39pm | Posted by Joe | Basics, Reviews, Websites | 2 reader remarks | Print This Post

2 Part Series: Blog vs Website… Blogs

Since I have both Blogs and Websites, I thought I would share what I have found to be some of the advantages and disadvantages of both. I will provide some links at the end for further reference.

Advantages:

~~ Dynamic… You can keep all your information up to date on a daily basis.

~~ Newest First… All new information is shown at the top of the page.

~~ Archives… All your previous pages are listed here for easy access.

~~ Links… Linking to other Blogs in the same genre helps drive traffic to your site.

~~ Blog Services… Using various types of feed services will give exposure to your Blog.

~~ Community… You can have conversations and feedback from your readers using comments.

~~ Sidebar… Add any link, service you provide or advertisements.

~~ RSS… It is easy for your readers to keep current with your headlines through RSS feeds.

~~ SEO… Search engines thrive on current information, the more often you publish the better.

Disadvantages:

~~ Selling Products… It is difficult to sell your own products without being labeled a Splog (spam blog).

~~ Outside Advertising… More often than not you need to depend on other advertisers for revenue.

~~ Old Posts… Readers rarely go past the first page or the newest post, they must be enticed to go further.

~~ New Visitors… You need a constant influx of new visitors to be profitable with any advertising you use.

~~ Familiarity… Some people only stop by once a week or longer once they know how you present your information.

~~ Templates… Although there are a lot of templates to choose from, changing after you are established may be difficult.

These are by no means the only possibilities, so feel free to add your thoughts.

Additional information:
Blogging Platforms
Blog Submission Sites
Posting Frequency
(More information on this subject under Blogging in the Category list in the sidebar)

Posts in the Series:
Blog vs Website (overview)
Websites

April 28th, 2006 at 09:38am | Posted by Joe | Basics, Blogging, Reviews | 2 reader remarks | Print This Post