Cataluña’s Entry for the Blog vs Website Contest (as a guest post)

 Brooke Long is the owner of Cataluña, a Web and Print Service Company which provides quality web site, print design and marketing services to enhance the image of small businesses and individuals, while providing the highest quality customer service. Since the Blog for her business is not yet active, Brooke asked that I post her submission to the Blog vs Website Contest here. So,

HERE’S BROOKE…

Web Sites Versus Blogs

This is a really good question. I feel that the answer can be really confusing. Why? Because it all depends on what or how you are using the Web Site or Blog. Also, are you using your online tools for business or personal reasons? Those reasons can change how you are using your online tools dramatically. Let’s look at business and personal reasons and see how a Web Site or Blog can be used for each.

Business

Web Sites

• General info about you and your company that you want to portray.
• Products and descriptions that are not changing.
• Services and descriptions that are not changing.
• Directions.
• Selling online.

Personal

Web Sites

• Add pictures of you, your family.
• Events that do not change.
• General information.

Business

Blogs

• Have a conversation.
• Build relationships easier.
• Tell what is going on in your industry.
• Answer common questions.

Personal

Blogs

• Have a conversation.
• Build relationships easier.
• Talk about whatever you want.
   

Confusing right?

Well it isn’t. I feel that having both a Web Site and a Blog is a great idea.

For Business: I have a Web Site for my business and about to add a Blog to it as well. I know that the Blog will bring in more traffic and hopefully it will bring more traffic to the web site as well. People who read the Blog might also become interested in what I do. The blog will help me to build relationships and hopefully bring in more sales!

For Personal: I have a web site and blog for my personal site. It’s nice to have static pages that never change. That way I can add pictures as time goes by and people can see the recent pictures or access or latter ones.

The blog is nice because I can talk about what is happening with my family on a monthly, weekly, or even hourly basis. I think that it’s a good way for relatives who don’t live close to us to get an idea of what is going on with all of us.

So you can see that web sites and blogs can and should be used for very different reasons. But as whole I believe that if both are used together and are used well and in the correct way – then they can be very successful!

It’s not too late to enter the Blog vs Website Contest. Submissions will be accepted until July 14, 2008. But time is growing short, so write and send in your post today!