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Getting Your Feet Wet With Social Media
posted by Dan Baker @ January 21st, 2009
A lot of people have heard about blogs, a lot more people are regular readers of blogs, but very few people (relatively speaking) are regular contributors to a blog. The promise of the social web - that we all have something important to say to our community - is going unfulfilled by many small and medium businesses.
Starting a blog to talk about your expertise is a great way to jump into the fray and show off your specialized knowledge. After all, no one knows your business or your product quite like you do. So how do you get started?
Enter Wordpress. We love Wordpress. When I started blogging, I looked into a few different systems. I started with “custom”, which proved waaay too daunting. I dabbled with Blogger (since purchased by the almighty Google), which proved inflexible. I researched pay-to-play services like Typepad, which proved too costly. Then I met Wordpress, and it was love at first site.
Wordpress, rated the number one blogging platform across the web, is easy to use, powerful, flexible, customizable, has an amazing community, and is extremely cost-effective. We believe so strongly in it’s power as a blogging platform that it’s the only system we use for all our clients. The more we use it, the more we love it.
Sound too good to be true? Do we really have a real, emotional attachment to software? Only one way to find out: if you’re looking to get your feet wet with social media, look no further than Wordpress. And yes, I did say “love at first site.” It’s a pun. And I am very ashamed.
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January 22nd, 2009 at 1:11 pm
Ashamed? I highly doubt that.
Good article. It is interesting how there’s an enormous number of blog readers, but relatively small number of those who comment. Commenting is crucial to the success of a community.
Intimidation plays a key role in deterring people from participating in the social space, but as we get more socially adept as a culture, I’m sure intimidation will find its way out the door.
January 23rd, 2009 at 4:13 pm
You should definitely be ashamed. No doubt about it. (I’m also wondering if WordPress sponsored this post.)
As for the question at hand, I think we DO have an emotional connection to software and hardware. We are human, and we strive to connect with everything around us–and that includes intangible things like user-friendly, fun software. Or colorful Macs or clunky old Atari consoles.
Excuse me while I give my monitor a hug.
January 23rd, 2009 at 4:18 pm
I also have an emotional connection to the Microsoft Office paper clip.