Comments on: When is a Blog not a Blog? Two Client Examples Showcase Blog Flexibility

By: Candace

Candace — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 04:24:16 +0000

Excellent post. Your information is a great resource. I live to learn. –Candace

By: Kathy

Kathy — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 21:27:54 +0000

I can’t think of a SINGLE advantage that a static HTML website has over a Wordpress as CMS blog er, um… website. The dentist blog in your case study is an EXCELLENT example of “regular” people who are using a blog as a POWERFUL marketing tool for their business.

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By: James Chartrand - Me

James Chartrand - Me — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 13:23:54 +0000

@ Michael - Communication skills? You mean we have to TELL clients these things? Oh my god, okay, I quit.

By: Michael Martine, Blog Consultant

Michael Martine, Blog Consultant — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 12:58:16 +0000

@James - exactly. There are other ways to have a website that isn’t static, but also is not a blog. Drupal and Joomla are two examples. For many freelance or small businesses, they are like using a cannon to swat a fly.

Using a blog CMS for a non-blog website is a brilliant move if we can get past the confusion clients feel from the technical aspects. It’s our job to explain this so they understand it, but it often requires better communications skills than most of us possess.

By: James Chartrand - Men With Pens

James Chartrand - Men With Pens — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 12:24:01 +0000

This very issue came up lately with a client. Should she get a website or a blog? Aren’t websites old dinosaurs?

Well, no. A site is a site is a site. The definition of website, to us, is “content that is static” and a blog is, to us, “content that changes.”

Everything else is the same. The look may be a little different, the layout might be different, but essentially, a blog and a website are the same thing, from a coder’s perspective.

I LOVE how many Wordpress themes now have the static potential on the home pages and the blog potential on other pages combined into one. Best of both worlds.

By: Evan

Evan — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 00:21:07 +0000

Perhaps another new term - a ’slog’ or ‘webslog’ for a site that is also a blog?

By: Janice Cartier

Janice Cartier — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 14:31:12 +0000

Excellent flexibility. Michael I think you are a bridge builder with fabulous listening skills. You’ve given your clients hybrids that are kind of cool within fields that could be kind of boring. That is no small feat. Adaptability and innovation- good ways to keep growing even better solutions.

By: Michael Martine, Blog Consultant

Michael Martine, Blog Consultant — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 14:14:52 +0000

@David - You are right about the SEO for such content. This technique helps with that.

@TriExpert - Thanks for the links to the geekery. I would like to gently remind you that you need to use a real name in the comment name field. That is my comment policy, which is stated above the comment box in each post.

@Easton - Thank you. A blog is just a certain kind of publishing platform and content management system. You can do whatever you want with it to meet the needs of your customers. They don’t need to know it’s blog software under the hood — it doesn’t matter to them. But it matters to business owners who have to consider the costs and time spent updating and creating content. A content management system like WordPress makes that very easy and efficient.