Lee on tue 4 jan 11
On Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 9:11 PM, Amanda wrote:
> So what is the difference between a blog and a website? Simply: static pa=
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> In other words: almost nothing at all. Infact, therein lies the rub. The
> platforms, like WordPress that were built as a blogging tool have evolved=
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> much that they are now full website capable platforms. Add some pages to
> your site and voila: its now a website.
My private answer to the question, asked by "an old lady" was
that blogs are webpages for "Old Ladies." ;^) Being able to
update them simply out of Picasa or via an email with photo
attachments allows anybody to build and maintain a web presence.
--
=3DA0Lee Love in Minneapolis
http://mingeisota.blogspot.com/
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"The
land of eternal youth is behind the house, a beautiful land fluent
within itself." -- John O'Donohue
Amanda on tue 4 jan 11
was really kinda overwhelmed with everyone who responded to my last=3D20
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come on and answer tech questions you asked...=3D20
here is a very simple answer to "What is a Blog"?
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Blogs exist for a multitude of reasons: personal blogs for letting people=
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same reason you want foot traffic in front of a store. The more people wa=
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your store or see your site, regardless of your turnkey rate, the more yo=
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separate blog and website for their business: there's no reason to. Its a=
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of energy and resources and you'll ultimately lose SEO. Integrate your bl=
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BUY from you is counterproductive.
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