... around a table and began with short introductions. We had at least one new member with us, possibly two. Our first topic was the Beach Author Network
blog. I stressed the
importance of keeping the blog fresh with material and new graphics every few
days because readers quickly tire of old stuff. Other members of the group shared ideas about the inclusion of news items and all agreed the blog could fulfill a
two-fold purpose: 1. to keep in touch with each other and learn about our
various projects, and 2. to publicize our writing. This last point led to a discussion of how to
increase readership of the blog to maximize publicity. Emailing the blog web address to everyone we
know and tweeting about the blog were the two most heard suggestions.
The reasons for a blog rather than a web site were listed
as:
- Blogs are absolutely free. Web sites and pages must be hosted for a small fee. The amount of web space available for photos and graphics is necessarily limited by how much one wants to spend. On the other hand, artwork on a blog is stored by the blogging service and costs the blogger nothing.
- Comments are accomplished much easier on a blog and they can be filtered by prior approval. The ease of commenting can lead to valuable discussions among members that will augment our knowledge and give each of us new opportunities.
- For the above and other reasons, blogs can foster more timely communications than a web site.
Logo. We did not
spend a lot of time on logos. We did not
have examples to view and it may be premature to choose a logo while we are
still defining ourselves.
Dave Griffin
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