Square 3 Coaching Website vs. Blog Everything you need to know Jennifer Voss & Nona Jordan Square 3 Coaches

Square 3 Coaching Websites and blogs give you the benefit of online presence. This is really important for… Credibility A way for “your tribe” to find you Let people know who you are Let people know what you offer Website v. Blogs: Everything You Need to Know

Websites and blogs give you the benefit of

online presence.

This is really important for…

Credibility

A way for “your tribe” to find you

Let people know who you are

Let people know what you offer

Square 3 Coaching Good to know: A blog is a type of website Important distinctions: Blogs are DYNAMIC (updated content) Blogs are EASY to update You can get one in about 2 minutes You can get fancy and host your own Search engines prefer blogs Less expensive to have custom designed Website v. Blogs: Everything You Need to Know

Good to know: A blog is a type of website

Important distinctions:

Blogs are DYNAMIC (updated content)

Blogs are EASY to update

You can get one in about 2 minutes

You can get fancy and host your own

Search engines prefer blogs

Less expensive to have custom designed

Square 3 Coaching Good to know: Websites are a bit old school. More on that: Website content tends to be static. It can be really expensive to have a website built and updated (unless you are a genius web programmer OR you have a Mac) Websites aren’t typically picked up in search engines (unless you’ve paid for advertising) Website v. Blogs: Everything You Need to Know

Good to know: Websites are a bit old school.

More on that:

Website content tends to be static.

It can be really expensive to have a website built and updated (unless you are a genius web programmer OR you have a Mac)

Websites aren’t typically picked up in search engines (unless you’ve paid for advertising)

Square 3 Coaching So what does it mean? You have choices to make… Blog only, hosted on your own domain Blog only, hosted by Wordpress or Typepad Website only Website AND a blog (now that’s fancy!!!) Let’s Discuss Website v. Blogs: Everything You Need to Know

So what does it mean?

You have choices to make…

Blog only, hosted on your own domain

Blog only, hosted by Wordpress or Typepad

Website only

Website AND a blog (now that’s fancy!!!)

Let’s Discuss

Square 3 Coaching A note about hosting Step 1. Buy your domain name Step 2. Park it (you are saving it for later use) Step 3. Host your domain (www.supergreenhosting.com offsets energy use) Step 4. Build your site on your domain Step 5. Create content Website v. Blogs: Everything You Need to Know

A note about hosting

Step 1. Buy your domain name

Step 2. Park it (you are saving it for later use)

Step 3. Host your domain

(www.supergreenhosting.com offsets energy use)

Step 4. Build your site on your domain

Step 5. Create content

Square 3 Coaching Blog only, hosted by Wordpress or Typepad The simplest & least expensive solution… With the least amount of flexibility! There are some types of forms that cannot be used on wordpress.com Example: www.brookecastillo.typepad.com http://coachingsuccessstrategies.wordpress.com/ Website v. Blogs: Everything You Need to Know

Blog only, hosted by Wordpress or Typepad

The simplest & least expensive solution…

With the least amount of flexibility!

There are some types of forms that cannot be used on wordpress.com

Example:

www.brookecastillo.typepad.com

http://coachingsuccessstrategies.wordpress.com/

Square 3 Coaching Blog only, hosted on your own domain Inexpensive and the most flexible option. Allows you to have a blog with a website feel. There are people out there who will set up a Wordpress site from $39 to 1000s of dollars. www.johnnybtruant.com (Less expensive) www.lynnraedesigns.com (Reasonable) Example: www.everydayyogini.com www.litethoughts.com Website v. Blogs: Everything You Need to Know

Blog only, hosted on your own domain

Inexpensive and the most flexible option.

Allows you to have a blog with a website feel.

There are people out there who will set up a Wordpress site from $39 to 1000s of dollars.

www.johnnybtruant.com (Less expensive)

www.lynnraedesigns.com (Reasonable)

Example:

www.everydayyogini.com

www.litethoughts.com

Square 3 Coaching Website Only Website content tends to be static similar to a brochure that is published and not frequently changed. iWeb – Super easy for Mac lovers. Otherwise: Above our heads. Call a web designer! Examples: www.square3coaching.com (iWeb design) www.starbucks.com (Professional design) Website v. Blogs: Everything You Need to Know

Website Only

Website content tends to be static similar to a brochure that is published and not frequently changed.

iWeb – Super easy for Mac lovers.

Otherwise: Above our heads. Call a web designer!

Examples:

www.square3coaching.com (iWeb design)

www.starbucks.com (Professional design)

Square 3 Coaching Website & Blog – the fancy option Some people choose to have a static website and a separate blog that is linked to through the website Example: www.brookecastillo.com – Brooke’s website has a “Blog” tab at the top. When clicked upon, a second site opens to www.brookecastillo.typepad.com www.insightlifedesign.com - Nona’s other niche. Nona has multiple links to a Wordpress blog, which is on a different site. www.insightlifedesign.com/blog Website v. Blogs: Everything You Need to Know

Website & Blog – the fancy option

Some people choose to have a static website and a separate blog that is linked to through the website

Example:

www.brookecastillo.com – Brooke’s website has a “Blog” tab at the top. When clicked upon, a second site opens to www.brookecastillo.typepad.com

www.insightlifedesign.com - Nona’s other niche. Nona has multiple links to a Wordpress blog, which is on a different site. www.insightlifedesign.com/blog

Square 3 Coaching All about Blogging October 9 th @ 12:00pm EST Join Nona Jordan as you learn about Wordpress & blogging by creating a blog hosted on Wordpress.com Do-it-Yourself Websites on Mac October 12 @ 12:00pm EST Join Nona Jordan as we build your website with Mac’s super easy, built in program, iWeb. Website v. Blogs: Everything You Need to Know Need More Help? How about some lab time or 1-on-1 coaching?

All about Blogging

October 9 th @ 12:00pm EST

Join Nona Jordan as you learn about Wordpress & blogging by creating a blog hosted on Wordpress.com

Do-it-Yourself Websites on Mac

October 12 @ 12:00pm EST

Join Nona Jordan as we build your website with Mac’s super easy, built in program, iWeb.

Square 3 Coaching Sign up for one-on-one coaching or lab time at Website v. Blogs: Everything You Need to Know http://www.square3coaching.com