CT Biz Blogs

I didn’t make it clear in yesterday’s post that Kim Fawcett (Your Voice blog) is the latest blogger that Valorie Luther, of Creative Concepts, and I are working with. It’s been interesting showing Kim, Anthony Gordon (Integrated Health Management blog), and Matthew Cossolotto (StandingO blog) the workings of Wordpress 2.0.

The best way to learn what folks new to blogging need, is to work with a few people who are willing to try new things. I’ve realized once more how much I take for granted at times and how much learning I had to do at the beginning that is part of how I blog naturally now. That said, the best way to learn is to start blogging. As I’ve said before, when you first start blogging, unless you’re Guy Kawasaki, famed venture capitalist, or Tim Berners-Lee, father of the web, chances are no one will be watching, outside of your friends and family.

Luckily, Wordpress 2.0 is easier for beginners than 1.5, which is what my blog still uses. And Wordpress.com, the hosted version, is easier still. Of course, there are always tradeoffs. Ease of use vs. control, and control vs. time.

For new users, I recommend looking for ease of use, unless you’re willing to spend extra time learning the techy stuff as well. But if you’re a natural geek or geek-ette for whom the techy stuff is the fun part, I say “go for it!”

Or you could <ahem> hire a natural geek-ette.

The great thing about blogging is that the immediate reward of seeing a nice post up there, all neatly laid out, is a real kick.