To Blog or not to Blog? That's the Question.

[GILSAN]

Hi all,
I have some domain names that I want to develop.

Some are information oriented, about small towns, one is about Photo and Video Wedding services, and one about information regarding Golf courses in a particular Region of Portugal.

Do you think I should create mini-sites (5-15 pages) or should I use a Blogging program like WordPress v2.1 to do the same thing? Or should I use both depending on the category?

What are the pros and cons in using one or the other?

Your opinions would be highly apreciated.

Regards
GIL

 

[networkmsia]

if you use WordPress, then its much easier because all the control is already there.

add all the plugins, and your done. but your site will look like a blog, which might be a little unprofessional.

However if you build a site from scratch using dreamweaver or frontpage, you have total control over what you want, and where you want the pics and text to be.

Its a little time consuming, but surely worth the effort.

So depends, if you are hardworking enough, then don't have to use wordpress

 

[abdussamad]

Pros of blogging:

SEO benefits of blogging
Easier to get started

Cons

You will need to post frequently if you want it to succeed. Blogs are designed for frequent posting so this is a must. So if you don't know much about a topic or can't afford to pay others to regularly blog for you you can't make a blog.

Apart from blogging you can also use joomla, drupal or other CMS to create websites.

 

[Jeffrey]

You can hire writers to write for your blog since writing is time consuming. I have my own personal blog, of course i am the author, but i have another blog that's focusing on zune player reviews, but i hire a writer for it.