I have become painfully aware in recent years of
the mad escalation of blogs on the internet. I admit
I had one at one time but became annoyed at the
look and limitations of the format. The constant
scrolling down or up and not being able to print
just one article and the intrusionary aspect of the
blog where giant Google is spying on everyone
and offering the blog free to the blogger but then puts unwanted ads on the overhead banner unless you pay for the priviledge of no ads.
Blogging is fun and blogging is cool and blogging is
great if you can design your own. But the cost
and knowledge needed to design and control your own blog just isn't worth it. I found it far worth
while to have a website, though I depend on Rob
my web designer for the details and help when
things go wrong but once he has designed the site
it is virtually up to me to keep it running and
imput articles and so on. So if your spending
money now on a blog, think seriously about getting
or designing a real website with pages and print
features and with all the great features you need and want.
I recently had a guest on my radio show who has a blog and I wondered why with all his knowledge in software and his diverse needs and interests did he still use the blog instead of designing his own website which he was capable of doing. Maybe I'm just obsessive when it comes to stuff like that. I'm over six feet tall and I can not drive in a small subcompact car for any length of time without becoming cramped and extremely uncomfortable so I own a larger car. Oddly enough it gets decent gas milage and is very dependable and alots me a great degree of comfort when I drive. Why should anyone willingly cramp his or her style
and comfort when driving on the highway or when publishing on the net. There are many options open to you, why clutter up your work and annoy the hell out of your readers with lines and gizmos and and colored text when for the same price
or even less you can have a working website.
I'm not bragging or mean to insight envy or anger
nor are my intentions to demean anyone's blog,
I am simply stating that for the sake of art and
displaying ones work in the best possible light
one should really consider a website and a website designer to help you out. The best designer I've
ever met is the guy who designed this site.
Rob Brenckman. You can get hold of Rob at
robbrenckman.biz or go to my link section on this
site and click on to his site. You can also reach him
at 413-212-2004. He's a busy man so please give him a day or so to get back to you it will be well
worth your while. Tell him that you got his name
and number from me and you really admire his work and he might get back to you quicker.
My admiration goes to the many
brave bloggers who have eclipsed the
main stream news media and have begun
a new American Revolution. The
spirit of American patriotism is alive and
well in the new breed of American journalists,also
in the millions of concerned citizens and unwavering activists, who publish their investigations and discoveries in the Blogosphere and communicate by emails and instant messaging, and refuse to surrender to the ignorance of there critics or the indifference of cynics, when exposing crimes and coverups and bringing to print important yet unreported news or organizing mass
rallies. Citizen journalists are the future of national and international journalism and a free and informed citizenry. Citizen activists are the stewards of freedom and democracy. They are the truth seekers, who believe that their work can make a major difference in the world.