Comments on: WordPress.com and business blogging http://jimsmarketingblog.com/2008/09/25/wordpresscom-and-business-blogging/ Marketing advice & marketing tips for small businesses & entrepreneurs. Sat, 31 Jul 2010 20:02:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Jim Connolly http://jimsmarketingblog.com/2008/09/25/wordpresscom-and-business-blogging/comment-page-2/#comment-14945 Jim Connolly Tue, 27 Jul 2010 14:15:10 +0000 http://jimsmarketingblog.com/?p=249#comment-14945 Before you rant about a post being misleading <strong>check the date of the post</strong>. This post was written <strong>almost 2 years ago</strong>, when DIFFERENT T's and C's were in force. You're welcome! Before you rant about a post being misleading check the date of the post. This post was written almost 2 years ago, when DIFFERENT T’s and C’s were in force.
You’re welcome!

]]> By: Donovan Kirkwood http://jimsmarketingblog.com/2008/09/25/wordpresscom-and-business-blogging/comment-page-2/#comment-14940 Donovan Kirkwood Tue, 27 Jul 2010 11:54:33 +0000 http://jimsmarketingblog.com/?p=249#comment-14940 I think this article is fairly misleading. WOrdpress.com T&C are clearly designed to exclude mass marketers and spammers - essentially pages that provide no informative content at all. For small business owners like me who want to establish a cheap, customisable web presence using the $10 a year custom domain upgrade, it's a great option. When your online traffic grows to the point where you can justify a proper web design and hosting and/or make money off ads, or the rules of wordpress.com are too restrictive - THEN move. In the meantime why spend a fortune or huge amounts of time creating professional looking content, when you can get it free on fast, reliable no hassle servers (which you will not get on a $5 a month hosting plan anywhere). Sorry if I sound like an ad, but wordpress.com has been an amazing resource for various aspects of my work, including publishing content from our provincial conservation agency, where I really appreciate the ease of updating content and commenting features. I think this article is fairly misleading. WOrdpress.com T&C are clearly designed to exclude mass marketers and spammers – essentially pages that provide no informative content at all. For small business owners like me who want to establish a cheap, customisable web presence using the $10 a year custom domain upgrade, it’s a great option. When your online traffic grows to the point where you can justify a proper web design and hosting and/or make money off ads, or the rules of wordpress.com are too restrictive – THEN move. In the meantime why spend a fortune or huge amounts of time creating professional looking content, when you can get it free on fast, reliable no hassle servers (which you will not get on a $5 a month hosting plan anywhere). Sorry if I sound like an ad, but wordpress.com has been an amazing resource for various aspects of my work, including publishing content from our provincial conservation agency, where I really appreciate the ease of updating content and commenting features.

]]> By: Bill http://jimsmarketingblog.com/2008/09/25/wordpresscom-and-business-blogging/comment-page-1/#comment-13897 Bill Thu, 08 Jul 2010 22:23:07 +0000 http://jimsmarketingblog.com/?p=249#comment-13897 So the article is out of date then? I mean, if all 3 of your major points are no longer true, why leave it up? If you actually talk with the administrators of WP.com, and I have, you also appear to be misinterpreting their terms as well. It's not that I'm trying to knock you..it's just that all the points in this article are no longer true. So the article is out of date then? I mean, if all 3 of your major points are no longer true, why leave it up? If you actually talk with the administrators of WP.com, and I have, you also appear to be misinterpreting their terms as well. It’s not that I’m trying to knock you..it’s just that all the points in this article are no longer true.

]]> By: Jim Connolly http://jimsmarketingblog.com/2008/09/25/wordpresscom-and-business-blogging/comment-page-1/#comment-13886 Jim Connolly Thu, 08 Jul 2010 13:07:29 +0000 http://jimsmarketingblog.com/?p=249#comment-13886 Looks like they may have changed things in the two years, since I wrote this. That said, their Terms and Conditions are similar. Looks like they may have changed things in the two years, since I wrote this. That said, their Terms and Conditions are similar.

]]> By: Bill http://jimsmarketingblog.com/2008/09/25/wordpresscom-and-business-blogging/comment-page-1/#comment-13881 Bill Thu, 08 Jul 2010 11:30:17 +0000 http://jimsmarketingblog.com/?p=249#comment-13881 This article is a joke. When I asked WP.com about linking to my site from a sidebar photo they suggested that I do an entire page linking to my site...from which I do sell! This article is a joke. When I asked WP.com about linking to my site from a sidebar photo they suggested that I do an entire page linking to my site…from which I do sell!

]]> By: cindy http://jimsmarketingblog.com/2008/09/25/wordpresscom-and-business-blogging/comment-page-1/#comment-5782 cindy Fri, 25 Sep 2009 13:28:36 +0000 http://jimsmarketingblog.com/?p=249#comment-5782 I sadly just recently found out about incorrectly using wordpress.com for my blog. They didn't like me discussing my biz in an educational manner, which is direct sales like others. There are currently, still existing: 6,028 blogs about avon on wordpress.com, 5,678 blogs on tupperware, monavie has 933 blogs, shaklee with 605, arbonne 372 and my nutrimetics company with 75 blogs on wordpress.com - only mine was suspended. And, they have a feature of the day as a mary kay blog! I don't think they understand the business world and part of their reasoning for their actions. Warren Buffet is quite intelligent and highly recommends direct selling as one of the fastest growing industries today. Looking for a new place to go and lost all my content to boot:( I sadly just recently found out about incorrectly using wordpress.com for my blog. They didn’t like me discussing my biz in an educational manner, which is direct sales like others. There are currently, still existing: 6,028 blogs about avon on wordpress.com, 5,678 blogs on tupperware, monavie has 933 blogs, shaklee with 605, arbonne 372 and my nutrimetics company with 75 blogs on wordpress.com – only mine was suspended. And, they have a feature of the day as a mary kay blog! I don’t think they understand the business world and part of their reasoning for their actions. Warren Buffet is quite intelligent and highly recommends direct selling as one of the fastest growing industries today. Looking for a new place to go and lost all my content to boot:(

]]> By: Jim Connolly http://jimsmarketingblog.com/2008/09/25/wordpresscom-and-business-blogging/comment-page-1/#comment-5749 Jim Connolly Sun, 20 Sep 2009 07:26:57 +0000 http://jimsmarketingblog.com/?p=249#comment-5749 Hi Ashley, There is something called a wordpress.com VIP blog. These are only given to companies like CNN (who I believe own people.com) and people like Robert Scoble; who get millions of monthly hits. People with these VIP accounts are allowed to advertise. However, there are still restrictions on what plugins VIP users can have - which is one of the reasons Scoble gave for dumping wordpress.com recently. Hi Ashley,

There is something called a wordpress.com VIP blog. These are only given to companies like CNN (who I believe own people.com) and people like Robert Scoble; who get millions of monthly hits.

People with these VIP accounts are allowed to advertise. However, there are still restrictions on what plugins VIP users can have – which is one of the reasons Scoble gave for dumping wordpress.com recently.

]]> By: Ashley P. http://jimsmarketingblog.com/2008/09/25/wordpresscom-and-business-blogging/comment-page-1/#comment-5748 Ashley P. Sun, 20 Sep 2009 07:11:08 +0000 http://jimsmarketingblog.com/?p=249#comment-5748 I am a bit confused... how can large compaies e.g. People.com have a wordpress.com blog called Celebrity Baby Blog AND adversitse on it? Thankyou! I am a bit confused… how can large compaies e.g. People.com have a wordpress.com blog called Celebrity Baby Blog AND adversitse on it?

Thankyou!

]]> By: Roger Wheatley http://jimsmarketingblog.com/2008/09/25/wordpresscom-and-business-blogging/comment-page-1/#comment-4731 Roger Wheatley Wed, 27 May 2009 19:53:11 +0000 http://jimsmarketingblog.com/?p=249#comment-4731 @Shanalee Sharboneau - Host Wordpress (wordpress.org) on your own server, or I can do and set it up for you (on your own hosting account). @Shanalee Sharboneau – Host WordPress (wordpress.org) on your own server, or I can do and set it up for you (on your own hosting account).

]]> By: Shanalee Sharboneau http://jimsmarketingblog.com/2008/09/25/wordpresscom-and-business-blogging/comment-page-1/#comment-4729 Shanalee Sharboneau Wed, 27 May 2009 17:31:10 +0000 http://jimsmarketingblog.com/?p=249#comment-4729 This is great information on wordpress.com, so to avoid investment into a site which does not lend control to the blog editor. Could you recommend some good "commercial" blogs which would be useful if wordpress.com is not conducive to for-profit businesses? This is great information on wordpress.com, so to avoid investment into a site which does not lend control to the blog editor.

Could you recommend some good “commercial” blogs which would be useful if wordpress.com is not conducive to for-profit businesses?

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