Comments on: Claim your name on Facebook http://booksellersblog.com/2009/06/12/claim-your-name-on-facebook/ Online marketing and blogging discussion for independent bookstores Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:13:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Ann Kingman http://booksellersblog.com/2009/06/12/claim-your-name-on-facebook/comment-page-1/#comment-1043 Ann Kingman Thu, 30 Jul 2009 11:59:43 +0000 http://booksellersblog.com/?p=510#comment-1043 Hi Sherry, That's a good question. We have our Books on the Nightstand blog on Blogger, and it has been fine -- simple to use, easy to set up, very little maintenance. However, there are a few things on Blogger that can't be done easily, like creating separate pages, that Wordpress can do. More importantly, I felt that if I was going to get questions like 'which blog platform should I use?', I had to have a familiarity with self-hosted Wordpress, and so that's why I chose to use it for Booksellers Blog. If you are not very technical and don't have a webmaster or someone at the store, don't feel pressured to go with self-hosted Wordpress. Blogger or the free Wordpress.com work just fine. I like them both, and each has their weaknesses, but they will both work for you if you don't plan on doing a lot of tweaking of your blog. Hope this is helpful. Hi Sherry,
That’s a good question.
We have our Books on the Nightstand blog on Blogger, and it has been fine — simple to use, easy to set up, very little maintenance. However, there are a few things on Blogger that can’t be done easily, like creating separate pages, that Wordpress can do.

More importantly, I felt that if I was going to get questions like ‘which blog platform should I use?’, I had to have a familiarity with self-hosted Wordpress, and so that’s why I chose to use it for Booksellers Blog.

If you are not very technical and don’t have a webmaster or someone at the store, don’t feel pressured to go with self-hosted Wordpress. Blogger or the free Wordpress.com work just fine. I like them both, and each has their weaknesses, but they will both work for you if you don’t plan on doing a lot of tweaking of your blog.

Hope this is helpful.

]]> By: Sherry Rivers http://booksellersblog.com/2009/06/12/claim-your-name-on-facebook/comment-page-1/#comment-1042 Sherry Rivers Thu, 30 Jul 2009 07:03:15 +0000 http://booksellersblog.com/?p=510#comment-1042 Sorry for being off topic, but I am just starting my website/blog. Why did you choose Wordpress over blogger or any other blog program? I am trying to figure out the best way, since I am not a techy. Sorry for being off topic, but I am just starting my website/blog. Why did you choose Wordpress over blogger or any other blog program? I am trying to figure out the best way, since I am not a techy.

]]> By: David E http://booksellersblog.com/2009/06/12/claim-your-name-on-facebook/comment-page-1/#comment-930 David E Fri, 12 Jun 2009 19:26:50 +0000 http://booksellersblog.com/?p=510#comment-930 Very useful! I hadn't realized you had to have 1,000 fans to claim a business' name. I'll cross that off my list of things to do tomorrow. David E Magers & Quinn Booksellers keeping it oldschool: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Minneapolis-MN/Magers-Quinn-Booksellers/52126436236 Very useful! I hadn’t realized you had to have 1,000 fans to claim a business’ name. I’ll cross that off my list of things to do tomorrow.

David E
Magers & Quinn Booksellers
keeping it oldschool: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Minneapolis-MN/Magers-Quinn-Booksellers/52126436236

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