Comments on: A Day In The (blog) Life http://www.butlersheetmetal.com/tinbasherblog/a-day-in-the-blog-life_141.html Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:38:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Dai Worried Look http://www.butlersheetmetal.com/tinbasherblog/a-day-in-the-blog-life_141.html/comment-page-1/#comment-9451 Dai Worried Look Thu, 06 Apr 2006 16:43:51 +0000 http://butlersheetmetal.com/tinbasherblog/index.php/archives/2005/01/20/a-day-in-the-blog-life/#comment-9451 This is the first time I've used a blog - how does it work? This is the first time I’ve used a blog – how does it work?

]]> By: Paul Woodhouse http://www.butlersheetmetal.com/tinbasherblog/a-day-in-the-blog-life_141.html/comment-page-1/#comment-1058 Paul Woodhouse Fri, 21 Jan 2005 00:12:59 +0000 http://butlersheetmetal.com/tinbasherblog/index.php/archives/2005/01/20/a-day-in-the-blog-life/#comment-1058 I fully agree that when you're talking about customer relationships that they can't really be measured. I'm not a fan of having to do it by any stretch of the imagination. However, I can provide evidence of how utilising a blog has improved my search engine rankings for the two company sites and consequently I see an improvement in unique visitors, bookmarks and enquiries. I don't really like the direct market approach of having to measure ROI from conception to completion via every click, but I think that there's a weakness within business blogging thus far in that it dismisses ROI out of hand. Yes, there's nothing better to cultivate relationships with customers, but that doesn't mean that there isn't a measurable return. I fully agree that when you’re talking about customer relationships that they can’t really be measured. I’m not a fan of having to do it by any stretch of the imagination. However, I can provide evidence of how utilising a blog has improved my search engine rankings for the two company sites and consequently I see an improvement in unique visitors, bookmarks and enquiries.

I don’t really like the direct market approach of having to measure ROI from conception to completion via every click, but I think that there’s a weakness within business blogging thus far in that it dismisses ROI out of hand. Yes, there’s nothing better to cultivate relationships with customers, but that doesn’t mean that there isn’t a measurable return.

]]> By: Steve Rucinski http://www.butlersheetmetal.com/tinbasherblog/a-day-in-the-blog-life_141.html/comment-page-1/#comment-1056 Steve Rucinski Thu, 20 Jan 2005 22:43:38 +0000 http://butlersheetmetal.com/tinbasherblog/index.php/archives/2005/01/20/a-day-in-the-blog-life/#comment-1056 You caught us on a good weather day! In my opinion the roads were fine it was the drivers that were awful. Glad you could attend, it was an interesting audience. As for the ROI question, ROI on a relationship tool, hmmmmm. How is ROI on a marriage measured, how about while dating? Interesting question though. You caught us on a good weather day! In my opinion the roads were fine it was the drivers that were awful. Glad you could attend, it was an interesting audience. As for the ROI question, ROI on a relationship tool, hmmmmm. How is ROI on a marriage measured, how about while dating? Interesting question though.

]]> By: Paul Woodhouse http://www.butlersheetmetal.com/tinbasherblog/a-day-in-the-blog-life_141.html/comment-page-1/#comment-1055 Paul Woodhouse Thu, 20 Jan 2005 16:23:13 +0000 http://butlersheetmetal.com/tinbasherblog/index.php/archives/2005/01/20/a-day-in-the-blog-life/#comment-1055 If I'm being honest, Peter, I think I actually started the round of applause just to direct attention away from the fact that I'd turned a rather bright shade of red. It beats having to stick your hand up! If I’m being honest, Peter, I think I actually started the round of applause just to direct attention away from the fact that I’d turned a rather bright shade of red.

It beats having to stick your hand up!

]]> By: Peter http://www.butlersheetmetal.com/tinbasherblog/a-day-in-the-blog-life_141.html/comment-page-1/#comment-1054 Peter Thu, 20 Jan 2005 15:58:53 +0000 http://butlersheetmetal.com/tinbasherblog/index.php/archives/2005/01/20/a-day-in-the-blog-life/#comment-1054 <blockquote cite="...this elicited a round of applause and I found myself joining in like some tasered seal."> Haha, wow - comedy gold. I don't think I've ever laughed that much this early in the morning :)</blockquote>

Haha, wow – comedy gold. I don’t think I’ve ever laughed that much this early in the morning :)

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