Comments for 50 Carleton http://blog.50carleton.com Just another WordPress weblog Tue, 07 Sep 2010 12:57:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 Comment on The real crisis? Wise words from Barry Schwartz by Henry Goegan http://blog.50carleton.com/2009/02/the-real-crisis-wise-words-from-barry-schwartz/comment-page-1/#comment-17 Henry Goegan Wed, 25 Feb 2009 02:22:46 +0000 http://blog.50carleton.com/?p=111#comment-17 great post! I like the sentiment. great post! I like the sentiment.

]]> Comment on I’d like to sell you a web site because you need it. by Henry Goegan http://blog.50carleton.com/2009/02/id-like-to-sell-you-a-web-site-because-you-need-it/comment-page-1/#comment-14 Henry Goegan Tue, 17 Feb 2009 15:24:34 +0000 http://blog.50carleton.com/?p=97#comment-14 Thanks for the thoughful and veru informative feedback. I'll have more on the commitment required of a web site in my next posting. Henry Thanks for the thoughful and veru informative feedback. I’ll have more on the commitment required of a web site in my next posting.

Henry

]]> Comment on I’d like to sell you a web site because you need it. by Marc Rancourt http://blog.50carleton.com/2009/02/id-like-to-sell-you-a-web-site-because-you-need-it/comment-page-1/#comment-13 Marc Rancourt Sat, 14 Feb 2009 16:31:55 +0000 http://blog.50carleton.com/?p=97#comment-13 Re: keeping it up to date. I agree. That is why I believe that is the responsibility of the web solution developers to ensure a realistic data/content management plan as part of the website project. Before content is created for a clients website, the client should be made to understand the importance of committing adequate financial/staff resources on the long term to maintain it. If you can’t dedicate 3 hours per week to your site, reconsider having a blog or find alternative sources of content to aggregate. If you don’t have time or resources to review and update 50 content pages every quarter, build a slimmer site that offers most of the content your customers need and clear directions to help them find the rest (contact info, links to other sites). Remember 80% of the value comes from 20% of your content. Figure out what that 20% is and trim out some of the rest. Think of launching website as a marriage. It’s a long term commitment that needs ongoing work. If you neglect it, things will get ugly. In the end you have wasted lots of time and money when it could have been something wonderful with a little more effort (sais the newlywed.) At least in a real marriage, if you screw-up, you may get a second chance. Once your customers go to the competitors’ website, you probably won’t get them back. Re: keeping it up to date.

I agree. That is why I believe that is the responsibility of the web solution developers to ensure a realistic data/content management plan as part of the website project. Before content is created for a clients website, the client should be made to understand the importance of committing adequate financial/staff resources on the long term to maintain it.

If you can’t dedicate 3 hours per week to your site, reconsider having a blog or find alternative sources of content to aggregate. If you don’t have time or resources to review and update 50 content pages every quarter, build a slimmer site that offers most of the content your customers need and clear directions to help them find the rest (contact info, links to other sites). Remember 80% of the value comes from 20% of your content. Figure out what that 20% is and trim out some of the rest.

Think of launching website as a marriage. It’s a long term commitment that needs ongoing work. If you neglect it, things will get ugly. In the end you have wasted lots of time and money when it could have been something wonderful with a little more effort (sais the newlywed.) At least in a real marriage, if you screw-up, you may get a second chance. Once your customers go to the competitors’ website, you probably won’t get them back.

]]> Comment on I’d like to sell you a web site because you need it. by Steven Megannety http://blog.50carleton.com/2009/02/id-like-to-sell-you-a-web-site-because-you-need-it/comment-page-1/#comment-12 Steven Megannety Fri, 13 Feb 2009 15:37:01 +0000 http://blog.50carleton.com/?p=97#comment-12 You mean that you have to do stuff with your website - doesn't it just churn out money? Hope all is well. You mean that you have to do stuff with your website - doesn’t it just churn out money?

Hope all is well.

]]> Comment on The world as we see it by henry http://blog.50carleton.com/2009/01/the-world-as-we-see-it/comment-page-1/#comment-8 henry Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:56:26 +0000 http://blog.50carleton.com/?p=54#comment-8 This is very funny (and strangely accurate) This is very funny (and strangely accurate)

]]> Comment on The world as we see it by henry http://blog.50carleton.com/2009/01/the-world-as-we-see-it/comment-page-1/#comment-7 henry Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:55:31 +0000 http://blog.50carleton.com/?p=54#comment-7 This is very funny! (And sadly accurate) This is very funny! (And sadly accurate)

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