Comments on: Web presence. Web understanding. http://www.acidlabs.org/2008/02/01/web-presence-web-understanding/ strategies, tools and processes to empower knowledge workers Fri, 29 Aug 2008 21:55:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Stilgherrian http://www.acidlabs.org/2008/02/01/web-presence-web-understanding/#comment-4215 Stilgherrian Fri, 01 Feb 2008 23:11:44 +0000 http://www.acidlabs.org/2008/02/01/web-presence-web-understanding/#comment-4215 "Disappointed"? The figures are great! They show that in one year alone 93,000 Australian businesses created a web presence for the very first time. Sure, it might not have been a whiz-bang social media wonderland, but that's still 350+ new businesses on teh interwebz every single working day. We should be proud. More at <a href="http://stilgherrian.com/internet/web_wait_for_us/" rel="nofollow">Web 2.0? “Hey, wait for us!”</a> “Disappointed”? The figures are great! They show that in one year alone 93,000 Australian businesses created a web presence for the very first time.

Sure, it might not have been a whiz-bang social media wonderland, but that’s still 350+ new businesses on teh interwebz every single working day. We should be proud.

More at Web 2.0? “Hey, wait for us!”

]]> By: Stilgherrian · Web 2.0? “Hey, wait for us!” http://www.acidlabs.org/2008/02/01/web-presence-web-understanding/#comment-4214 Stilgherrian · Web 2.0? “Hey, wait for us!” Fri, 01 Feb 2008 23:06:15 +0000 http://www.acidlabs.org/2008/02/01/web-presence-web-understanding/#comment-4214 [...] Collins, who I’ve read for a while and chatted with recently, agrees. I am disappointed. It indicates just how far behind the 8-ball most business in Australia [...] […] Collins, who I’ve read for a while and chatted with recently, agrees. I am disappointed. It indicates just how far behind the 8-ball most business in Australia […]

]]> By: Jeffrey Price http://www.acidlabs.org/2008/02/01/web-presence-web-understanding/#comment-4191 Jeffrey Price Fri, 01 Feb 2008 14:33:04 +0000 http://www.acidlabs.org/2008/02/01/web-presence-web-understanding/#comment-4191 A decent web presence shouldn't run a small business any more than basic local phone line. Just as a company would never think of operating without a phone, one shouldn't think about operating without a web site. Even if you only get one or two customers a month from your website, you've already paid for it. A decent web presence shouldn’t run a small business any more than basic local phone line.

Just as a company would never think of operating without a phone, one shouldn’t think about operating without a web site. Even if you only get one or two customers a month from your website, you’ve already paid for it.

]]> By: Stephen Collins http://www.acidlabs.org/2008/02/01/web-presence-web-understanding/#comment-4154 Stephen Collins Thu, 31 Jan 2008 23:58:18 +0000 http://www.acidlabs.org/2008/02/01/web-presence-web-understanding/#comment-4154 Gavin, I agree completely that a crappy brochure site isn't going to cut it, and the dev companies that are still selling this solution deserve a kicking. I would hope that people like you, me and Laurel were asked by even the smallest businesses wanting an online presence to help them with an appropriate strategy. Fingers crossed. Gavin, I agree completely that a crappy brochure site isn’t going to cut it, and the dev companies that are still selling this solution deserve a kicking.

I would hope that people like you, me and Laurel were asked by even the smallest businesses wanting an online presence to help them with an appropriate strategy. Fingers crossed.

]]> By: Gavin Heaton http://www.acidlabs.org/2008/02/01/web-presence-web-understanding/#comment-4152 Gavin Heaton Thu, 31 Jan 2008 23:34:40 +0000 http://www.acidlabs.org/2008/02/01/web-presence-web-understanding/#comment-4152 Unfortunately a lot of small businesses (and larger ones for that matter) have been burnt by "website developers" who can build a technically proficient site but find that it doesn't reach their customer base, disappears in a Google search and is next to worthless in terms of fielding/funnelling visitor inquiries. There are some good social media folks now available here in Australia. Businesses would do well to speak with them before checking with their IT people. Unfortunately a lot of small businesses (and larger ones for that matter) have been burnt by “website developers” who can build a technically proficient site but find that it doesn’t reach their customer base, disappears in a Google search and is next to worthless in terms of fielding/funnelling visitor inquiries.

There are some good social media folks now available here in Australia. Businesses would do well to speak with them before checking with their IT people.

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