5 Reasons You Can't Blame Iowa Web Developers
Two years ago, I targeted web development companies as the first professionals I'd evangelize blog site development. Either I didn't explain it right - or they just didn't believe me.
5 Reasons You Can't Blame Iowa Web Developers for Not Building Blog Sites
5. They are making so much money with Flash and Frames, why change?
4. They say their customers don't want RSS because they lose "hits"
3. They use the Juice blogs as the example -- and what business would do that?
2. They're busy building their own proprietary blogging software (Why?)
1. They are waiting for Missouri web developers to show 'em.
One of the largest web developers in this area (at least they have the largest advertising budget) is telling their customers that RSS takes up too much bandwidth and that blogs are a fad. Boy, are they going to be in trouble when their customers find out the truth.
- Another company provides a bunch of RSS and OPML buttons on every page they build - but they aren't auto-discoverable and they don't teach their customers a thing about RSS.
- Yet another company provides RSS feeds - but only partial.
- One company builds sites on blog software, but never mentions to their clients anything about blogging or its benefits.
- Yet another company feels like blogging is a cheap way around content management. I hope they aren't providing templated design (a cheap way around design?)
Wake up and smell the coffee. Is it web development or web under-development. Are these folks Horse and Buggy Web Developers?
Look, I love 'em all. As people, they are fantastic folks. Genuine, giving, caring...but running scared. Yes - your business is changing. Embrace change or its going to knock you on your cubicle.
Why did I go to web dev folks first? I need them to get up-to-date. Iowa Business needs them up-to-date. Most of all, these "developers" need to know what's now and what's next. Or they'll be out of business.
Theme motivated by ESPN's Top 5 Reasons You Can't Blame...
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