Ok – This Is Really The Most Important Post Ever Here
I am finally ready to announce my new blog.
Online IT Guide is my new blog.
It is computer advice and blogging for people who have a life. I'll be sharing computer advice to help with everyday computer problems. I have a very heavy emphasis on handling viruses and malware there right now (there has been so much lately that I think it is a priority).
I'll also be talking about blogging.
Initially, my emphasis will be on building a blog or website for a small business, although much of that will be applicable to anyone starting a blog. I see a lot of local small business that have a terrible website (if they even have a website). Many barely rank for their own name, much less typical search engine searches that they need to. I've grown tired of searching for a local business and finding the typical citysearch type directory instead. I'm looking to help them develop a site that they can change on their own without having to fork over a couple thousand dollars to a developer when they need to change something.
My goal at Online IT Guide will be to make the information understandable to everyday people.
Information like:
- What they need to do to keep their computer safe.
- How to maintain their computer.
- How to back up their data.
- How to set up Wordpress for a business site.
- How to create content on a business website that will bring in paying clients.
- When it is time to find an expert to handle the situation.
Again, I am going to try and present this information so anyone can understand (I know I'm doing it right if my mom can follow it).
I will be putting nearly all my blogging effort and time into Online IT Guide.
Much of the blogging topics I would cover here will be covered there. I won't be making much effort to post here anymore. However, there are some things I may want to post that will not fit into the topic there. Those posts may find a place here. For the most part though, Digital Key is not going to be much of an active blog.
For those that have taken the time to read, follow, and comment here over the years, I thank you. I think you'll like the new site too. I personally think that everyone you know should subscribe to the site so you know if there is an important update or malware you may need to be concerned about (and there is a lot at the moment).
Head over to http://onlineitguide.com because you're going to like it!
I'll be removing the top commentator and making some other changes here but for the most part this site will still stay the same. It is just not going to get the same priority. Who knows, it work out better than it did before.
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Will you still be posting o this blog or will you be exclusively on your new blog?
I may post here when I have something that will not be on topic with the new site. It will not be a priority at all though, so probably not too often.
I've got way too much posting to do at the new site.
I guess it is a good measure to use your mom as your target audience. However for people like your mom, don't you think that Blogger is much easier to use as compared to WordPress?
i think online it is a quickly growing field. i think your blog will be really successful.
I like the idea of looking at your categories and blogging the most about that – it’s good inspiration. I have been torn between the direction of what my newest site should be focused on and after reading this and a little steve palina yesterday, i think personal is how i want to go next.
I think it is important to focus on what your passion is. This site is nice but if your heart and soul is into the other site, make sure you give 100% to that site to make it everything it can be.
Sometimes it is nice to move onto a different subject to blog about. There is only so much you can say sometimes on a particular topic.
Can we expect the new site to be updated on a regular basis, since your focus will be on that site instead of this one. Will there also be links and updates to your new page on this one?
I share your disdain for local businesses having to shell out thousands just to have simple updates made to their site. Even worse are those that get taken by designers for thousands of dollars for websites that are never found. For those of us in the business of helping other businesses, it gets old being the 'clean up operation' for clients that have been taken. Best of luck on your new blog, I'll check it out as I often have friends/associates that get hammered with malware/av issues and I'll never claim to be the expert in that field.
Cheers,
Sean
@Randy: Yep, Randy. Been a bit slow the last couple weeks as I've been thinking how to approach a rather large topic effectively. Otherwise, it'll be updated regularly.
@Blog Setup Instructions: Malware has turned into the main course for the new site so far. Mostly from some of the stuff I've been seeing the last couple months seems to be much more malevolent than the usual malware we've gotten used to over the years.
Please update new site quickly or may be daily, I love to read and hope you success
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Any idea of when this site will either be taken down or not updated on a regular basis anymore?
@Brian from Digital Printing Services Chicago: It's just not going to get regular updates. I plan to keep it up for the foreseeable future.
Two sites is a nice idea as long as you can keep the content on both relevant and fresh. I applaud you for taking on such a task and it should push both of your sites to be better. Best of luck!
Nope, not two sites.
Nearly all is at the new site.
James, I like your post and it has been days since I enjoyed reading a lot your articles because google brought me here. It's sad to hear that you're leaving this blog…
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I love your blogs and really excited to find your content whenever you update it. Its always something I get to learn from your blogs and this is the thing which makes me come to this site again and again.
So will the content on this site stop being updated in the near future then? Will anything become of this site once the new site gets up and going?
How deep of subjects will you be delving into with your online IT guide? Will it just cover the basics or be more broad?
That is really nice stuff. You're trying to make everybody tech savy by making them a computer friendly. Its a good deed but give a thought upon this that people who don't know how to use PC how are they going to read this blog?
With your new blog in the pipeline will you still be as active here?
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@Oslobåden: Nope, not really.
@Avery from Leviton: I will be try to make computer an internet related things (like blogging) easy for anyone to understand. While some things may just be easier to have someone else do, for a lot of things people just need to know how with simple instructions or know why they need to do it (have you upgraded Adobe Flash and Reader on your computer in the last month? Do you know why you need to make sure?).
@Brent from Picture collage: My target audience is someone who just has enough computer know how to get email and Facebook – a combination that can really cause malware trouble. I have found that people like my mother (who fits the above description) are the rule more than the exception.
If computers were cars, we would have lots of people who can drive very well, but with a large percentage that don't really know how to fill the tank with gas. An even larger percentage would have no idea how to check the tire pressure or oil level. Carrying that analogy farther: there are a lot of people who would like to change their own oil or spark plugs but don't know how.
Of course, with computers and good instructions, I believe nearly anyone could even go out and build their own computer from scratch (try that with a car).
Will I reach them, maybe. I know a thing or two about SEO.
very nice site
i hope your goal to give understandable information to people about such issues as "What they need to do to keep their computer safe." and others listed above will be reached successfully
James i wish you luck
best regards
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Sometimes it is good to shift focus like this. It can make you a better writer and help you provide fresh content for your site.
It looks like you already have a big start on it, with 3+ pages of content. I always enjoy starting a new site too, but it is easy to let it go too and requires a great deal of dedication.
I like your car analogy and think it is pretty spot on too. Every-time I clean off the newest version of pay-ware(those viruses that take over your computer and try to sell you "virus" protection) , I make sure to tell them what the screens look like and how it almost always requires their interaction. So much of this type of stuff could be prevented if people simply understood their computer a little better.
@Roger from Debt Recovery Consultants: It would go faster if I could write shorter posts. Then there are the images. And then I am trying to do video. And then…anyway, working on another big post for this coming week.
Don't forget that pay-ware has lately been using the GUI from various legit anti-virus (at least the ones I have seen change the name).
Thanks for visiting!
Since I always wanted to know about wordpress, I hope the information would help me in understanding the concept in an effective manner.
James i wish you luck
best regards
As I was starting blogging only thing that was in my mind was to earn cash and this is really bad. Do what you love and money will follow automatically. This is one valuable lesson that I have learned after blogging for over a year.
the new site looks great! lots of great information!
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