OK. So it takes me a while sometimes to get a new
post written. But this one has been simmering for a
month when
Google Alerts first let me know about a GREAT
posting by Oscar Meier. Oscar is a dog. A Weimaraner,
to be exact. And he's written an article all about BLOGGING
and WEB 2.0!!! So, have you been wondering about
all this stuff and how to incorporate it into your
B&B or inn? Check it out.
It seems that Oscar's parents, Mike and Laura at The Craftsman B&Bin Pacific City, Oregon, taught Oscar to type, and with that new skill (Weimaraners are smarter than your average dog) he's decided to share all the things he's learned about blogging and how it works. Oh, and how it can help a B&B.
"I have been writing this blog for a few
months. My idea is to tell the world about
Pacific City, the
Oregon Coast and
The Craftsman B&B. Where to visit, hike, eat
and to tell about the people of Pacific City and
some of our interesting guests we have had stay
with us," writes Oscar. Sagely, Oscar explains
that "now we have what people are calling
Web 2.0. This is where the average user has
input to what is on the Internet. This is social
networking, adding your information to a
wiki,
you are now the Internet. YouTube,
MySpace, Blogs and just about any topic you
can think of has a forum. You are able to
communicate with people that have the same
interests as you do." And it's a great way to
generate interest in and promote your inn in a
fun, "soft sell" way.
Oscar, I couldn't have explained it better (and
we've been trying for a long time now).
Interested? Check out
Oscar's Blog! (While he's learned all these
great tricks about typing and blogging, no one
taught him about not sharing trade secrets...)
Peter