[Dan]

Just an idea, would there be an interest if there was a thread where people could share their blogs? One place where people could browse blogs to find ones that interest them and could help people increase their traffic on their blogs? I don't know if there is already one I haven't seen or if there would be any demand for this kind of thing. Just a thought

Good idea. We have a links directory here: http://www.accidentalsmallholder.net/links/

I'll add a "smallholding blogs" section and ask for submissions. 

[darkbrowneggs]

When I start my travels quite a few people have asked to be kept up to date with where I am and what I am doing. 


I find blogs a bit irritating to read as its all back to front if you come in late (perhaps I am not the right generation!)


But would a blog be better than say starting my own website, which I am quite happy to do?


Also I did join facebook a few years ago but have been told I didnt have the right settings - what does everyone think about facebook - quite a few folk I know joined then didnt like it.  And Dad says Twitter is good - what about that.


keep any advice simple, you are addressing someone who just called in the electrician this morning for what turned out to be 3 dud bulbs 

[SallyintNorth]

Personally I think Facebook is only just more useful than it's irritating. I'd far rather follow someone's blog if I'm interested in them and what they're doing.  You can of course post your blog entries on Facebook to cover all bases

[tizaala]

Or start your own private group on FB, set it to secret group settings , membership by invite only - that way outsiders can't  see your group postings and you are the moderator.

[renee]

I use weebly.com which I find easy  ,cheap and aduquate for my website and blog. Of course one pays for the domain but otherwise the service can   be free, even with webshop. What I like about it is that the only advertising is weebly's own small logo.

[Bodger]

My problem is that I'm a bit of a dinosaur. I don't do Face Book because of the amount of drivel that's posted on it and as far as I know, twitter is apparently just as bad. Forums in general are supposedly on the decline because of competition from the two but give me a happy informative forum every time by preference.

[mowhaugh]

We do have a Facebook page for the farm.  To set it up we did have to make OH a personal profile, but it has absolutely nothing other than his name on it, and is set so noone else can see it.  We keep the page for purely farm related stuff, and I think it has been quite useful - have sold a couple of things few the page, and made contact with other Kerry Hill breeders.  Because it is a business page, we don't have 'friends', just 'likes', so don't have to know what everyone had for their tea, but do get updates from other pages we have 'liked'.  I find 'groups' annoying though, as I can't join them as a business page.

[FrostyM]

I have bitten the bullet and signed up for a blog on blogger and set up a dedicated facebook page. I have spent a few minutes trying to make them look a little more personal but haven't really added much in the way of content just yet    Hopefully this weekend I will get out and about with the camera and get a few photos and things to upload. Thanks for all the input folks 


Here are the links, but as I said, there isn't much actually up on them


http://myovercrowdedgarden.blogspot.ie/


https://www.facebook.com/myovercrowdedgarden

[Small Plot Big Ideas]

Nice looking blog page!


I saw the pig pictures on the Facebook page which was the most interesting as we will be taking our first 2 Tamworths off sometime in November.


Good luck with it all

[EcoGypsy]

I have two blogs on blogger, as well facebook fanpages and twitter account for the stud. Websites are based on wordpress. Good luck! 

[happygolucky]

Interesting that I never know what blog to read unless I know the person....I actually do not read too much but how do you find blogs that may interest you?

[Small Plot Big Ideas]

... how do you find blogs that may interest you?

Most blogs will have a "blogroll" or list of links to other blogs which cover similar or related subjects and I've found this sort of thing a good way to find others.

[happygolucky]

"blogroll"