Welcome to the new home of MillerTime!
I'm your host, Wesley Smith. Here, I'll be explaining why this is a blog instead of a newsletter, some of the benefits of such, and how you can help.
First of all: What is a blog?
'Blog' is short for 'Web Log,' a type of online journal that can be easily updated from anywhere. Blogs are one of the preminent forms of communication on the internet. In fact, most news sites are blogs of one kind or another.
What happened to the newsletter, and why is MillerTime! now a blog?
As entertaining as the MillerTime! newsletter was, it had two major flaws: Immediacy and administration. If Claire said something cute, we'd have to wait up to a week to hear about it, or Margaret would e-mail everybody immediately, negating the need to put it in the newsletter. With this blog, when James takes his first steps, Mike and Margaret can post it as soon as it happens, with photos. In addition, I know first hand how hard Carrie and Steph worked each week, editing, formatting, and harranguing us for new entries. With MillerTime!2.0, Each entry will already have a uniform, formatted look, and the post editor window even has spell check to point out any mistakes before posting.
What about my e-mail? I liked my weekly e-mail. It made me feel warm and fuzzy.
You're in luck. When you created your new Blogger.com account (you have each created your accounts, haven't you?), you can choose to have each new post e-mailed directly to you at the address of your choice. In addition, you can send your posts directly to MillerTime! by e-mailing mrwesley.millertime@blogger.com.
How often do I have to post?
You can post as often or as seldom as you like. Post 20 times a day or not at all. It's all up to you.
If you have any other formatting questions, you can look at the sidebar on the Blogger.com Dashboard, or just ask me by clicking on the Comments link immediately below this post.
I hope to hear from each of you soon, and welcome to the all-new MillerTime!
3 comments:
Wow! This is great, Wes! Not being a blogger myself, I had never thought of this format, but I can immediately see that this will be ideal for us. And since it's private, we won't have to worry about anyone leaving flaming messages (other than the occasional detailed account of a gastric attack).
Mom, for some reason you're not showing up as a team member. Obviously you created an account. If you still have the original invitation e-mail, go back and double check that you click on the link in that message. That should fix everything.
OK---
1. How do I make myself a team member?
2. How do I post messages, other than responses to other people's messages?
3. How do I edit my links?
4. Where is the "dashboard?"
5. How do I access the blog I set up for myself ("Mom's Pearls of Wisdom")?
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