What are you really trying to do?

Wise words.

When people tell me they want to start a website, my first response is not the knee-jerk shout of ‘start a blog!’ or ‘use WordPress!’ that echoes elsewhere, but a simple question: what are you trying to do?

  • If you are trying to foster a community, build a dedicated site that caters to your users’ needs and rewards their participation, like Stack Overflow has.
  • If you are trying to meet people with similar interests, co-ordinate meetings using Meetup or Eventbrite, or host great events like Carsonified does.
  • If you are trying to make money online, start a business with an obvious group of products, benefits, and prices, like 37signals.
  • If you are trying to promote an existing business, invest your money in improving your current site and your time in guest posting on established platforms.
  • If you are trying to write tutorials or spread expert knowledge, start a dedicated tutorial business like PeepCode or Lynda.
  • If you are trying to become an expert in your field, either write something worth reading or do something worth writing about, like Lance Armstrong.
  • If you are trying to share links, keep a diary, or simply write more often, use a simple service that you’ll update, like Posterous, Tumblr, Soup, or Twitter.
  • If you are trying to waste what’s left of your childhood or recapture your youth, use social networking sites like Facebook or Virb.
  • If you are trying to set up a shop, head for a secure platform like Big Cartel, or Shopify, or communities like Etsy.
  • If you are trying to showcase your work, use a dedicated portfolio site that headhunters are already browsing, like Krop.

via: Modern Nerd: Rise of the Tablog

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