Introduction

I have been intending to start a blog for quite some time now after blog hopping like crazy for the last few months.  I love DIY blogs and anything about crafting and cooking.  I have been given an assignment in my Electronic Marketing Class and there is nothing like a deadline to motivate me to do something I have been talking about for months.  I'm new at this so I'll learn as I go along.  If anyone has suggestions please let me know. 

Our assignment is to include an entry on eMarketing.  I have read a few articles regarding the matter and it is interesting to me the power that eMarketing can have.  With the popularity of Facebook, Twitter, and blogging continuing to grow, it makes perfect sense that every company would want to get involved in this.  I recently read an article that showed that most companies make an average of $5 for every time somebody likes their Facebook page because of the popularity it creates among their peers.  With word of mouth being one of the most effective ways to market to this day, a platform on the web that distributes "likes" quickly is an obvious way to gain more business.  It is becoming more and more apparent that companies that do not have a web presence just cannot function in the market today to their full potential.  This class that I am taking has really enforced the idea of this presence and the need to be linked to multiple sources and make it so you are easy to find.

Although the next few posts will be about eMarketing for the purpose of this assignment I intend to start my blog after this assignment is over and make it a DIY blog for the house that we bought in May.  It is a slow process for my wife and I as we update our old house, but before and after pictures will be plentiful.  I'm sure I'm going to learn a few things about blogging and remodeling along the way.  I hope everyone will enjoy the progress.