It has been a little over a year since I started this
blog. In that year I have become a
social media convert. I was thinking of
this fact as I was sending tweets from a social media seminar at the 2012
Canadian International Turfgrass Conference in Calgary.
I first started this blog after seeing a colleague’s blog (Tim Foley at the Kimberly Golf Club). I thought starting a blog would be a good way
to begin a conversation about what goes on behind the scenes in our turfcare
department. It would inform members and
guests about our maintenance practices. I could clearly see the utility of writing a
blog.
After one year the end results are favourable (In my opinion, and blogs are usually about
opinions). This blog is cheap and
easy way to communicate with Greywolf’s guests.
I would encourage all
superintendents to start a blog, especially if you are at a club with a
membership. You can incorporate
pictures, video, web links, and voice clips into your blog. It is instantaneous, timely, and free
depending on your blogging platform. If
you are writing a newsletter you are essentially blogging anyway, so why not go
digital.
