Why you still need a website for your winery

John Scalzi echoes a point which was also made by my pals at Vin65:

So, let’s go back to 1998. You’re a new writer winery and you want to establish a permanent residency online. Which would be wiser: Having your own site at your own domain, or putting up a site at GeoCities?

It's easy to get caught up in the swirl of excitement around Facebook, but your winery website is still the anchor for your online presence because you control it.

(By the way, Scalzi writes science fiction, and if you haven't read Old Man's War , you're missing something.)

Comments

[Andrew Kamphuis]

Mike thanks for the mention of Vin65... and of course we completely agree.

[Ray]

You should check out what we are up to at www.tasteroom.com. We are trying to connect winemakers directly to the people that enjoy their wine. We give a free basic webpage to vendors so they can express and manage their followers as they see fit. A web site is still very important but the makers and drinkers need a more direct line of communication. We want to promote the great pass-time that is wine tasting.