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Personal Website vs. Blogsite

Blogging has become phenomenal these days. A lot of blog sites have been created. Contents in a blog site is similar to the contents of a personal website, but how do we decide which one to choose? Do we create a personal website or do we just create an account in a blog site? Here are some points that may help: Personal Website: A number of people create personal websites to put their personal thoughts into. Some place in their personal information. People pay a minimal amount for a domain name and hosting. Although there are some sites that allow individuals to place in their personal pages like Geocities, coms.ph, and other, many still prefer having their own domain name. Here are some advantages of owning a personal site: Personal Domain Name (e.g. www. .com) - this adds to your own prestige. Site Customization - you can arbitrarily place html pages as you please. File upload - you can upload files to your site for its readers to download. SEO / Search Engine Optimization - yo

What are ERPs and CRMs?

Now for my first formal post, here are terms that business entities may encounter with IT (just google them up and you'll find tons of info) : CRM - Customer Relationship Management ERP - Enterprise Resource Planning What is a CRM? A CRM is a system that puts importance to the philosophy of putting the customer in the center of the business operations. Most of the time when asked about CRM, "software" comes into mind. This is because often times a CRM is implemented through the use of software, and it is better implemented that way. Aspects of CRM: 1. Operational CRM: automation or support of customer processes that include a company’s sales or service representatives 2. Collaborative CRM: direct communication with customers that does not include a company’s sales or service representatives (“self service”) 3. Analytical CRM: analysis of customer data for a broad range of purposes What is an ERP? The acronym ERP originally came from the manufacturing environment. It impli