Business Intranet Alternative: Use a Blog!

I just signed up today for a free business blog through RealtyBlogging.com. I bought their book on Amazon last week and like the advice. They talked about creating a company blog with RSS feeds for quickly disseminating information to teams. I used to have a Webex Office intranet when it used to be Intranets.com. I liked the idea of having an intranet because they a platform for sharing documents, news, calendars, and udpates. The Webexone (Intranets.com) account was was about $60 per month if I remember correctly.

I'm excited about the team blog because:

1) It's FREE

2) it allows for automated communication with my team via the RSS feed. I have all of the same information I wanted to send out and you can attach files to your blogs. You can even podcast. If you start having a large enough team or just like to podcasts, it would not be extra to podcast team meetings, awards, or announcements, for example.

3) It's password protected, of course! 

Here are some samples of blog categories for the team that I created. Each one can be it's own RSS feed:

1. Orientation
2. Tech Tools
3. Meeting Notes & News
4. Meeting Agendas
5. Scripts & Tips
6. Classes & Events
7. Commercial Real Estate
8. Resources and Websites
9. Processes and Procedures
10. Lead Generation Ideas
11. Admin Requests