Maui is a unique place, we all know that. (Though I think most of us take it for granted. I know I do.)  There are so many ways to leverage this amazing place to benefit your business both online and off!  But for now I want to talk about online leverage.

 Here are a few sites I have run across in the past.  They are all blogs and they are hosted on several different blogging platforms.

Maui Surfer Girls

First up is one of my favorites.  It’s a girls surfing camp that hosts surf lessons in Maui.  Granted the business relies on Maui’s location, they did a great job using Maui’s unique environment as leverage over their competition.  The Maui Surfer Girls blog is hosted on TypePad.  Note everything from page titles, graphics, logos, and content.  This blog is very well done.

VWOnMaui

 Next up is one of my favorite WordPress blogs and happens to be part of a Wailea and Makena real estate website.  Note the content, the massive theme integration and the “social bookmarking made easy.”

Exploring Maui

 Last up is a Blogger blog.  This blog is more “fun” than anything else as it is not for a business.  This exploring the urban side of Maui blog is setup using a very simple theme and leverages another side of Maui’s uniqueness.

 So if you are looking to start a blog I urge you to consider the following three platforms.

The Top Blogging Platforms

1) Blogger - Free, fast, easy to use and is hosted by Google. (7 hour Blogger video training guide)

2) TypePad - Expensive, hosted by TypePad, easy to use, great documentation.

3) WordPress - Free, you must host it yourself but there are tons of addons and plugins available.  This is by far the most powerful and customizable blog.