Welcome to the blogosphere!

Only a few years ago the conventional wisdom was that contractors would never use the internet. The reasoning was that contractors were out in the field all day, or that they didn’t have fast enough connections, or even that the Web was too sophisticated for them.

All that has been proven wrong. Today, contractors have found that online is the place to be. Faster connections, a huge variety of information, and the advantage gained from instant communications has made Internet savvy an essential skill for success. But the Web is changing and evolving so fast that it can be a bit intimidating. How do you find things that are relevant—and right?

One way is to make regular visits to a site that has proven to have information that you can count on. That’s why I’m excited to be working with the Concrete Network.

Each week I will post a message here with thoughts on what’s going on in the concrete industry. Some of the areas I am particularly interested in are decorative concrete (of course), residential uses of concrete, how concrete contributes to sustainable construction, and how contractors can find the information and training they need. I will be scouring the industry looking for stuff that you might find interesting. We’ll post pictures, links, and ideas, and hope that some of that will motivate you to write back.

You’ll probably see as many questions here as answers, and here’s the first: what’s bugging you the most right now? What can I dig into that would help you solve a problem?

I look forward to hearing from you and helping to create a virtual community for us all.