As lawyers, we always stress to our clients the need to keep business affairs separate from personal matters. That applies to everything from bank accounts to the stapler on one’s desk. As I’m reminded today, it also applies to the internet.
Many individuals have a single hosting account which they use for everything. It hosts their business website, their photo albums, and even that little, dark, secret blog they don’t really want anyone to know about. In fact, that blog might be the most important piece to keep separate.
You see, many people revel in the anonymity of the internet to complain about everyone from their Aunt Sally to that behemoth who has responded to their pleas for good service, bad service, or any service at all (you hear that, Sears?). The problem is that some of the complained about don’t take kindly to it, which can often lead to threats of litigation and even interruption or termination of service. That’s probably not going to make a huge difference if it’s just your blog, but if it’s also tied to your business that could spell financial disaster.
By all means, exercise your right to free speech. Just keep it separate from your paycheck.
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