Ok. Yes, we haven't written to the blog in a while, but with a snow day and a search of the forum in hand, we found time this afternoon to say something useful--maybe. .. . It's interesting that building websites for others often covers areas of learning that haven't been covered in your own "search" for info. The how-to's of site building still boil down to putting something together usable and useful for the reader, doesn't it. Content is important but so is readability. Certain...

Well now, the crisp air of a bright September day has now moved into the clear cold of an east coast fall night. We really have not stopped building small sites since last posting in March. However, life and many home tasks have slowed down the posting somewhat. Many lists that send out notices have focused recently on the problems of protecting a site from hacking. This is always a concern when putting up a blog especially, but then, there are plenty of reasons not to do something when you...

Hi all, Nope, I didn't quit. I've actually put up 4 sites. Whew! In the course of putting up those sites, I've learned the following. It really does get easier the more you do it Maybe it's the routine mistakes you make, like forgetting to put the title of the site on the Home page or configuring the widgets or menus for your contents and specific titles. Maybe you worked out a "todo" list that works for one theme but is useless for another. Even so, time and practice are great...

As you know, this blog is about my journey on the route to fame and riches as an internet marketer. Yes, I'm serious about that but I also know I have much to learn on the way. My motto for the business last year was "just try it". This year, I've upgraded the motto to "Just Do it!" I found that building sites, even with the problems, is not as hard as it seems from the outside looking in. I also found that traffic eventually happens, sometimes faster and sometimes slower,...

Well it has been a while! And that is really no excuse, except that I have been productive (to a degree). No, not making a lot of money but definitely learning the art, skill and finer points of standing up websites, especially blogs for brick and mortar storefronts. I am also finding that the basics are still very important but easy to forget once your skill level improves.

For instance, do you rename admin on your Wordpress site after standing up the site? From a security...