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...

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...

Ok. Yes, I have been putting out sites a little faster. By focusing on learning how to use Wordpress with a good hosting plan (and there are several mention in the forum), you can become a site generating machine. I am NOT talking about the automated production of sites. And I am also not putting down products that produce sites in an automated process, but my purpose has been to increase my skill using the basics while learning to make money using affiliate marketing in several forms. ...

I'm writing this blog post using the Dvorak keyboard layout.

Still a little awkward and slow, but I am picking up speed
and accuracy. I've been practicing this keyboard layout
for about a month now and should be ready to make the full
transition soon.

For the first time I am truly "touch typing" - because I
have some bad habits with the "standard" QWERTY keyboard
layout which have made getting more than 30...