I’m slacking too much on these updates.
Sorry for neglecting this blog. I haven’t been idle, I promise : )
First for a update on the website. Kind of wished that the site was behind me, but here I am still working on it. The web designer we used really could not produce the site we were looking for and now he’s off in the Navy. Kind of puts a damper on that. Pretty much after that, we tried to find another designer but we were just not prepared to meet their prices.
I finally broke down and decided that I myself will design the site. I first tried using a cheap little website development tool I found buried in my web-hosting apps. That was a headache. Ever have a program fight you every step of the way while you’re trying to use it? The silly program just wasn’t user friendly. The only reason I tried it was because it was simple and self explanatory on how to interact with it (so I thought).
I do have access to the mainstream industry standard Dream Weaver. I have actually three Dream Weaver programs including the new Adobe Dream Weaver CS3 program; launched after Adobe bought out Macromedia. The hump I had to get over was that I just didn’t know how to use it. For anyone entering that program with no background in it, it can seem a little above the head.
About two weeks back I found the perfect solution to that dilemma. That answer came in the form of Lynda.com. If you never checked out that website, it really has become my all time favorite source of program tutorials. There is none better in my opinion. Here you have detailed tutorials for everyone from beginners (like myself) to professionals. This site taught me a lot about how to use the new Dreamweaver CS3 program.
So I’m going to design my own website. Kind of wish I knew all about this from the beginning, but this is my first time I have had a website built. I’m allowing myself a little slack in attempts to maintain my sanity.
So I’m a web designer now in the begining stages. I’ll keep you guys posted.
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