Archive for ◊ July, 2008 ◊

Peace within
Thursday, July 31st, 2008 | Author: Chantal

Creating this website has been both challenging and rewarding! Sitting back and seeing an almost complete site is very satisfying. However I have to admit, it has been the hardest thing I’ve ever had to do!

I encountered a few bumps in the road of creation but that’s not what I’m talking about! Writing content, something so personal to my business, proved to be the biggest hurdle. How many times did I re-read, edit and re-write a section, just to scratch it all off and start again! Or decide on services with accurate rates just to re-evaluate and re-calculate to ensure my numbers were reasonable & correct.

It’s taken me four months to achieve the peace I feel within when I look through the site. I hope you enjoy every bit, every page, every word as much as I cherish them!

Cheers!

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Lesson Learned!
Saturday, July 26th, 2008 | Author: Chantal

Always Backup! I repeat, ALWAYS backup your files.

Always.

Frequently.

Prior to setting up Wordpress, I tested a different platform for blogging. It was fine, no complaints however when I uploaded my html-based site, my blog files were overwritten. My hosting company claims it is impossible to retrieve my old posts!

So always backup; keep additional copies! Because chances are, if you’re like me, you hate starting over! And if you find yourself forgetting this important task or simply don’t find the time, you can have this automatically done by outsourcing to a VA.

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Well… here it is!
Friday, July 11th, 2008 | Author: Chantal

It has taken a few months to put this site together and I’m proud to say It’s done! After spending a few days getting familiar with Wordpress, I spent the weekend tweaking a theme I liked, uploaded the content I wrote over the last few months and tada! Now let’s get to business…