Comments on: My New Business Site

By: Diana

Diana — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 11:16:52 +0000

I can’t even seem to be able to change the code in wordpress, so I don’t know how I could handle a whole website! I did work on my own website at one point, but I got so aggravated by the whole thing that I just gave up. I think maybe for those who want to take on the February challenge, it makes more sense to either work on a second website or to start with something small.

By: Jessica Mousseau

Jessica Mousseau — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 02:31:14 +0000

I like how it looks, it seems to be effective. I had major issues when doing my html coding — I lost the entire thing at one point, so I suggest if you are doing it on your own to DEFINITELY save an original file (.css) intact before messing around. ;) Take it from me.

By: Diana

Diana — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 21:05:57 +0000

The name “publications” just sounded like something different to me. Maybe I really do need to look into this aspect of writing/publishing more. It feels my vocabulary is outdated when it comes to this aspect of the freelancing world.

By: Jennifer Mattern

Jennifer Mattern — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 18:07:19 +0000

It’s not a PR thing… it’s just more formal. Even in freelancing I tend to refer to websites I work with as “online publications” and not simply “websites.” I keep it more formal because frankly it makes it look more professional than if it were just a personal site. I don’t do my PR work as a freelancer, and just happen to manage sites on the side. I have a more formal company set up for that work, and the sites I produce fall under its umbrella (at least until I get around to incorporating a new company hopefully this year after I finally move, which will take in all of the sites, e-books, blogs, and any self-published print products).

By: Diana

Diana — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 17:52:53 +0000

So the wording “Company Publications” is a common one in the PR world? I didn’t know that. That was my only question left :) Other than that, I do really like the clean lines and simple design of the site.

By: Jennifer Mattern

Jennifer Mattern — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 14:35:13 +0000

They all link to other websites I own. A Web publication is still a “publication.” And remember… the site isn’t just a writer’s site… it’s for a PR firm, so the formality is naturally going to be a bit different than what you might use as a freelance writer.

By: Diana

Diana — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 08:03:30 +0000

You’re just making me feel better about not wanting to learn HTML and CSS right now :) Just realized you were able to fix the links on the sidebar. Looks much, much better now. This may sound picky (again!), but are the links in the second group really “Company Publications”? That sounds to me like you’re talking about e-books or newsletters (things you can either download or subscribe to), when in reality some of them are links to other websites.

By: Jennifer Mattern

Jennifer Mattern — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 07:33:07 +0000

I’m actually having an issue now with the blog section (the “next page” links return an error). Ugh… I just can’t seem to win. It’s not quite a typical blog theme, so I’m not surprised I’m running into more issues than usual, but we’ll definitely be using a more basic theme for tutorials in February!

By: Jessica Mousseau

Jessica Mousseau — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 06:18:17 +0000

AMAZING — And yes, I’m working on expanding my EBOOK presence within my website on this vacation

By: Diana

Diana — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 21:51:21 +0000

Honestly, I hadn’t notice the odd spacing until you mentioned it, so I don’t think it’s that big of a problem. I would wait until the whole site is done to see how you feel about it.