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It's really nice to be able to personalize my site so easily. Can you believe that Wordpress is behind this site? Just click on Notes (you have to click the dropdown) in the Menu bar to go directly to the blog. Hey, Open Source is great!
EvanProviding Blogs to People
People may sometimes wonder what my business plan really is. Well I am actually a IT professional so I make most of my income working for other companies. Still I think there is a need in the market for websites. Ever since the Web 2.0 revolution, the standard website has been of lesser importance and yet websites as we have known them have atrophied to some extent. That's why blogs are now so the rage...they are a way for people to participate online, and indeed contribute once again. Things have to be easy, people are lazy. Even myself (yes me). I know all that HTML stuff but there's nothing like just being able to type an entry without worrying about it. So in the coming days look on the Evan Williams Consulting site for a way in which these blogs will be provided.The Need for Metrics
You may know that I am hosted on the Amazon Cloud. One thing Amazon does rather nicely for me is bill me every month. Yes it's actually quite convenient aside from the fact that I have to pay! It's not that expensive, but one thing that comes to mind now that I support about ten sites on the cloud is how to measure how much each site really costs me. I get charged per bandwidth and space used. It seems as if I could possibly measure a more accurate reading of what percentage each of my users takes up. I am writing an Apache Module to do just that; problem is it's not done yet.
The old rule of thumb that hosting is cheap and that web design is the costly part just doesn't hold true any more, but to know how much to charge and how to justify the expense and markup (profit) will require a new metric.Shoemaker Stick to Thy Last
There is a good reason why sometimes the proverbial Shoemaker's children have no shoes. But not all shoemaker's children are without shoes. Those that keep working on their trade may notice that they improve at it. Take the Web Designer / Developer. One simply must keep at it and not get frustrated. Of course frustration comes with the business. Like fixing shoes, some Internet sites take time and patience. But you gotta have shoes!test
A client tested the site: Thought it was great!!Selling Websites
It is amazing to me how many companies in various parts of Information Technology emphasize so much their product line, but ignore their own website! This is a variation of my shoemaker with no shoes post. Maybe those companies should contact me and have me put up a working blog for them...Gearing up for Business
It's exciting to see a company being bootstrapped before one's eyes. I'm starting to sell blogs!! Email tech@evanwilliamsconsulting.com if you want blog for a low fee.Blogging about Blogs
People are interested in Blogs. When you start talking about blogs their ears perk up. People are bored with JAWS (Just Another Web site). Yet all the same people don't know what a blog is.
Definition: A blog is a place online where the owner can quickly jot a note for his/her reading audience. Like this note. It was so easy to write. And I just typed it right into a text box. Next up? Why would this be a good thing for you to have?
