I bought a domain name for my freelance writing portfolio site back in April. I knew I wouldn’t get a site up right away, but I also knew that I needed to create one. Buying that domain was my way of giving myself a little kick in the pants to get it done.
In May, I ran across a great deal on an ebook called The Savvy Freelancer’s Website Secrets, and I bought it. That was me giving myself yet another kick in the pants. I peeped at the first few pages, and then left it on my desktop to read “later.”
Sometime between the time I bought that ebook and July, I was interviewed for the awesome Annette Elton’s Freelance Writing Business blog. (Here’s the link if you care to read it.) She told me to feel free to promote links to my websites, and I included one to this blog and one to my domain that I hadn’t done anything with. Another unheeded kick in the pants.
Well, I finally gave myself another kick in the pants. And this time it worked. I was chosen to be a contributor to another blog, and they needed a bio and a link to my website. I provided the link to my nonexistent portfolio site yet again. But this time I realized that I really need to get this thing going, because otherwise people are going to think I’m a complete and utter goofball. Oh, and it would be nice to get some more clients, too.
I thought setting up this new website would be an exercise in frustration, much like the other website I made from scratch. But I knew that some people use WordPress as a content management system, and I’m pretty good with WordPress. So I set out to find out how it worked. Come to find out, recent updates have included features that makes it ridiculously easy. Woo hoo!
So I got started on my website after lunch today. Of course, it’s not finished. But it’s further along than I ever would have imagined. Heck, it’s downright functional! Wanna see? Here you go!
I had to do a bit of wrestling to correct some minor issues, but all in all it was not complicated. Now that I know I can do it, I might just start setting up a new website every week! Well, probably not, but I am formulating some plans.
Oh yeah, about the new blogging gig. I’ll share a link to that when my first post is published. My photo and bio are already on the about page, but I just don’t feel right about publicizing it until it’s really, truly official. Don’t want to stir up any bad karma or anything. But don’t worry, I promise to keep you up to date. Well, I might not get around to posting as soon as it hits the Web… but I will get around to it. Pinkie swear.
