Recently, I got a follow notification from Twitter. It was notification from a business obviously building up its following and follower list. They had a very small number of tweets for the number of follows they had generated. I always go to the businesses websites to see what they’re offering, if they’re even real.
That’s when I saw just how new the business was, or the site was new at least. You could have knocked me over with a feather, in fact. The landing page had Latin filler text in it. You know? Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectitur edipising elit… I was stunned. And it only added to my dismay that it was a website design business.
It’s not necessary for anyone to get started with a lot of pieces missing in their website. Certainly you don’t have to highlight the shortfalls.
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I’ve been building websites for a couple of years, for individuals and small organizations. It’s a fun way to help people, like writing. And that’s a good thing. Because, really, if you gotta work you may as well enjoy it, right?
Now I’ve added website development to my list of services. You can get the details of this added service on The Word ‘Mage website for now. I have a site that is being built for this new service. I’ve put off the site for a bit while I work out a few logistics.
5 Benefits of adding this Service
- Lets people know the service is available now
- Generates activity and interest in advance of the new website
- It’s a great off-shoot for writing ad and website copy
- Could attract the person in need of both a website and content
- Might force me to stop dragging my feet on building the design site
Starting Small
The website for this service was started at the end of last year. However, it needs something more. But, since I’ve been researching e-commerce site development for a friend, I’ve been focusing on that and not my other site. And, really, I let other things get in the way too. So, since I really want to work for people who need a website, I decided to park the service here for a short time.
Starting this way gives me time to work up a great pitch to my target audience while building websites. I know there are many people offering the service of website development. That’s why I am working to distinguish myself in that arena. Not with the flash and the flips and whistles. But I will work it out.
More’s to come. This is one of my first major tasks on my 2011 list. Might be the second on the list. Anyway, it’s high up there and I’m feeling pretty good that I got it done…and it’s only FEBRUARY.
Ultimately, I’m doing all this for 2 simple reasons: because I love it and because I can.
Visit my page if you get time, (linked below). And be sure to drop me a note with any tips you may wish to impart. I have a file.
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There are many writing useful writing techniques to get your writing a lot of attention. Three of them I come across often lately, are are being exploited by many who write.
- Sensationalism
- Euphemism
- Fanaticism
These three can backfire pretty good if not wielded properly. This post addresses sensationalism. Something that can be really useful and fun to read when it’s used well.
Yourdictionary.com defines sensationalism as:
a. the use of strongly emotional subject matter, or wildly dramatic style, language, or artistic expression, that is intended to shock, startle, thrill, excite, etc.
b. preoccupation with or exploitation of what is sensational in literature, art, etc.
This definition works for the most part. Defining a word with a variation of the word is not generally useful, but it is passable here.
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This is the year for me to make brave, positive changes for my freelance writing venture. I’ll be venturing into the deep waters. First, of course, is the more frequent posting I wrote about in the last post. And using these posts to promote my writing by way of networking and social media. I’m working it out and learning more about it from the blogs I read and from writers in the She Writes network.
I read an article from Problogger that said you can do lots with your unknown blog—you know, while no one’s really looking. So, this is my time to expand my posting strategies by adding audio maybe, or video. Maybe not vlogging just yet.
Anyway, while visiting some of my favorite and newer cyber haunts, getting inspired ideas of things I might try, I noticed a small detail that really matters to me. Bad links. Either they were broken or outdated. One led to a completely new site and I was shocked. It was a popular b5media link, The Golden Pencil. Well, I was so surprised that I checked it in other sites that I thought might have old references to it. Sure enough, I did find the old links and they led to this new, unrelated site too.
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I’ve been reading and scanning and studying some great people on the web. There are challenges, changes, and commitment to new goals for a better year than the year just closed—whether it was good or bad. My idea is to start the year by working smarter. A major key for smart and efficient working is to attend to the details of what you do.
Recently I read the perfect article from a ‘Bad Advice’ series on Forbes’s blog, Work in Progress: Career Talk for Women. The article is Bad Career Advice: Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff by Christine Scivicque. In the article she makes the great point that the small stuff is very important.
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