My Website
It's been a terribly long while since I've posted on a Sunday night. These have always been my favourite posts as this is the time of week where I'm most contemplative.
Today, I'm contemplating my website. The first step is deciding what kind of site it should be. It has to showcase my writing, my art, and that's where I hit a stumbling block. It has to be more than that. Should I put a blog? Could I make a business out of it like copyblogger does? Is there something I want to say that people want to read? Or should it just be a completely personal website inviting readers into my life?
So I skipped step one.
The second step is choosing a name. If it's a personal site, my full name might be a good url. Even if it's not a personal site, if the product is me then my name or some variation of it would be a good url. Or I can go with something completely different. At first I went with Toronto themed names. But why limit myself to my city? One thing for certain is that it has to be words. Real words or words which are close enough to real words but different enough that they stand out: flickr or ebay spring to mind. Another idea is to play on my name. Something like starvinarvin but not so crappy. Right now I'm leaning towards made up words.
So step two needs work.
Step three is design. Four is content. But I can't get to either until I have a step one and two.
So I'm going to bed now and letting my unconcious mull it over.
Today, I'm contemplating my website. The first step is deciding what kind of site it should be. It has to showcase my writing, my art, and that's where I hit a stumbling block. It has to be more than that. Should I put a blog? Could I make a business out of it like copyblogger does? Is there something I want to say that people want to read? Or should it just be a completely personal website inviting readers into my life?
So I skipped step one.
The second step is choosing a name. If it's a personal site, my full name might be a good url. Even if it's not a personal site, if the product is me then my name or some variation of it would be a good url. Or I can go with something completely different. At first I went with Toronto themed names. But why limit myself to my city? One thing for certain is that it has to be words. Real words or words which are close enough to real words but different enough that they stand out: flickr or ebay spring to mind. Another idea is to play on my name. Something like starvinarvin but not so crappy. Right now I'm leaning towards made up words.
So step two needs work.
Step three is design. Four is content. But I can't get to either until I have a step one and two.
So I'm going to bed now and letting my unconcious mull it over.
