Okay, folks. So here's the deal. I have said on more than one occasion that I only know enough to be dangerous when it comes to technology. I actually retired as a computer systems analyst and I probably know more about technology than most people of my Baby Boomer generation. That being said, there is so much more to know/learn.
There are a number of things I have tried, technologically, but always hit a few pot holes along the way. In the past few years, I started and stopped this and one other blog, but was not consistent and they stagnated. The supported blog builders were pretty straightforward for creating and posting, but I knew I needed to do more and learn about the structure, elements, and jargon for setting up and maintaining the blog. I asked other bloggers and my grandsons--picked their brains so to speak--and made a little progress. I could add links to the side bar, create a menu of options and direct my users to other places, in order to do business with me. Lots of trial and error, a bit of success, but little momentum.
The company I represent, Stampin' Up!, even provides a website with lots of bells and whistles. The
website has been upgraded recently to make it easier to post calendars, links to products, a place to highlight products and projects and even a blog. Still I'm inconsistent, but determined to do better.
Still I knew I needed more. Everyone was "doing it" and I knew my grandchildren found it all second nature. I wanted to expand outside the scope of my one interest area--paper crafting. I took online classes to learn
html and
css. I've investigated how to create videos and post to YouTube. I tried to understand Facebook Live--still working out the kinks there--what lighting, equipment, etc.
About a year and a half ago, I created a logo and a domain name. I understood the need. I paid for it and it was clear that just having a domain name was simply a beginning not the end. Finally, I found that I needed a
domain host. Whaatt? Where to start? Again, hours were spent looking for details and asking questions, leaving messages for any one I thought would answer. Currently I am playing phone tag with a representative of the company where I purchased my domain.
I finally found a web site
HOSTLATER written by editor Istiak Rayhan with an article entitled
9 Things To Do After Buying a Domain Name. It is a great list and I fully intend to plow my way through, learning along the way.
Still and all I can tell you a lot of WHAT technology
is but not HOW to implement. This is my stand: not to give up, keep plugging away, eating that elephant "one bite at a time"!
Thanks for listening to my ramblings--just thought I would share. And if you have useful information to pass on to me, please leave a comment!
P.S. This is a real leap of faith and overcoming fear! Yay, me!
