If the headliner wasn't enough to get your attention... I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE WILL! As a new business partner at Full Circle Inspiration I am a beautiful mess. I have embarked on a path of launching three websites all at once. That's right not ONE but THREE! Go big or go home. Website development is the fine art of grabbing viewers with direct content while fighting the urge to throw up pages and pages of fluffy cotton candy... because let's face it who doesn't like talking about how AWESOME they are.
In my second week of Marie Forleo's B-School the hot topic is websites! What works, what stinks, and the vault of resources available to those who venture bravely into the wee wee hours of the morning trying to figure out how to put text on a picture. Thus, bringing me to the title of this blog. I have a confession, I have in fact been having an affair with website development for the past week! Staying up past my bedtime, tuning out the faint voice of my husband just so I can get a font right, and subjecting him to constantly testing the sites over and over again as I make changes.
Website development the DIY way, without coding expertise, requires patience, resourcefulness, marathon endurance, and you really have to enjoy doing it or you may find yourself throwing your computer out the window (or just buying a brand new one, oops). It has been a great week in B-School and below you will find my top three take aways for building a successful website for your business:
In my second week of Marie Forleo's B-School the hot topic is websites! What works, what stinks, and the vault of resources available to those who venture bravely into the wee wee hours of the morning trying to figure out how to put text on a picture. Thus, bringing me to the title of this blog. I have a confession, I have in fact been having an affair with website development for the past week! Staying up past my bedtime, tuning out the faint voice of my husband just so I can get a font right, and subjecting him to constantly testing the sites over and over again as I make changes.
Website development the DIY way, without coding expertise, requires patience, resourcefulness, marathon endurance, and you really have to enjoy doing it or you may find yourself throwing your computer out the window (or just buying a brand new one, oops). It has been a great week in B-School and below you will find my top three take aways for building a successful website for your business:
REMOVE THE BLOCKS FROM YOUR HEAD
Have you ever said to yourself "I don't know anything about computers?" or "I wouldn't know where to start?" It is easy to stray away from what is unknown or uncomfortable for the more familiar tasks that we all do well. However, with any task it is not your aptitude to complete it, but your ability to be resourceful while doing it. You can accomplish just about anything in this world by doing one of three things:
Have you ever said to yourself "I don't know anything about computers?" or "I wouldn't know where to start?" It is easy to stray away from what is unknown or uncomfortable for the more familiar tasks that we all do well. However, with any task it is not your aptitude to complete it, but your ability to be resourceful while doing it. You can accomplish just about anything in this world by doing one of three things:
- Reading a book
- Searching Google
- Watching YouTube
FIND A BUILDER
Just like finding a builder to construct your dream home you have to find a web builder that fits your business needs and is user friendly. I have provided some suggestions of the top web builders below.
Just like finding a builder to construct your dream home you have to find a web builder that fits your business needs and is user friendly. I have provided some suggestions of the top web builders below.
- Wordpress
- Squarespace
- Strikingly
- Shopify
- Weebly
- Wix
CHANNEL YOUR INNER KUNG FU PANDA
In order to become the master of your craft you must build a magical tool box of web resources. This includes favorite websites that will generate mailing lists for you, graphics tools, font finders, and top reference sites that you can use to set up your layout. Below I have included some of the tools that have been most useful to me:
The most important tool you have is believing in yourself!
In order to become the master of your craft you must build a magical tool box of web resources. This includes favorite websites that will generate mailing lists for you, graphics tools, font finders, and top reference sites that you can use to set up your layout. Below I have included some of the tools that have been most useful to me:
- Canva
- Pic Monkey
- Instaquote
- Word Swag
- A Beautiful Mess
- MailChimp
- Social Triggers
- Lead Pages
- Unbounce
The most important tool you have is believing in yourself!
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