So, obviously, this blog has no direction so far. I’m definitely disappointed with myself, b/c I get all excited about something (like having my own website!) and then I totally don’t follow through with it past Phase 1 or 2 of the project. It drives me nuts.

I guess the first thing I need to do is decide on my site theme and concept. I want this to be an online portfolio of my accomplishments of course, but what should my actual BLOG focus on? That’s the question…I want it to be something I’m interested in, something OTHERS are interested in, and something that I could eventually monetize b/c, let’s face it, I WOULD like to generate some kind of income with this site eventually.

Once I know the theme/direction the blog is going in, I can sit down, make sure this WP theme is right for me and really start learning all about Wordpress. I’m thinking I need to invest in a Wordpress for dummies and what not - I want to understand all the programming language, the CSS, everything that goes in to Wordpress. (Tall order much?) But if other people can do it, I KNOW I can. I’m a sharp girl and a fast learner - to the point where I sometimes surprise myself at how capable I am of learning things.

By the end of the summer my goals are to:

• Be proficient in wordpress, from user interface to actual css and programing.
• Have a theme for my site
• Have a portfolio of my work up on the site.

These are the things I’m interested in blogging about (at some point, I’ll probably have multiple blogs)

1. SEO, Internet Marketing, PPC - but my company ProspectMX, already focuses on that…so I really should just blog about that stuff on our blog
2. Going Green - I’m really in to the “going green” phenomena, how we can be more eco-friendly, etc, and that is a BIG thing right now.
3. Copywriting and Content Development - I love to write, and I’ve done a lot of writing for the web and some for print, so I think I could definitely have a professional writing type blog.
4. Dogs/Animals - I’m a big animal lover, dogs and wolves especially, and I would love to come up with a blog all about dogs, pets, tips, home remedies, etc.
5. Book, Movie & Music Reviews - I’m a HUGE fiction bookworm, as in, multiple books per week (I wish I could read non-fiction, self-educating books that fast) as well as a movie and music buff. I just don’t know how good I am at “reviewing”.
6. God, Jesus & My Spiritual Path - (Last on the list but first in my heart ALWAYS)I was saved in Jan ‘07, so my growing relationship with God and Jesus Christ is VERY important to me. I am FAR from a good Christian at this point, but I’m working on it and praying daily for Him to change me into what I’m meant to be. I have a lot of “aha” moments that I’d love to share in a blog - for others AND for myself to be able to revisit it.

With my MushBlue 1.0 theme goin on! So although I am pretty darn knowledgeable when it comes to matters of Internet Marketing, SEO, copywriting, etc, I haven’t actually had my own website since um…1998 or 99 perhaps? Either way, it was back in the day when I was proud as all get out the day I was finally able to code frames into my html. Woooooo. But anyway, I’m just a little intimidated by this whole thing, just because it’s a brand new experience.

As a matter of fact, it was really my awesome coworker that hooked this up, Mr. Alex Barger - he showed me how to set up the site, get a host, download the WP theme. Hope I paid good attention for when I have to do it again for a new site!

I’m pretty pleased with this theme so far, but I’ve really only looked at the design, not actual functionability. I’ll have to see about that as I play around. Took me forever to decide on a theme though - I kept finding ones I liked for OTHER site ideas I had that I’m not ready to start yet. Figures.

This is also my first time with the new version of Wordpress - we still use the old one at work. It’ll be nice to get to know a new interface - hope it’s an easy one!

My first mission - find out to edit or delete categories. They got the add part all big… eh, TBC…

Update: Um, yeah, categories interface is the in the same area as in the old wordpress. Where’s my “That Was Easy” button?