Moving On…
We’re using Wordpress 2.8.6 now. It just keeps getting easier and easier for the average user to publish their own website. Those who are truly confused can use the wonderful assistance provided by GoDaddy.com to get their sites up and running. So, what’s left for me to do? Well, I’ve been updating the websites I have under contract and gradually more and more helping them transfer to Wordpress so they can manage their own sites. I continue to provide hosting and domain registration coordination for over 175 websites.
The question for this past year has been, “How shall Lazytea Creations proceed into the future?”
Not an easy question to answer. I have spent long hours of research and contemplation. Current clients need not worry. You will continue to receive full support and services you currently enjoy. My rates will not go up though I will be changing my billing schedule to be on an annual basis starting in January as opposed to your anniversary date. I will not longer accept new clients for web design and development.
I hope to further develop this website as a resource for those wishing to obtain and develop their own websites. Sites are not developed in the same way as they were 10 years ago or even 2 years ago. Today it is most important that sites load quickly and with a minimum use of bandwidth. With the mobile web growing exponentially, a site that does not load on a mobile device such as an iphone will be missing out on a lucrative audience. Content is king – Visibility is the emperor.
Most blogging platforms such as wordpress, typepad, and blogger now have static pages, photo storage, and attractive themes on reliable hosting services. They eliminate the need for the lower-end developers. Obtaining a domain name and setting it takes a bit of knowledge. GoDaddy.com is an excellent place to begin even if you choose to host on Wordpress.com. There are dozens of applications which can plug-in to the blogs making your site lucrative, visible, and inter active. There is no reason at all to not take advantage of the “new” web.
Web development and design tends to rank among the most stressful and depressing occupations. This is partially due to the disparity between the rapid advancements of the internet and the slower development of public understanding. We quickly tire of explaining and being evangelists for the new web. We truly cannot proceed to develop in the same manner we did in the 90’s. Sorry, no bordered wall paper or 800×600 res defaults. Internet Explorer is long dead – let it lie in peace.
More on the future in the next post…..