Have you ever thought about creating your own website? Building a website from scratch is easier to do now than it has ever been in the past, and it’s quite inexpensive. Over the next few weeks I’ll be walking you through how to create your own website and set it up to make you some extra cash so that you can take that trip you’ve always wanted. From domain name registration to public launch and building a reader base we’ll walk you though the step necessary

Our 14 day workshop on creating your first website is designed to take you from beginner status to internet presence in just two weeks. We’ll be covering the following, which will become links as we get to each one:

Day 1: Creating a plan
Day 2: Registering your domain name
Day 3: Designing a look
Day 4: Choosing your design tool
Day 5: Creating content
Day 6: Designing using WYSIWYG
Day 7: Hosting your website
Day 8: How to FTP
Day 9: Using Google Adsense
Day 10: Adding cool features
Day 11: Creating a store front
Day 12: Understanding Google PR & SEO
Day 13: When you’re ready to launch
Day 14: Forever a work-in-progress

I’m always shocked at how many people think that creating a website of any worth is a monumental task that can only be overcome by people who know extensive and foreign computer programing languages. I’m here to tell you simply, this is NOT TRUE! Each of these steps can be done in 1-2 hours a night, without any previous knowledge of computer programing languages. If you’ve ever thought about developing your own website, now is the perfect time! If you’re going to be participating and following along in our creation process, let us know by signing up below - we’ll love to see how your site turns out.

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Car trips with young kids can be either heavenly learning opportunities or they can be Hell on 4 wheels. How you plan a road trip is what will make the difference. While my husband and I have not yet had our own ‘blessed event’ I’ve been privelaged(?) through out the years to be both a take-along nanny and a suffering backseat child on many such trips. The longest car trip I’ve ever been on? 4,500 miles in 18 days. Not for the feint of heart. Suffice it to say, I consider myself a bit of an experienced car tripper. More »

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