Wanting a “Champaigne” Website on a “Beer Budget”

Getting this website together with little money is ALMOST impossible.  I am looking forward to the day when I have the money for technical assistance.  Let me just show you the back end of things, and what I have to put in my head. 

First I had to figure out what simple program I could use to make my own website.  So my sister at (Quicksilver Interactive Group) suggested several.  So I picked:  Wordpress.

 But it ain’t easy … not one little bit.  Here’s what I’m working on now.

 Wordpress:

            How to make it Web Compliant & Search Engine Friendly

Did I pick the right Theme, which has to look just right look and have the right navigation so that people will stick around - I have to make it STICKY.  (First impressions make you or break you.)

Write the static pages with enough key words vs content and make the content interesting enough information so that folks will want to meet me (thus promoting my new biz).  [i.e. Sales 101 - Give them enough product info so that they can make a wise buying decision - don't try to "sell" them stuff]

Figure out how to a write sales and affiliate page for The Ugly Duck Makeover©, how to use an autorepsonder, and how to take credit cards.

Enough.  There’s way more to do and this is just a part time venture.  Tomorrow I go back to work and hope that the girl I met on Sunday is interested in our furniture.  The cool thing about her is that her mom and dad are from Lebanon and were so happy to meet me.  They have a new Middle Eastern restaurant that I’ll check out soon. 

Today is hair day.  I make a point in The Ugly Duck, Step # 3   to pay for quality hair care.  That’s what I do, even though it’s painful to fork over.  I figured out how to get the most weeks between dye jobs so that I only pay for hair 10 months a year.  (Gotta save someway …)  Anyway, I always look forward to visiting with Lisa (she’s fantastic - Headquarters Hair Salon in Raleigh). 

I guess I’m coming off pretty cheap.  Yes - I’m extremely frugal.  Got to make the money I set aside for Alie James LLC last so that I can make the foundation strong.  As far as hair bills???  Well, I don’t like to shop for anything because I don’t like to spend money.  Whether I have plenty or not enough, that’s my personality.  Once I post my own Dream Home Profile^™, you’ll notice that one of my most important Design Elements has to do with minimal décor.  Somehow it all goes together with being frugal, and not liking to shop.