Hooray, I am up and running!
It’s been a couple of months since I wrote a proper blog post, and there’s a very good reason.
This is the first blog post that I’ve written from my own website, woohoo! My site was re-launched last week, thanks to the very clever WordPress skills of Tracy Swindale from Super Secretary, and I am SO excited to be publishing content on my very own platform at last.
I’ve been blogging for a year now, and lack of a blog prior to the beginning of 2014 led me to setting up a wordpress.com blog, mainly in sheer frustration at the fact I didn’t have one actually on my website. When I started my business, I was in the very fortunate position that my husband was able to build me a website, and for this I will always be eternally grateful, as I would never have got anything up and running in the first place without his support.
But as things developed and my business moved on, this became a bit of a problem.
I was unable to make changes to the site without getting my other half to go in and do the changes on my behalf, and this often meant waiting ages until he had time on his hands. It hardly seemed worth it for small changes, and when it became clear that I really needed to make a lot of updates (when I narrowed down my niche to being a transcription specialist, for example), it really became quite untenable.
I knew something had to change!
I’d already discovered how easy it was to create blog posts on the page I’d set up in wordpress.com, and I am overjoyed to discover that it’s now just as easy to make changes and add new pages on my website.
I certainly wouldn’t say I was an expert yet, not by any means, but I’m so looking forward to the flexibility that it’s going to give me, both in terms of blogging and content marketing, and being able to keep my website looking the way I want it to.
Hey Catherine, this is a great looking website!!
Thanks Kain, much appreciated! How are you? Long time no see!
I have been using wordpress now for a few years on my music website and I find it really easy to use and it looks great.
There’s also a great wordpress app so you can update your site from your mobile phone.
That’s really useful to know, thanks Tim.
Catherine – I am SO pleased you are up and running with your new WordPress site and have done your first blog, yay! It was an absolute pleasure to work with you and thank you for your fantastic feedback. Just wait until you decide to create new pages and…install a new plugin!! Wishing you every continued success with your business.
It’s been a pleasure working with you too, Trace, I couldn’t have done any of this without you!
It looks fabulous Catherine.
I moved my website over from Wix to WordPress just before Christmas (by myself – big achievement!), so I know exciting this is for you!
I wish I had done it sooner! Congratulations!
Thank you, Michelle! Well done on moving your own website – I’m a technical luddite, so I needed the help!