I’m taking a break from this blog during August to carry out some website maintenance. I shall spend the time I normally spend writing blog posts revising the site. Take a look during the month and check out the changes I’m making.
It is never a good idea to make too many promises because usually I find my ambition goes far beyond the time available. What I shall do is blog about the changes and why I made them from September.
Planned Changes
It is about a year since I set up the site and I’m aware there are a number of issues.
- The site is getting bigger and this has some implications with my host. In recent days the site has ceased to back-up properly and the problem is to do with the type of server my host uses. The fix for this is fairly straightforward but it requires some knock-on changes I need to resolve and so it is a fairly demanding job.
- I need to review most of the pages on my site because I have a better understanding of my offer than I had when I last revised them about 6 months ago. This may mean I need to change the theme for the site and so I will need new graphics, etc. I shall also be introducing testimonials to the site.
- I’m not happy with the categories on the blog and so I will be making some changes to the way I organise posts. I’m hoping I will come up with a system that will make the sequences more accessible.
- The email sequence about community development has not been successful and I need to review it. I may move it to the blog and try a new sequence. I have a few ideas but they need a lot more work to develop into something viable.
- My use of social media needs to be reviewed, especially Facebook. I suppose this is a fairly low priority.
Your comments on the site and how I can improve it are always welcome. Also tell me about themes you would like me to cover in the blog when I start again on Monday 1 September 2014.