I have a bunch of things I could post about today but I have really felt compelled to talk about Nepsa for the last couple of days.
I won an online contest sponsored by Nepsa last year and they created for me the awesome bloggerheadz you see above my blog and knocked off the .blogspot part of my web address by hosting my site. I really should have done both of those a long time ago, thats why I entered the contest.
I didn't honestly think CMS would become such a big part of my life. Nor did I ever consider that I would subscribe to about 80 rss feeds on bloglines. When I reached that sort of critical mass I knew I had to go to the next level. Maybe you don't personally feel that way about this online stuff but I guess I do. I didn't want it to become such an important part of my internal identity but it has.
I think that if anyone wants to distinguish their blog they need a kickass header. I tried to stumble through different online programs but really I could not create anything as sophisticated as what I got, in a fraction of the time. It just kills me to think of all my wasted training hours trying to butcher a subpar header and they got the current one up in a few hours.
On top of that the hosting gives a level of sophistication to your site by knocking out the blogspot domain name. Now I am not being snobbish, if you take my comments as such I do apologize, I am merely pointing out that if you use your blog as a connecting tool with professional organizations the .com ending has more cache. I started with blogspot because they were easy to set up and they are free. Nepsa lets you still use the blogpsot interface and you don't have to spend time redesigning your blog if your happy with what you've got. Of course if you do want to do some tiding up, well thats what their there for, so you don't have to spend frustrating hours working through html code.
When I started this crazy site I never thought I would use it as a medium to generate sponsorships or incentives. Now I find myself using CMS as a way to establish a level of credibility among people I am connecting with.
Maybe this is all in my head. Maybe I am thinking too much by half. Maybe I have 'drank the kool aid'. But I do know this. I got a kickass bloggerheadz and I got my domain, now, "All I need are some tasty waves, a cool buzz and I'm fine."
I won an online contest sponsored by Nepsa last year and they created for me the awesome bloggerheadz you see above my blog and knocked off the .blogspot part of my web address by hosting my site. I really should have done both of those a long time ago, thats why I entered the contest.
I didn't honestly think CMS would become such a big part of my life. Nor did I ever consider that I would subscribe to about 80 rss feeds on bloglines. When I reached that sort of critical mass I knew I had to go to the next level. Maybe you don't personally feel that way about this online stuff but I guess I do. I didn't want it to become such an important part of my internal identity but it has.
I think that if anyone wants to distinguish their blog they need a kickass header. I tried to stumble through different online programs but really I could not create anything as sophisticated as what I got, in a fraction of the time. It just kills me to think of all my wasted training hours trying to butcher a subpar header and they got the current one up in a few hours.
On top of that the hosting gives a level of sophistication to your site by knocking out the blogspot domain name. Now I am not being snobbish, if you take my comments as such I do apologize, I am merely pointing out that if you use your blog as a connecting tool with professional organizations the .com ending has more cache. I started with blogspot because they were easy to set up and they are free. Nepsa lets you still use the blogpsot interface and you don't have to spend time redesigning your blog if your happy with what you've got. Of course if you do want to do some tiding up, well thats what their there for, so you don't have to spend frustrating hours working through html code.
When I started this crazy site I never thought I would use it as a medium to generate sponsorships or incentives. Now I find myself using CMS as a way to establish a level of credibility among people I am connecting with.
Maybe this is all in my head. Maybe I am thinking too much by half. Maybe I have 'drank the kool aid'. But I do know this. I got a kickass bloggerheadz and I got my domain, now, "All I need are some tasty waves, a cool buzz and I'm fine."
5 comments:
I love the header! You have always had a very professional site...from content to layout. Your knowledge of training, willingness to explore new options, and openness about your fears are just a few of the things that draw me to your site (the chance to see your adorable son is high on the list too).
I, too, am surprised at how much this whole blogging thing has become part of me. Weird, eh?
You are a stud, Comm!
put down the kool aid, and slowly back away...
it's always been your content dude, and of course you. it's never been about how your blog looks.
with that said. i hear you. the header Runner Susan made for me -- without my asking -- means the world to me... if yours gets your geek on -- perfect!
oh yah, and nov 5th... i want to see the blue M in the word 'COMMON' in your header a different color with a dot above it.
That's food for thought - I hadn't really thought about the "respectability" factor in blogs yet.
I agree, the header is cool.
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