Just wanted to give a quick reminder that there are several ways you can subscribe to updates to creanium.net.
I’ve just recently added a “Subscribe to Updates” section that will allow you to enter your email address and get emailed whenever I post a new blog entry. (Don’t worry, I am very anti-spam, so only I will have your email address, it will not be shared and I won’t be sending you any direct email). You can find it under Subscribe to Updates to the right in the sidebar.
As always if you use an RSS feed reader, you can subscribe to RSS updates by clicking the subscribe link in the sidebar in the “Stay up to Date” section.
My website design and development business is beginning to pick up steam lately, so I figured now would be a good time to finally order up some business cards. Because honestly, it is a little embarrassing to be talking to someone interested in hiring you, and they ask if you have a business card when you have none.
So, no more of that, thanks to uprinting.com
In short, HostGator is light years beyond 1and1 in every respect.
As soon as I signed up with HostGator, I was sent an invoice. I paid it through PayPal and within 5 minutes I had all the credentials I needed to get in and start administering the site.
For security reasons, SSH access is disabled by default. So from CPanel, I just had to request an SSH be turned on for my account. It was an easy, quick, and painless process as a ticket was created for my request. I kid you not, within 7 minutes of my request, I had an email informing me that the account was enabled and instructions on how to log in.
HostGator is such a breath of fresh air compared to my dealings with 1and1. In fact, let’s compare HostGator to 1and1 real quick. HostGator handled my ticket within 7 minutes. I submitted a help request to 1and1 5 hours ago, and I still have not heard anything about it.
The biggest hurdle with HostGator has been getting familiar with their architecture, but I’m over that hurdle now and all my sites are ready for prime time. However, 1and1 continues to drag their feet and not all the sites are pointing to HostGator yet. I guess in just 24 hours of dealing with HostGator, I’m already spoiled and expect other companies to act the same way.
A new nephew, a shift in time, and now a brand new website; apparently I’m all about change right now!
As you can tell, I’ve just launched the new creanium.net! I built the new theme entirely from scratch, that way I knew it was as clean as possible. The previous them I had was just the default Wordpress theme adapted for my style.
I focused a lot of my time on the photo section of the site, so feel free to take a look through there. I think you’ll find it much easier to navigate and find other photos.
One of the other things I focused on with this new design is linking things together, either through tags or categories. You’ll notice that tags and categories are more prominent in the sidebar, both for posts and photos.
Enough rambling, I think the best way to really appreciate the design is to use the site for yourself, so feel free to take a look and browse. If you have any problems or questions, feel free to contact me.
