Frustration now calm

I've been happily going through the classes, setting up my website, putting finishing touches on pages...(which I realize now will never be done.) Started hearing more about indexing, webmaster tools, etc. and thought I'd better start studying more on keywords etc. I had completed those classes but knew I needed to go back. I've been at this for about 7 weeks and most of the time I'm pleased with my progress. I don't expect to be making any money yet and will be VERY happy to be making money by June.

Today was the day: Setting up Webmaster Tools. Well, 2 hours later I was ready to throw my computer out the window! Finally I had understood that I had to copy and paste the snippet from the analytics into the end of the header where it says </head> or something like that. I read and re-read several pages in html and could not find that word or anything close. I kept going back and listening to the video, etc. etc. etc., reading the Google pages etc. etc. etc. Many of you have been there in varying degrees and will understand.

As the computer was being hoisted I get a phone call from my friend who introduced me to WA, Patti Mays. I shared the challenge and she told me about Jetpack. I knew nothing about Jetpack, but I installed it and it seems to be all I need for what I'm doing right now.

Maybe at a later date I will be able to use Webmaster Tools, I don't know. All I know is I am much calmer. I have asked my husband to ask me every night "what did you accomplish today in WA" (because I spin my wheels A LOT.) Most of the time I just don't know what I don't know! What's worse is knowing that you don't know and not knowing how to figure it out. When he asks me tonight I'll be able to say "INSTALLED JETPACK and it'll help me analyze what's happening on my webpage." He will think that is REALLY something. Fortunately he doesn't have any idea of what I don't know! In fact he thinks I really know a lot. We will keep that secret!