Getting This Party Started

byMarath

97 followers

6 years ago

In the beginning

One week in and I’ve been going through the lessons taking a reactive approachto my website so far. This might be seen as a negative process,however it just means that after going through each lesson I amaccomplishing the action steps.

Of course in the future I look to take a more proactive approachto building out my website and promoting engagement. It has been goodto follow a plan at the start, helps me to be more focused andmotivated to get the work completed. Plus the habit forming processis beneficial.

The learning curve

The material has been informative in some lessons, others where Ihad known the topic. Could I have found the material freely online,possible, but with greater effort and time expenditure. And like Imentioned previously, having the action steps in place has pushed meto actually get things done.

Using Wordpress has its advantages as well as its weaknesses. Iusually code my own webpages as I can gain greater control ofeverything. Though with so much to connect these days, it’sbecoming a lot more exhausting to do everything yourself. I need tofind a good balance between the two.

Unfamiliarity

Engaging within a community has not been something that I commonlydo on sites or courses I am involved in. Typically I just consumethe content, make use of it and then be on my way. Even though I amnot a big contributor here by any means, there has been an attempt to be more engaging.

Small regular steps, so let’s see if I can break the norm and expand on it….