As stated before, Wordpress is the engine which drives my websites.  I know enough about HTML programming to understand the importance, and simplicity, of being able to control the content on the site.  So if an error is found, I can quickly fix it without having to go through a “web guy”.

Based on previous estimates, graphic shops charge $400 for a site design.  Menu buttons, header graphic (or masthead if you will), titles, text, etc. is usually what is included.  For me, all I needed was a site style.  For Wordpress, there are only 1.8 jilliion different styles available.  Why not find one of those?

After nearly a week of searching, I found a site style which I thought was pleasing.  I plunked down $20 to buy it.  Then to get some tweaks, I went to Guru.com and paid $200 to have a bunch of customization done to it.  including the redesign of the header graphic.

In the end, i got a great looking site for $220 instead of $400.

As far as organizing the site, I stole.  Yes, I stole and stole shamelessly.  Tim’s website appeals to me for how it’s organized.  If this design is good enough for Mr. Marketing, it is good enough for me.  So you’ll find distinct similarities between mine and his.

Will the site go through a redesign to make it look better?  Most definitely.  But for a start-up, it’s best to keep costs as low as possible.  Right now the site style is good.  After sales start coming in, the money can be used to have someone make it look really slick.

Next: integrating the book into the website.

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