This blog is “almost done,” which is to say that it’s “sort of started.” Having this blog hang out in “almost done status” for the two weeks it has been like that is an embarrassment to me, and it reflects how far of the GTD wagon I fell. That said, it’s easy enough to climb back on, and it takes less time each time to do it.
“Almost done,” when you’re billing is cheating yourself and others out of your work. It’s a coward’s refuge. Getting something done, and then moving on is a (?the?) key to success in this world. Perfecting things endlessly is something that lets you off the hook for ever finishing something.
It’s a form of procrastination that is insidious because it doesn’t feel like procrastination.
So, that said:
This is the thesis theme, and I’m comfortable changing the CSS directly, but I’m going to
(Top Nav)
1. Decide on Top Nav bar items/categories.
2. Create header image in photoshop.
? Find non hateful picture of me or take one w/isight.
? 940 X 240 ‘instantly’ tell us WTF this blog is about.
3. Decide on categories.
4. Learn ‘right way’ to do it to take advantage of thesis’s planned & future functionality.
5. (sigh) RTF thesis manual.
6. Decide on top element (thinking: let’s get it down a bit, the width and height).
7. Learn where to resize youtubes (not hard, haven’t looked @ where in a while).
(Styling & Design)
1. Create some ‘outside’ side bar distinction (thinking brown, but that may be b/c the thesis originals are there)
2. decide if I want to be the same typeface (I don’t think so, but we’ll have to look).
3. Add everything into the ‘correct’ way that thesis likes.
(Functionality, Navigation & Content Organization) Note: Divide into 3 sections.
1. Decide on Top Nav bar.
2. Update plugins to match current plugin list for people.
3. No more than 8 categories, preferably less.
? Sales/marketing
? GTD/Productivity.
? Family
? Andm more.
4. Add Disqus.
5. Add some type of ‘stumble’ type thing.
6. Create haven and list of all sites I’m on for people to find me (sidebar)
7. Create logos of all networking sites that are the same width.
? For my ‘contribution to the body,’ make ‘em in standard widths while I’m doing it.
8. Get ‘related posts,’ working well again if it’s gone (I think it’s gone, its’ a ‘css’ change)
9. List elements I want on sidebar, including some sort of ‘google docs’ widget for weight loss & dough earned; some type of dashboard.
10. link to RRN as soon as possible.
11. Create BHB type of sidebar intro.
12. Decide if I want “big ass video/image rotator” where it is.
? Decide: why not have two of those bad boys.
13. List Pillar Posts that I intend to write and finish them (ahem. Survival Manifesto, Ahem).
14. Have something to key in on most popular posts over X timeframe.
15. Create blogroll of exemplary blogs in each category I cover (real estate, GTD, etc) with some look that’s better than a link.
16. Create offer that you can’t refuse.
17. Create ‘guest posting’ schedule & ‘linkbait’ schedule.
18. Hide or improve posts that are muddily written (a good 40-70%).
19. create tag cloud/tag list.
20. Get ‘tag suggest thing’ or equivalent working.
21. Make video demonstrating functionality of this puppy.
Make Ad in RSS feed.
Finally: Promotion:
I think with this blog, I mostly will let it be self promoting; I don’t need anything other than a running conversation here. When I start RRN, the blog will be the promotion part of my empire–I’ll do something like 5 comments a week under GC.
Let’s go kick some ass.
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