I’m Going to Nuke This Website
Posted on January 23, 2009
Filed Under Announcements, Blog Promotion, Search Engine Traffic, Web Site Promotion
I’m serious, I’m going to nuke this very website!
Why?
Because I really hate the template design on the HTML web pages. I was going to either buy a new template or hire someone to design one for me but what I really want is to make it the same as the blog.
This task has been on my mind for months now but I have let it slip as it was not an urgent priority. As you know it’s a bright New Year so we should be in the mood to throw out the old in place of the new. However getting the HTML page to resemble my blog theme is no piece of cake.
I could install WordPress but that would be going into overkill. I already have two installations for the newsletter and Marketing Tips. Yes I know I could have set up another category for the newsletter but what’s done is done now.
Hmm!
OK, I think I’ll settle for a home page change and move ALL other web pages to the blog.
Voila!
That will be less hassle and quicker to complete.
Besides I have had enough of relying on others to do things for me and not delivering good results. My experiences from 2008 have somewhat jaded me.
If only blogs were popular way back when I launched this website. I would have set the WordPress blog software on the root of my domain => Miriadz.com and be done with ANY design problems. It will mean I must set up permanent redirects for search engine and visitors to find the new web page locations.
Advantages of Blog Designed Websites
- No CSS Aand HTML design experience required. Just select a ready made template or pay for a premium template or custom design and add your content.
- Very easy to update pages.
- Easier to make a blog search Engine friendly using plugins.
- Site maintenance is easier using broken link checker plugin and other resourceful plugins to keep your blog in check.
- Easier to put content into categories and simpler to organize.
- Built in RSS feeds makes it easier for people to subscribe to your content.
- Using free services like Feedburner you can track your RSS readers and offer email subscriptions for free too.
- Attracts people to link to your blog and social bookmark your content quickly and easily.
Of course sales pages and affiliate sign up pages will remain on HTML web pages. I do want to make this website more manageable so I can get started on making free ecourses and new autoresponder messages. Don’t be surprised if some pages are permanently nuked in place of a fresher more up to date content and products.
I’ll report on all of these changes in my first newsletter for 2009!
Oh well, time to head off to draft up the new home page. Once that’s done other pages should be quick and simple copy and paste into “Pages” on my Practical Marketing Tips blog.
Wish me luck!
What major changes have you made for 2009 and your business?
Any suggestions are welcome in the comments or using the contact form.
Thanks again,
Keep up those resolutions for long term gains.
Nancy Redford




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Nancy, I know your feeling. When I started online I built a page/website for my main domain http://www.thehonestbusinessman.com and I had a good page rank and some decent amount of visitors.
Then I discovered blogging!
And I had the same dilemma as you. What do I do if I add a blog to my domain? It won’t be the same as my regular site. So I did an extreme makeover and basically scrapped everything. Only time will tell if this was good move.
Whoah!
When I read the title of your article I thought you were going to delete your entire website.
So glad you’re not and will be around to give more good tips.
Hi Nancy,
I look forward to the changes. I’m in the process of setting up a cosmetics themed site using Wordpress because it’s so much easier to use then an ordinary web page.
I have been following you on your blog and Facebook and wouldn’t be the same without you.
Hi Bryan,
As usual all went well. This domain is 99.97% blog so the templates are just how I want them.
Always takes a New Year to get those tedious tasks done!
-Nancy
Hi Knight R,
I actually have deleted some web pages that I no longer need. Others have been migrated into the blogs.
-Nancy
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