Wandering Words: Revamping my website

in Rant, Complain, Talk5 months ago (edited)

They said having a website helps to build your personal brand. While I am not actively looking for a job right now due to the conflicts in my schedule, I decided to revamp and customize my website to have a pleasantly looking user experience for my readers.

Last June 2024, I said that I would be publishing actively on my blog on Hive and my website to increase my traffic. However, I was not aware that I would be staying in a place where it is hard to get an internet connection.

I am not earning from my website but I love customizing the design for future purposes. I did not focus on the design and its looks back then because I only wrote and shared content from it. But now, I decided to revamp and give it a try to design my website.

From this

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VISIT MY WEBSITE


I did some research and found ways to design it. I imported a design template on my website using a WordPress plugin and then used it for my website. I edited the images, texts, and icons, and removed unnecessary elements from them.

It took me almost two days to redesign and improve it. I focus on the design which shows my portfolio and CV. This is to show my future clients about my work. While I still need to edit more content and the overall look of my website, I am still opening and launching it to the public.

To this

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VISIT MY WEBSITE


I am still planning to add some pages and categories to it so I can keep my blog personalized and organized. Despite this, I feel that I overanalyze and overthink the content on my website. I want to boost my traffic and use SEO on my blogs, but I also want to keep it personal and just serve as my online journal.

What I mean by “online journal” is to document my life through blogging without thinking about a lot of things such as SEO or anything. I don’t want to make it sound like a business or a chore. I just want to write my thoughts and share the things that I want to.

If I focus on traffic, I might need to look and consider these things. I have always been fond of Ali Abdaal, he is actually the one who pushed me to build this website and create a blog. I want to document my life so I can go back into it in the future and read it so I won’t miss a single thing.

There are more things that are still flowing to my mind right now but I want to keep this blog short and focus on sharing that I revamped my website. So, I will stop for now and share more thoughts on my wandering words series.

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I love how this generation was so good at this!

How I wish ganyan din noong era Namin 🤣

Hahaha explore explore lang po, 'di rin ako marunong. Natututo lang while doing it by researching.

Okay, so anonymous is actually Lawrence. Hehe, nice
I think I like the upgrade and if your aim wasn’t to make it formal, then you did achieve that aim
It’s alright to overthink about your website though.It’s yours and you want the best.

Haha I am not anonymous anymore.

Yep thanks!

I visited your website and I like the clean design. You've already provided some info and pictures, so you are not so anon anymore hahaha. Hi, laulau!

By the way, we have the same plan. I am planning to create my own personal website and upload my portfolio there. I'll also treat it as my personal blog. At the moment, I am taking some web development courses to kickstart my plan.

My social anxiety attacks everytime I think that I posted myself online lol. Not anonymous anymore.

Good luck, I don't have knowledge about web development I only use WordPress and other tools building my website.

Wala eh, it's part of building your brand. Kahit ako madodox na rin ako in the future, inuunti unti ko na sa mga blogs ko 😂.

Goodluck! 💖

inuunti unti ko na sa mga blogs ko

Hahahaha goodluck satin

Hopefully you can improve your website traffic and gain some additional clients from it all! I know I’ve certainly been aware having a website is a decent idea for a lot of businesses. Maybe one day I’ll make one as well!