People always ask me about my website.
Somewhat surprised ...
"Wow. Did you do this yourself?"
"Yes ... yes, I did." I'd reply.
It happened by accident.
I know. I KNOW. I hate it too when people say that.
But it did.
I never planned on creating my own website. WAY too much hassle (I thought). Too much to learn. Too time consuming. Aaarrgh... HELP!
Because when I started this whole website journey, I was a complete novice. As a former secretary I was computer literate, but websites? Not a clue. Never mind coding.
The only thing I ever created were family photo books.
Everything I learned, including this website you're on right now, is self-taught.
You don’t need to be an expert to build a website.
All you need to do is START.
If you want, with my help and guidance.
In my case, I was pretty much forced to learn. Over night. Literally! And it was NOT my choice. But it was the only choice I had.
Because we were in the middle of a nightmare ...
The back story
My husband, Jim, visited our daughter's kindergarten to make a workbench with 22 kids. As you do…
A seed of an idea was born.
We hired a person to help us with the brand, create a logo and flyers.
I helped him turn it all into the right words and message.
As soon as we received the flyers, we sent them out to our target audience, inviting them to visit our new website.
That day the website crashed!
The web designer did all she could, but in the end, her hands were tied.
The creation had been outsourced. Made in a different country. (Two facts she forgot to mention when we hired her.)
We couldn't wait any longer and risk everything…
My husband had resigned from his 9 to 5 and we had NOTHING to fall back on.
We had to kick into gear.
Damage control
We asked the web designer to take down the site. I didn't even know HOW or where to get a new website.
I wanted WordPress (I didn't know there were other platforms), but couldn't figure out how in such a hurry.
That night, I looked at a 1-hour beginner tutorial for building a website. It was done on Weebly. So, I went with it. Against the clock, trying to beat the postman delivering our flyers...
And I created a landing page over night. Literally! ...
I didn't even know how to make it into just ONE page, so I had to fill 3 pages with information.
Moral of the story
Never again will I depend on a web designer!
BUT out of this "nightmare situation" came the biggest, most powerful lessons.
It was tough. (So many tears. So much frustration!). But it was good too. It needed to happen.
Everything happens for a reason. I just didn't know what the reason was at the time.
Having to do the website myself, showed me, that you can learn ANYTHING if you put your mind to it.
It brought me to were I am today ...
Helping tech-frazzled website newbies go from tech-overwhelm to building their first Squarespace websites stress-free & with confidence & EASE. (Without breaking the bank!)
Building a website shouldn’t be difficult. It should be FUN!
No more depending on anyone.
No more playing the "waiting game".
No more paying an arm and a leg for a tweak or a change to your offer.
Heck, I paid an additional $330 to have 3 buttons added!!
When I realised later, it takes just a few clicks to do it, I was fuming for not learning it sooner.
Because you CAN…
Even if you're NON-techie ...
Even if you've NO clue about websites & you don't know WHERE to start.
Even if you don't know how to add a button, never mind linking it to another page ...
EVEN if you don't know what an opt-in is or a pop up OR a widget.
It's all just GOBBLEDYGOOK to you.
I've been there. I learned the HARD way. But you don't have to.
There's SO much I want to show you…
Because the world NEEDS what you have!
P.S.: Do you want me in your website corner all the time?
Hop on the waitlist to CLICK BY CLICK ACADEMY™ for more info and to get notified when I open the doors again. We’d love to welcome you. 🤗
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YOUR turn ...
ONE question I'd really like to know (and your input could potentially help others see that they're not the only ones...
In the comments below, tell me, what's the ONE thing that's holding YOU back from getting started with your website?
