Free Website Templates, Free Is Good

My blog has been on my mind lately and I’ve been considering and seriously thinking about getting a new look for my blog. There are so many gorgeous free web templates out there now. Either my blog needs a new look or I need a new haircut. But something needs to have a fresh look . . . guess I’m in the winter doldrums today.

Actually, if I had the time and the right software I would love to design some free templates on my own. I have some ideas for themes that aren’t represented now – at least in the sites I’ve been browsing through as of late. But there are so many free website templates out there right now that it just boggles my brain.

To make a premium template it takes a lot of time and effort from people that know about programming, music, animators as well as usability experts, just to name a few that come to mind. So it is a team effort, whether you have an expert from each important and very necessary field or one person that “knows it all”  and can get the job done on their own. I do know some folks that can and do it all, no way I would even attempt most of the stuff. Even though I’ve been blogging for numerous years now, I still consider myself to be a newbie.

Most of what I learned I taught myself and thank goodness for my sister who quite frequently drove all the way up here for a few hand’s on sessions. That made so many things so much easier to do and it helped a lot of what I learned to make sense.  There is just so much to learn and things are always changing. I feel a headache coming on/out and my stomach is being “sensative” just thinking of those times. Not the best

 

Domain Names

My blog was not set up to be a big public blog, but it has gotten some interest from people in faraway places, for one reason or another. I find that very flattering and hope that any visitors to my site find something enjoyable or worthwhile. A few of my real life friends have asked me for help in setting up their own blogs.

So here is what I did, and I’m sure anyone else can do the same. I bought a domain name from a company that sells domain names. I wanted my own name, of course, and this site let me search to make sure it was available, just in case there are others in the world who might have claimed this domain name before I thought of doing it.

Then I found a web hosting company. I used the webhostingchoice.com web site to compare the rates and hosting plans among the top 10 web hosting companies. Once I decided which hosting company to use, I had to transfer the domain to that site so it would appear online. I liked the webhostingchoice.com site because it was quick and easy to find out what I wanted to know. They compared the rates and had a learning center with articles on everything I needed to know to get started.

College Games

My old college roommates have been trying to get me to join them in a paintball game sometime really soon. We used to have a great time together when we were in college playing paintball on a regular basis. It was great exercise and loads of fun! After the game we would go to the local pub for a bite to eat and hang out and party the rest of the evening.

I’m not even sure where my old paintball equipment is nowadays; I think I lost it along the way. If I’m going to get involved in playing again I’m going to have to think about buying it. The Ultimate Paintball store at pntball.com website is where I’ll be going to buy my new equipment if I decide to take the plunge and get back into it. They have free shipping and the best prices on the Internet. I see that the tippmann a5 set is on sale at half price right now, so that is a pretty strong incentive to pick it up now!